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 2017 is 16.8%.

Student Retention Rates

The first-year to second-year retention rate for first-time, full-time freshmen entering Northeastern in Fall 2022 was 61.0% and 75.9% 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: