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.
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg, IL | — | — | $3,662 | $45,741 | $35,274 | 23.1x |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX | — | — | $4,666 | $54,510 | $44,960 | 23.1x |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY | — | — | $3,537 | $41,507 | $34,242 | 23.2x |
| Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX | — | — | $4,732 | $62,740 | $45,910 | 23.3x |
| Martin Community College Williamston, NC | — | — | $2,676 | $41,361 | $26,016 | 23.3x |
| Midland College Midland, TX | — | — | $4,512 | $54,255 | $43,958 | 23.4x |
| Bay Mills Community College Brimley, MI | — | — | $3,073 | $44,527 | $30,048 | 23.4x |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH | — | — | $3,967 | $52,814 | $38,837 | 23.5x |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX | — | — | $4,337 | $50,928 | $42,727 | 23.6x |
| Norco College Norco, CA | — | — | $5,169 | $42,707 | $51,206 | 23.8x |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY | — | — | $4,458 | $45,408 | $44,214 | 23.8x |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College Mahnomen, MN | — | — | $1,811 | — | $18,044 | 23.9x |
| Northern Marianas College Saipan, MP | — | — | $2,789 | $27,551 | $27,836 | 24.0x |
| Mission College Santa Clara, CA | — | — | $5,080 | $55,281 | $50,936 | 24.1x |
| Robeson Community College Lumberton, NC | — | — | $2,892 | $46,135 | $29,036 | 24.1x |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL | — | — | $3,815 | $47,615 | $38,315 | 24.1x |
| Triton College River Grove, IL | — | — | $4,138 | $52,701 | $41,728 | 24.2x |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY | — | — | $2,955 | $45,683 | $29,868 | 24.3x |
| Fayette Institute of Technology Oak Hill, WV | — | — | $4,132 | $47,919 | $41,880 | 24.3x |
| Citrus College Glendora, CA | — | — | $4,135 | $46,839 | $42,065 | 24.4x |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL | — | — | $4,128 | $53,224 | $42,244 | 24.6x |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX | — | — | $4,831 | $53,888 | $49,620 | 24.7x |
| South Florida State College Avon Park, FL | — | — | $3,877 | $48,619 | $39,990 | 24.8x |
| Richland Community College Decatur, IL | — | — | $3,741 | $51,785 | $38,793 | 24.9x |
| South Suburban College South Holland, IL | — | — | $3,242 | $45,069 | $33,680 | 25.0x |