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.
Baker College of Jackson Jackson, MI	—	—	—	$53,754	$35,833	—
Mercaz Hatorah of Belle Harbor Belle Harbor, NY	—	—	—	—	—	—
East Valley Institute of Technology Mesa, AZ	—	—	—	$50,098	$35,086	—
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago Chicago, IL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Los Angeles, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
New England College of Optometry Boston, MA	—	—	—	—	—	—
John Amico School of Hair Design Oak Forest, IL	—	—	$18,035	$24,356	—	—
Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth Portsmouth, NH	—	—	$29,986	$31,050	—	—
Capital Health School of Nursing Trenton, NJ	—	—	—	—	—	—
Asian-American International Beauty College Westminster, CA	—	—	—	$19,312	$12,610	—
Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics Woburn, MA	—	—	$20,086	$38,872	—	—
Oregon Coast Community College Newport, OR	—	—	$7,666	—	—	—
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie Skokie, IL	—	—	—	—	$44,136	—
Strayer University-Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	—	—	—	$68,449	$40,092	—
Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Honolulu, HI	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA	—	—	—	$140,695	—	—
Denver College of Nursing Denver, CO	—	—	—	$83,784	$81,809	—
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid Far Rockaway, NY	—	—	$10,909	—	—	—
The Chicago School at Anaheim Anaheim, CA	—	—	—	$82,068	$56,899	—
University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS	—	—	—	$66,243	$50,994	—
Rasmussen University-Bloomington Bloomington, MN	—	—	—	$59,996	$39,080	—
Lynnes Welding Training - Ramsey Ramsey, MN	—	—	—	$57,403	—	—
Everglades University - Tampa Tampa, FL	—	—	—	$59,470	$47,597	—
Relay Graduate School of Education - Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas, TX	—	—	—	$77,686	—	—
NUC University - CCU - Caguas Caguas, PR	—	—	—	$25,779	$24,785	—