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.
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell, OK | — | — | $7,413 | $56,708 | $44,933 | 14.2x |
| Portland State University Portland, OR | — | — | $9,552 | $62,060 | $57,906 | 14.2x |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta, VA | — | — | $5,338 | $43,979 | $32,371 | 14.2x |
| La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology Mason City, IA | — | — | $4,522 | $24,820 | $27,484 | 14.2x |
| South Plains College Levelland, TX | — | — | $6,791 | $45,944 | $41,276 | 14.2x |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon, VA | — | — | $5,375 | $45,129 | $32,681 | 14.2x |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser, WV | — | — | $9,197 | $64,952 | $55,939 | 14.2x |
| Central Maine Community College Auburn, ME | — | — | $6,975 | $51,345 | $42,448 | 14.2x |
| Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown, MD | — | — | $6,835 | $55,827 | $41,615 | 14.2x |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA | — | — | $7,818 | $56,376 | $47,618 | 14.2x |
| Riverland Community College Austin, MN | — | — | $7,427 | $49,768 | $45,247 | 14.2x |
| Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena, AR | — | — | $4,848 | $39,117 | $29,552 | 14.2x |
| University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester, NH | — | — | $10,864 | $71,253 | $66,479 | 14.3x |
| Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI | — | — | $6,231 | $58,811 | $38,167 | 14.3x |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | — | — | $8,191 | $58,429 | $50,220 | 14.3x |
| Lee College Baytown, TX | — | — | $6,879 | $57,434 | $42,178 | 14.3x |
| Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY | — | — | $7,287 | $49,818 | $44,783 | 14.4x |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn, NY | — | — | $6,876 | $47,142 | $42,285 | 14.4x |
| California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA | — | — | $10,229 | $67,891 | $62,908 | 14.4x |
| John A Logan College Carterville, IL | — | — | $5,541 | $47,825 | $34,096 | 14.4x |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC | — | — | $5,446 | $42,844 | $33,525 | 14.4x |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN | — | — | $6,631 | $50,879 | $40,869 | 14.4x |
| Seward County Community College Liberal, KS | — | — | $6,717 | $53,375 | $41,445 | 14.4x |
| Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, AR | — | — | $5,375 | $40,125 | $33,169 | 14.4x |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY | — | — | $5,800 | $44,854 | $35,798 | 14.4x |