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.
Northeast Technical Institute Scarborough, ME	—	—	$26,546	$43,604	—	—
Adrian H. Wallace Barber Academy Pensacola, FL	—	—	$11,915	—	—	—
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud Lakewood, NJ	—	—	$11,055	—	—	—
Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare School Tucson, AZ	—	—	$19,831	$24,662	—	—
Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot, WV	—	—	—	$68,449	$40,092	—
State Career College Gurnee, IL	—	—	$26,376	$39,980	—	—
Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY	—	—	—	$136,043	—	—
Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM	—	—	$17,279	$29,372	—	—
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma Union, NJ	—	—	$10,844	—	—	—
Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro, NC	—	—	—	$68,449	$40,092	—
Relay Graduate School of Education New York, NY	—	—	—	$77,686	—	—
Reflections Academy of Beauty Decatur, IL	—	—	$20,082	—	—	—
NUC University - CCU - Bayamon Bayamon, PR	—	—	—	$25,779	$24,785	—
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing New York, NY	—	—	—	$114,062	$96,980	—
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, VA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Athena Career Academy Toledo, OH	—	—	$22,886	$63,480	—	—
Annenberg School of Nursing Reseda, CA	—	—	$18,067	—	—	—
Taft University System Denver, CO	—	—	—	$86,189	—	—
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Miami Miami, FL	—	—	—	$69,903	$47,540	—
Academy for Jewish Religion California Los Angeles, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Marketti Academy of Cosmetology Waterford, MI	—	—	—	$28,244	$14,345	—
Tooele Technical College Tooele, UT	—	—	—	$51,524	—	—
Salon Institute-Toledo Campus Toledo, OH	—	—	$19,192	$28,293	—	—
Diamond Beauty College South El Monte, CA	—	—	$12,282	$17,848	—	—
Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology Orlando, FL	—	—	—	$33,481	—	—