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
Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL
$3,662$45,741$35,27423.1x
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX
$4,666$54,510$44,96023.1x
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
$3,537$41,507$34,24223.2x
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX
$4,732$62,740$45,91023.3x
Martin Community College
Williamston, NC
$2,676$41,361$26,01623.3x
Midland College
Midland, TX
$4,512$54,255$43,95823.4x
Bay Mills Community College
Brimley, MI
$3,073$44,527$30,04823.4x
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH
$3,967$52,814$38,83723.5x
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX
$4,337$50,928$42,72723.6x
Norco College
Norco, CA
$5,169$42,707$51,20623.8x
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY
$4,458$45,408$44,21423.8x
White Earth Tribal and Community College
Mahnomen, MN
$1,811$18,04423.9x
Northern Marianas College
Saipan, MP
$2,789$27,551$27,83624.0x
Mission College
Santa Clara, CA
$5,080$55,281$50,93624.1x
Robeson Community College
Lumberton, NC
$2,892$46,135$29,03624.1x
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL
$3,815$47,615$38,31524.1x
Triton College
River Grove, IL
$4,138$52,701$41,72824.2x
Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, KY
$2,955$45,683$29,86824.3x
Fayette Institute of Technology
Oak Hill, WV
$4,132$47,919$41,88024.3x
Citrus College
Glendora, CA
$4,135$46,839$42,06524.4x
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
$4,128$53,224$42,24424.6x
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX
$4,831$53,888$49,62024.7x
South Florida State College
Avon Park, FL
$3,877$48,619$39,99024.8x
Richland Community College
Decatur, IL
$3,741$51,785$38,79324.9x
South Suburban College
South Holland, IL
$3,242$45,069$33,68025.0x