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.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing Virginia Beach, VA	—	—	$1,317	—	—	—
Greater Lowell Technical School Tyngsboro, MA	—	—	$19,205	$69,121	—	—
Ivy Tech Community College-Madison Madison, IN	—	—	—	$53,369	$37,186	—
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	—	$11,126	—	$66,924	$61,675	—
Erikson Institute Chicago, IL	—	—	—	$73,658	—	—
Autry Technology Center Enid, OK	—	—	—	$44,150	$40,389	—
Mahoning County Career and Technical Center Canfield, OH	—	—	—	$37,021	$37,526	—
EINE Inc Tewksbury, MA	—	—	$22,951	$32,990	—	—
Charles H McCann Technical School North Adams, MA	—	—	$14,998	—	—	—
Graceland University - Independence Independence, MO	—	—	—	$63,607	$47,361	—
Relay Graduate School of Education - California San Jose, CA	—	—	—	$77,686	—	—
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences San Juan, PR	—	—	—	$44,928	$45,953	—
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Edison, NJ	—	—	$8,389	—	—	—
Schiller International University Tampa, FL	—	—	—	$70,545	$35,529	—
Meridian Technology Center Stillwater, OK	—	—	—	$39,328	$34,451	—
Morris Brown College Atlanta, GA	—	—	$24,901	—	—	—
Colorado School of Healing Arts Lakewood, CO	—	—	—	$32,338	$33,444	—
Bethlehem College & Seminary Minneapolis, MN	—	—	—	—	—	—
Greene County Career Center Xenia, OH	—	—	—	$62,186	$41,796	—
Chisholm Trail Technology Center Omega, OK	—	—	—	$36,658	$27,170	—
Phoenix Seminary Scottsdale, AZ	—	—	—	—	—	—
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine Racine, WI	—	—	—	—	$44,136	—
Bucks County Community College-Upper Bucks Campus Perkasie, PA	—	—	—	$52,637	$47,324	—
PJ's College of Cosmetology- Greenfield Greenfield, IN	—	—	—	$26,289	$20,392	—
St Joseph School of Nursing Nashua, NH	—	—	—	$89,260	—	—