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.
Vaughn Beauty College Aberdeen, MS	—	—	$12,020	—	—	—
Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway, NJ	—	—	—	$68,449	$40,092	—
Central Oklahoma College Oklahoma City, OK	—	—	—	$28,521	$21,213	—
Fosters Cosmetology College Ripley, MS	—	—	$18,334	$23,204	—	—
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts Asheville, NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family Washington, DC	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc Seymour, CT	—	—	$11,408	$24,143	—	—
Bard College - Fishkill Correctional Facility Beacon, NY	—	—	—	$45,380	$46,543	—
Northampton County Area Community College-Monroe Tannersville, PA	—	—	—	$49,408	$41,566	—
NUC University - Florida Technical College - Cutler Bay Cutler Bay, FL	—	—	—	$25,779	$24,785	—
Advanced Welding Institute South Burlington, VT	—	—	$24,129	$51,769	—	—
City College Montana State University Billings Billings, MT	—	—	—	$55,549	$44,296	—
Adult & Community Education Columbus City Schools - Fort Hayes Career Columbus, OH	—	—	—	$60,181	$51,551	—
ECPI University-Charleston North Charleston, SC	—	—	—	$54,409	$42,837	—
Salon & Spa Institute Brownsville, TX	—	—	—	$24,117	$21,571	—
Bryant & Stratton College-Henrietta Rochester, NY	—	—	—	$43,374	$32,568	—
Research College of Nursing Kansas City, MO	—	—	—	$82,705	$85,910	—
Southwestern College Santa Fe, NM	—	—	—	—	—	—
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary Virginia Beach, VA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bucks County Community College-Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks Bristol, PA	—	—	—	$52,637	$47,324	—
Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine Bloomfield, NJ	—	—	—	—	$48,962	—
Academy of Cosmetology Inc Bozeman, MT	—	—	$16,663	$36,889	—	—
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing Englewood Cliffs, NJ	—	—	—	$94,263	$87,408	—
Bushnell University - Roseburg Campus Roseburg, OR	—	—	—	$59,969	$53,623	—
NUC University - Ponce Ponce, PR	—	—	—	$25,779	$24,785	—