Colleges by ROI

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.

Tuition
Financial aid
Net price
Earnings (4yr)
Earnings (10yr)
ROI
Universidad Central de Bayamon
Bayamón, PR
$4,827$31,246$25,02112.0x
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria, LA
$5,702$34,374$29,55812.0x
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MA
$7,931$53,977$41,11812.0x
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY
$11,282$58,756$58,52612.0x
Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV
$9,032$52,884$46,85712.0x
Academy for Careers and Technology
Mullins, SC
$8,969$46,55312.0x
Indiana University-South Bend
South Bend, IN
$8,653$55,103$44,94712.0x
Lakeland Community College
Kirtland, OH
$7,606$52,591$39,61212.0x
Huertas College
Caguas, PR
$4,401$28,857$22,92712.0x
Charlie's Guard-Detective Bureau and Academy Inc
Aguadilla, PR
$4,074$17,389$21,24112.0x
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX
$7,577$43,521$39,57212.1x
Brescia University
Owensboro, KY
$8,709$51,492$45,50012.1x
Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, NM
$7,276$61,774$38,11212.1x
New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, NM
$6,524$60,987$34,23312.1x
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
$9,364$67,723$49,13712.1x
College of the Redwoods
Eureka, CA
$6,904$37,636$36,24312.1x
Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO
$6,936$42,628$36,45512.1x
Cowley County Community College
Arkansas City, KS
$7,175$42,324$37,72312.1x
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, WA
$7,409$44,489$38,95512.1x
Mt Hood Community College
Gresham, OR
$7,821$52,184$41,12512.1x
Ohio State University-Marion Campus
Marion, OH
$11,488$70,682$60,40912.1x
Western Oklahoma State College
Altus, OK
$7,267$48,797$38,24812.2x
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, MA
$8,296$54,922$43,67012.2x
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Ahoskie, NC
$5,570$29,32412.2x
SUNY Corning Community College
Corning, NY
$7,373$45,809$38,81712.2x