Lowest Graduation Rate Colleges in Illinois

Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Illinois

East-West University has the lowest graduation rate of 11% for academic year 2022-2023 in Illinois. Northeastern Illinois University is ranked second with 18% and Governors State University follows them with 20%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have low graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the highest graduation rates in Illinois.

Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Illinois
	Name	Graduation Rate	Transfer-out Rate	Retention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1	East-West University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	11%	-	43%
2	Northeastern Illinois University Public, four-yearsChicago, IL	18%	-	63%
3	Governors State University Public, four-yearsUniversity Park, IL	20%	39%	56%
4	Chicago State University Public, four-yearsChicago, IL	27%	30%	55%
5	National Louis University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	30%	15%	61%
6	Blackburn College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCarlinville, IL	35%	-	38%
7	Rockford University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRockford, IL	40%	-	64%
8	Roosevelt University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	42%	24%	60%
9	Columbia College Chicago Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	47%	-	67%
10	Western Illinois University Public, four-yearsMacomb, IL	47%	30%	67%
11	Concordia University-Chicago Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRiver Forest, IL	48%	37%	58%
12	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Public, four-yearsCarbondale, IL	49%	-	70%
13	Quincy University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsQuincy, IL	50%	-	69%
14	Saint Xavier University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	52%	27%	71%
15	Eureka College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEureka, IL	53%	26%	57%
16	Benedictine University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLisle, IL	53%	-	67%
17	Judson University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsElgin, IL	53%	21%	61%
18	Northern Illinois University Public, four-yearsDekalb, IL	53%	-	65%
19	University of Illinois Springfield Public, four-yearsSpringfield, IL	53%	-	76%
20	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Public, four-yearsEdwardsville, IL	53%	29%	71%

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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Illinois

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