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.
| Peirce College Philadelphia, PA | — | — | $12,148 | $58,509 | $50,660 | 9.4x |
| Lane Community College Eugene, OR | — | — | $9,123 | $59,131 | $38,075 | 9.4x |
| Mayville State University Mayville, ND | — | — | $11,456 | $54,027 | $47,828 | 9.4x |
| Laurel Technical Institute Hermitage, PA | — | — | $6,778 | $39,074 | $28,311 | 9.4x |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO | — | — | $11,571 | $57,589 | $48,341 | 9.4x |
| University of South Carolina-Union Union, SC | — | — | $8,065 | $33,838 | $33,699 | 9.4x |
| Chester County Intermediate Unit Downingtown, PA | — | — | $14,441 | $69,470 | $60,347 | 9.4x |
| University of Guam Mangilao, GU | — | — | $8,598 | — | $35,946 | 9.5x |
| University of Wyoming Laramie, WY | — | — | $13,599 | $61,749 | $56,880 | 9.5x |
| Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO | — | — | $8,440 | $48,396 | $35,325 | 9.5x |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | — | — | $12,937 | $57,453 | $54,163 | 9.5x |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville, AR | — | — | $8,044 | $45,597 | $33,706 | 9.5x |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | — | — | $12,766 | $68,551 | $53,493 | 9.5x |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN | — | — | $12,186 | $60,483 | $51,142 | 9.5x |
| Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc West Monroe, LA | — | — | $4,430 | — | $18,603 | 9.5x |
| Glen Oaks Community College Centreville, MI | — | — | $8,918 | $52,191 | $37,540 | 9.5x |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA | — | — | $11,315 | $63,514 | $47,647 | 9.5x |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV | — | — | $8,325 | $47,693 | $35,132 | 9.6x |
| Dawson Community College Glendive, MT | — | — | $9,931 | $42,340 | $41,951 | 9.6x |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI | — | — | $11,101 | $57,764 | $46,894 | 9.6x |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA | — | — | $9,705 | $48,663 | $41,016 | 9.6x |
| Lamar Community College Lamar, CO | — | — | $9,161 | $39,711 | $38,719 | 9.6x |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Pleasant Gap, PA | — | — | $9,857 | $47,037 | $41,677 | 9.6x |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA | — | — | $9,722 | $52,108 | $41,127 | 9.6x |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | — | — | $10,260 | $49,668 | $43,407 | 9.6x |