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.
| Vernon College Vernon, TX | — | — | $6,404 | $53,885 | $40,464 | 14.8x |
| Automeca Technical College-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | — | — | $3,900 | $23,349 | $24,632 | 14.8x |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville, TX | — | — | $6,157 | $37,414 | $38,885 | 14.8x |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY | — | — | $5,725 | $47,990 | $36,147 | 14.8x |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock, NC | — | — | $5,756 | $40,879 | $36,324 | 14.8x |
| California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA | — | — | $9,849 | $59,304 | $62,152 | 14.8x |
| Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC | — | — | $6,364 | $50,194 | $40,026 | 14.7x |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI | — | — | $9,492 | $77,294 | $59,649 | 14.7x |
| York Technical College Rock Hill, SC | — | — | $5,931 | $47,738 | $37,257 | 14.7x |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH | — | — | $5,992 | $48,980 | $37,558 | 14.7x |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA | — | — | $6,202 | $51,407 | $38,870 | 14.7x |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Riverhead, NY | — | — | $10,121 | $61,845 | $63,394 | 14.7x |
| Sierra College Rocklin, CA | — | — | $7,245 | $47,159 | $45,294 | 14.6x |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA | — | — | $5,720 | $44,490 | $35,759 | 14.6x |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown, PA | — | — | $6,200 | $37,995 | $38,752 | 14.6x |
| Advantage Technical College-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | — | — | $4,305 | $28,189 | $26,905 | 14.6x |
| Montgomery College Rockville, MD | — | — | $8,027 | $55,199 | $50,159 | 14.6x |
| Howard College Big Spring, TX | — | — | $6,147 | $50,818 | $38,382 | 14.6x |
| Redlands Community College El Reno, OK | — | — | $5,964 | $54,174 | $37,224 | 14.6x |
| Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac, MI | — | — | $5,978 | $46,001 | $37,303 | 14.6x |
| Butler County Community College Butler, PA | — | — | $6,233 | $45,728 | $38,891 | 14.6x |
| Georgia Highlands College Rome, GA | — | — | $6,928 | $49,888 | $43,184 | 14.6x |
| Osceola Technical College Kissimmee, FL | — | — | $6,186 | $37,201 | $38,484 | 14.6x |
| Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs, WY | — | — | $6,591 | $52,871 | $40,939 | 14.5x |
| University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain Mena, AR | — | — | $4,842 | $38,192 | $30,037 | 14.5x |