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.
Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton, VT	—	—	—	$84,237	—	—
La Belle Beauty School Hialeah, FL	—	—	—	$18,074	$16,879	—
Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette Lafayette, IN	—	—	—	$53,369	$37,186	—
Indiana University Columbus Columbus, IN	—	—	—	$64,616	$55,198	—
Sovah School of Health Professions Danville, VA	—	—	—	—	$69,924	—
West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition Morgantown, WV	—	—	—	$64,188	$69,666	—
Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy Lynchburg, VA	—	—	—	$26,765	$17,106	—
Mosley School of Cosmetology Kentwood, MI	—	—	—	—	—	—
East Georgia State College - Statesboro Statesboro, GA	—	—	—	$41,835	$37,174	—
Sentara College of Health Sciences Chesapeake, VA	—	—	—	$80,530	$77,821	—
Ivy Tech Community College-Marion Marion, IN	—	—	—	$53,369	$37,186	—
Unitek College - San Jose San Jose, CA	—	—	—	$67,749	$79,550	—
Saybrook University Pasadena, CA	—	—	—	$65,914	—	—
Dr. Ida Rolf Institute Boulder, CO	—	—	$35,373	$21,193	—	—
Unitek College - Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	—	—	—	$67,749	$79,550	—
Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton, CA	—	—	—	$126,610	—	—
Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR	—	—	—	—	—	—
Center for Instruction Technology & Innovation Mexico, NY	—	—	$13,850	$40,840	—	—
Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA	—	—	—	$121,947	—	—
Trinity Law School Santa Ana, CA	—	—	—	$51,985	$46,989	—
Antioch University-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	—	—	—	$63,882	$51,541	—
Academy of Cosmetology Merritt Island, FL	—	—	—	$20,608	$20,144	—
Montana Bible College Billings, MT	—	—	—	—	—	—
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences San Marcos, CA	—	—	—	$82,889	$79,150	—
New England Hair Academy Malden, MA	—	—	$16,917	$33,954	—	—