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.
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC | — | — | $3,345 | $48,441 | $37,865 | 27.3x |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA | — | — | $3,864 | $48,980 | $43,937 | 27.4x |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX | — | — | $3,399 | $57,250 | $38,656 | 27.4x |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia, AL | — | — | $2,792 | $40,116 | $32,307 | 27.9x |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood, NJ | — | — | $5,356 | — | $62,526 | 28.2x |
| Pima Community College Tucson, AZ | — | — | $3,405 | $50,345 | $39,810 | 28.2x |
| Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, KS | — | — | $3,134 | $38,730 | $37,043 | 28.5x |
| Oglala Lakota College Kyle, SD | — | — | $1,895 | $52,386 | $22,517 | 28.7x |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals, AL | — | — | $2,838 | $45,546 | $33,828 | 28.8x |
| Western Texas College Snyder, TX | — | — | $3,562 | $47,279 | $42,508 | 28.8x |
| Technical College of the Rockies Delta, CO | — | — | $3,796 | $47,355 | $45,516 | 29.0x |
| Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI | — | — | $3,249 | $52,304 | $39,449 | 29.4x |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA | — | — | $4,152 | $46,604 | $50,874 | 29.6x |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College Miami Lakes, FL | — | — | $2,839 | $40,843 | $35,014 | 29.8x |
| New Mexico Military Institute Roswell, NM | — | — | $4,571 | $54,591 | $57,410 | 30.4x |
| Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN | — | — | $3,968 | $54,618 | $49,917 | 30.4x |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville, AL | — | — | $2,756 | $41,273 | $34,913 | 30.7x |
| CUNY York College Jamaica, NY | — | — | $4,456 | $61,389 | $56,945 | 30.9x |
| Pontotoc Technology Center Ada, OK | — | — | $3,164 | $54,779 | $40,955 | 31.4x |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI | — | — | $2,979 | $48,131 | $38,618 | 31.4x |
| Dallas College Dallas, TX | — | — | $3,214 | $53,130 | $41,714 | 31.4x |
| Eastern Shore Community College Melfa, VA | — | — | $2,495 | $42,773 | $32,418 | 31.5x |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur, TX | — | — | $2,846 | $46,272 | $37,120 | 31.6x |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | — | — | $4,564 | $55,441 | $59,977 | 31.9x |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, MS | — | — | $2,525 | $27,408 | $33,227 | 31.9x |