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.
Townsend Barber Institute Roseville, MN	—	—	$27,667	—	—	—
Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL	—	—	—	$129,232	—	—
Pomona College Claremont, CA	—	$69,437	—	$77,544	$77,779	—
Digital Media Institute Shreveport, LA	—	—	$30,205	—	—	—
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta, GA	—	—	—	$80,672	—	—
Garden State Science and Technology Institute Jersey City, NJ	—	—	$25,536	$28,983	—	—
California Institute of Arts & Technology National City, CA	—	—	$32,637	$61,681	—	—
Iliff School of Theology Denver, CO	—	—	—	$85,753	—	—
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA	—	—	$614	$40,586	$30,864	—
I M Beauty School Glenview, IL	—	—	$9,879	—	—	—
Lincoln College of Technology-Houston Houston, TX	—	—	—	$51,742	$46,396	—
Alhambra Medical University Alhambra, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Northwest Suburban College Rollng Meadows, IL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ann Webb Skin Institute Austin, TX	—	—	$20,056	$34,373	—	—
Arkansas Welding Academy Jacksonville, AR	—	—	$35,590	$47,615	—	—
CUNY Brooklyn College - Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema Brooklyn, NY	—	—	—	$62,833	$60,752	—
Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program Sacramento, CA	—	—	$19,580	$59,318	—	—
Saint Paul School of Theology Leawood, KS	—	—	—	$70,571	—	—
Vista Adult School Vista, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bethany Theological Seminary Richmond, IN	—	—	—	—	—	—
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary Elkhart, IN	—	—	—	—	—	—
New York Law School New York, NY	—	—	—	$114,207	—	—
Davenport University-Kalamazoo Location Kalamazoo, MI	—	—	—	$69,009	$45,099	—
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	—	—	—	$69,680	$61,945	—
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary Lisle, IL	—	—	—	—	—	—