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.
| Highlands College of Montana Tech Butte, MT | — | — | $14,962 | $79,369 | $54,329 | 8.1x |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA | — | — | $18,202 | $73,701 | $66,125 | 8.1x |
| Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | — | — | $13,359 | $54,525 | $48,541 | 8.1x |
| West Virginia State University Institute, WV | — | — | $11,139 | $44,688 | $40,492 | 8.1x |
| Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH | — | — | $17,989 | $71,303 | $65,409 | 8.1x |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA | — | — | $17,428 | $76,659 | $63,435 | 8.1x |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA | — | — | $17,418 | $76,659 | $63,435 | 8.1x |
| University of North Texas Denton, TX | — | — | $15,649 | $58,743 | $57,010 | 8.1x |
| Lake Region State College Devils Lake, ND | — | — | $13,577 | $60,667 | $49,502 | 8.1x |
| Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah Brooklyn, NY | — | — | $10,755 | — | $39,230 | 8.1x |
| Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA | — | — | $9,474 | $45,313 | $34,581 | 8.1x |
| Alaska Christian College Soldotna, AK | — | — | $7,063 | — | $25,787 | 8.1x |
| Aims Community College Greeley, CO | — | — | $11,463 | $51,704 | $41,887 | 8.1x |
| Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree, CA | — | — | $9,105 | $53,634 | $33,281 | 8.1x |
| Vincennes University Vincennes, IN | — | — | $11,225 | $54,333 | $41,110 | 8.2x |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | — | — | $15,014 | $62,480 | $54,990 | 8.2x |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA | — | — | $11,272 | $50,002 | $41,306 | 8.2x |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro, OH | — | — | $9,674 | $48,360 | $35,463 | 8.2x |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA | — | — | $11,171 | $51,817 | $41,018 | 8.2x |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA | — | — | $11,843 | $51,006 | $43,499 | 8.2x |
| Green River College Auburn, WA | — | — | $13,803 | $60,643 | $50,712 | 8.2x |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | — | — | $13,596 | $60,816 | $49,958 | 8.2x |
| Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA | — | — | $25,181 | $101,903 | $92,538 | 8.2x |
| Cameron University Lawton, OK | — | — | $10,912 | $48,413 | $40,118 | 8.2x |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI | — | — | $15,664 | $61,903 | $57,624 | 8.2x |