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.
Innovate Salon Academy South Plainfield, NJ	—	—	$42,607	$29,126	—	—
More Tech Institute Hialeah, FL	—	—	$35,398	$31,239	—	—
Luckes Beauty Academy LLC Newport News, VA	—	—	—	$15,102	—	—
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design Greenville, NC	—	—	$11,495	$24,369	—	—
Paul Mitchell the School-Schenectady Schenectady, NY	—	—	$19,058	$29,874	—	—
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing Falls Church, VA	—	—	$35,726	$84,711	—	—
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Dothan, AL	—	—	—	$119,977	—	—
Yahweh Beauty Academy Killeen, TX	—	—	$12,301	—	—	—
The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics Virginia Beach, VA	—	—	$21,552	$31,457	—	—
Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX	—	—	$1,300	$57,267	—	—
Paul Mitchell the School-Farmington Hills Farmington Hills, MI	—	—	$20,192	$26,368	—	—
Park Place Premier Barber School New Orleans, LA	—	—	$14,532	$20,809	—	—
Yeshiva Sholom Shachna Brooklyn, NY	—	—	$12,217	—	—	—
Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology Pittsburgh, PA	—	—	$25,855	$28,749	—	—
University of the Virgin Islands-Albert A. Sheen St. Croix, VI	—	—	—	$50,834	$38,681	—
Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants Ardsley, NY	—	—	$16,177	$36,310	—	—
Millennia Atlantic University Doral, FL	—	—	$26,879	—	—	—
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing Pottsville, PA	—	—	—	$84,416	$86,138	—
Aveda Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ	—	—	$20,912	$30,534	—	—
Studio Beauty School Spokane Valley, WA	—	—	$18,911	$22,376	—	—
ABCO Technology Los Angeles, CA	—	—	$14,419	—	—	—
VH Barber & Styling Academy Bossier City, LA	—	—	$35,077	—	—	—
Carolina College of Hair Design Inc Asheville, NC	—	—	$13,396	—	—	—
Jose Maria Vargas University Pembroke Pines, FL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mingo Extended Learning Center Delbarton, WV	—	—	$3,290	—	—	—