Graduation Rates

In compliance with the reporting requirements of the federal Student Right to Know Act (Public Law 101-542), the six-year graduation rate for first-time, full-time freshmen entering Northeastern Illinois University in Fall 2018 is 21.6%.

Student Retention Rates

The first-year to second-year retention rate for first-time, full-time freshmen entering Northeastern in Fall 2023 was 52.3% and 77.9% for new transfer students.

RETENTION RATES BY ACADEMIC program

Northeastern records fall-to-fall retention rates by academic program. Rates are calculated as the percent of students retained at the University or graduated.

See the annual retention reports below: