6,273 schools
ROI = (10yr median earnings × 10 − 4 × net price) / (4 × net price), shown as a multiple of 4 years' net price. Sourced from Common Data Set filings and College Scorecard. 1,941 schools are missing the cost or earnings data needed to calculate ROI and appear at the bottom, unranked.
| Grambling State University Grambling, LA | — | — | $19,809 | $47,043 | $41,109 | 4.2x |
| Lourdes University Sylvania, OH | — | — | $23,206 | $55,959 | $48,150 | 4.2x |
| Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA | — | — | $20,898 | $47,070 | $43,299 | 4.2x |
| Talladega College Talladega, AL | — | — | $15,560 | $39,579 | $32,229 | 4.2x |
| West Coast University-Ontario Ontario, CA | — | — | $49,590 | $110,100 | $102,672 | 4.2x |
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield, MO | — | — | $22,503 | $46,593 | $46,573 | 4.2x |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | $32,436 | $13,516 | $36,002 | $77,933 | $74,479 | 4.2x |
| Millsaps College Jackson, MS | — | — | $26,034 | $67,303 | $53,848 | 4.2x |
| Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO | — | — | $19,092 | $50,859 | $39,463 | 4.2x |
| Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA | — | — | $22,344 | $62,211 | $46,165 | 4.2x |
| PITC Institute Wyncote, PA | — | — | $28,276 | $69,218 | $58,389 | 4.2x |
| Galen Health Institutes-Wichita Wichita, KS | — | — | $29,785 | $79,047 | $61,480 | 4.2x |
| St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL | — | — | $26,312 | $70,806 | $54,272 | 4.2x |
| New York Automotive and Diesel Institute Jamaica, NY | — | — | $24,721 | $43,838 | $50,963 | 4.2x |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose, CA | — | — | $32,427 | $70,292 | $66,844 | 4.2x |
| UPMC Mercy School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA | — | — | $33,159 | $80,990 | $68,337 | 4.2x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO | — | — | $13,460 | $31,489 | $27,715 | 4.1x |
| Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc Exton, PA | — | — | $24,883 | $57,080 | $51,222 | 4.1x |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown, WV | — | — | $15,520 | $36,699 | $31,912 | 4.1x |
| Franklin University Columbus, OH | — | — | $25,243 | $68,805 | $51,892 | 4.1x |
| Lackawanna College Scranton, PA | — | — | $19,951 | $45,609 | $41,000 | 4.1x |
| Conception Seminary College Conception, MO | — | — | $24,558 | — | $50,430 | 4.1x |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, MA | — | — | $25,203 | $50,999 | $51,724 | 4.1x |
| South College Knoxville, TN | — | — | $17,858 | $52,540 | $36,642 | 4.1x |
| Alturas Cosmetology of Arizona LLC Chandler, AZ | — | — | $13,257 | $29,675 | $27,201 | 4.1x |