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.

School	TuitionSticker out-of-state tuition. From the school's Common Data Set filing — only available for the ~333 schools with one on file.	Financial aidAverage need-based grant awarded. From the school's Common Data Set filing — only available for the ~333 schools with one on file.	Net priceReal cost after aid (or total cost of attendance where net price isn't available). Used as the cost input to the ROI calculation below.	Earnings (4yr)Median earnings of graduates 4 years after completing. From College Scorecard.	Earnings (10yr)Median earnings of students 10 years after entry. From College Scorecard. Used in the ROI calculation below.	ROI▲(10yr median earnings × 10 − 4 × net price) / (4 × net price) — the net financial benefit over 10 years as a multiple of 4 years' net price.
Aveda Institute-Phoenix Tempe, AZ	—	—	$20,907	$30,534	—	—
Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty Newark, DE	—	—	$12,265	$40,945	—	—
Felbry College Columbus, OH	—	—	$57,632	$71,955	—	—
Falcon Institute of Health and Science Bethlehem, PA	—	—	$28,869	—	—	—
Arizona College of Nursing-Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	—	—	—	$38,251	$34,657	—
Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland Parkland, FL	—	—	$23,227	$27,218	—	—
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health Los Angeles, CA	—	—	—	$108,804	$115,318	—
RAND School of Public Policy Santa Monica, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids Kentwood, MI	—	—	$22,902	$27,013	—	—
Paul Mitchell the School-Merrillville Merrillville, IN	—	—	$26,955	$30,250	—	—
San Francisco Bay University Fremont, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel Brooklyn, NY	—	—	$6,223	—	—	—
College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA	—	—	$480	$44,147	$39,092	—
The Wright Institute Berkeley, CA	—	—	—	$91,098	—	—
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park Lakewood, NJ	—	—	$9,766	—	—	—
Johnny Matthew's Hairdressing Training School Salem, OR	—	—	$28,855	$31,565	—	—
Epic Barber College Houston, TX	—	—	—	—	—	—
California Intercontinental University Sioux Falls, SD	—	—	—	$115,220	—	—
Arclabs Piedmont, SC	—	—	$26,608	$48,533	—	—
Mission Beauty Institute Mission, TX	—	—	$6,455	$21,130	—	—
Regional Center for Border Health Somerton, AZ	—	—	—	$35,520	—	—
Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta, GA	—	—	—	$52,376	—	—
Chrysm Institute of Esthetics (The) - Hampton Hampton, VA	—	—	—	$31,457	—	—
University of Saint Mary of the Lake Mundelein, IL	—	—	—	$69,678	—	—
Yeshiva Bais Aharon Lakewood, NJ	—	—	$11,757	—	—	—