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.
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser, WV | — | — | $9,197 | $64,952 | $55,939 | 14.2x |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon, VA | — | — | $5,375 | $45,129 | $32,681 | 14.2x |
| South Plains College Levelland, TX | — | — | $6,791 | $45,944 | $41,276 | 14.2x |
| La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology Mason City, IA | — | — | $4,522 | $24,820 | $27,484 | 14.2x |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta, VA | — | — | $5,338 | $43,979 | $32,371 | 14.2x |
| Portland State University Portland, OR | — | — | $9,552 | $62,060 | $57,906 | 14.2x |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell, OK | — | — | $7,413 | $56,708 | $44,933 | 14.2x |
| Shoreline College Shoreline, WA | — | — | $8,585 | $61,196 | $52,009 | 14.1x |
| CET-Santa Maria Santa Maria, CA | — | — | $5,446 | $40,676 | $32,986 | 14.1x |
| Honolulu Community College Honolulu, HI | — | — | $7,458 | $71,254 | $45,105 | 14.1x |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR | — | — | $7,196 | $48,056 | $43,505 | 14.1x |
| Belanger School of Nursing Schenectady, NY | — | — | $13,185 | $84,169 | $79,677 | 14.1x |
| Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle, ME | — | — | $7,181 | $44,985 | $43,348 | 14.1x |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY | — | — | $5,717 | $47,467 | $34,504 | 14.1x |
| Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN | — | — | $7,888 | $54,129 | $47,596 | 14.1x |
| Olympic College Bremerton, WA | — | — | $7,172 | $57,634 | $43,169 | 14.0x |
| Renton Technical College Renton, WA | — | — | $8,296 | $56,466 | $49,782 | 14.0x |
| Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, FL | — | — | $7,247 | $53,901 | $43,421 | 14.0x |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV | — | — | $9,337 | $64,952 | $55,939 | 14.0x |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia, IL | — | — | $6,477 | $48,104 | $38,801 | 14.0x |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY | — | — | $6,376 | $50,106 | $38,171 | 14.0x |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA | — | — | $7,339 | — | $43,845 | 13.9x |
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria Alexandria, LA | — | — | $7,065 | $51,983 | $42,205 | 13.9x |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL | — | — | $6,142 | $50,973 | $36,597 | 13.9x |
| Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ | — | — | $5,974 | $53,142 | $35,522 | 13.9x |