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.
| Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott, KS | — | — | $5,586 | $40,408 | $37,213 | 15.7x |
| Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa, OK | — | — | $5,625 | $42,753 | $37,566 | 15.7x |
| Washington County Community College Calais, ME | — | — | $5,149 | $53,998 | $34,407 | 15.7x |
| New College of Florida Sarasota, FL | — | — | $7,195 | $43,848 | $48,082 | 15.7x |
| College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID | — | — | $6,095 | $46,129 | $40,916 | 15.8x |
| Texas A&M University-Victoria Victoria, TX | — | — | $8,109 | $57,364 | $54,467 | 15.8x |
| Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | $6,696 | $50,469 | $45,025 | 15.8x |
| Albany Technical College Albany, GA | — | — | $4,524 | $37,104 | $30,541 | 15.9x |
| Austin Community College District Austin, TX | — | — | $6,390 | $57,624 | $43,177 | 15.9x |
| Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA | — | — | $7,022 | $51,673 | $47,477 | 15.9x |
| Guam Community College Mangilao, GU | — | — | $4,106 | $30,073 | $27,820 | 15.9x |
| Columbia-Greene Community College Hudson, NY | — | — | $6,559 | $51,620 | $44,441 | 15.9x |
| Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee Muskogee, OK | — | — | $4,895 | $36,725 | $33,208 | 16.0x |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO | — | — | $6,007 | $48,538 | $40,796 | 16.0x |
| Nassau Community College Garden City, NY | — | — | $7,095 | $51,431 | $48,248 | 16.0x |
| Saint Johns River State College Palatka, FL | — | — | $6,135 | $51,036 | $41,728 | 16.0x |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT | — | — | $10,875 | $78,925 | $73,997 | 16.0x |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY | — | — | $6,120 | $47,724 | $41,653 | 16.0x |
| Lake-Sumter State College Leesburg, FL | — | — | $5,855 | $46,194 | $39,876 | 16.0x |
| College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO | — | — | $6,100 | $44,258 | $41,592 | 16.0x |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown, VA | — | — | $6,013 | $49,868 | $41,000 | 16.0x |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME | — | — | $7,482 | $74,979 | $51,077 | 16.1x |
| Black River Technical College Pocahontas, AR | — | — | $5,095 | $48,715 | $34,818 | 16.1x |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville, VA | — | — | $5,963 | $51,090 | $40,752 | 16.1x |
| Houston City College Houston, TX | — | — | $5,737 | $50,591 | $39,254 | 16.1x |