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.
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	—	—	$11,008	—	—	—
FVI School of Nursing and Technology Miami, FL	—	—	$35,514	$30,172	—	—
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy Amarillo, TX	—	—	$26,906	$24,177	—	—
College of the Muscogee Nation Okmulgee, OK	—	—	$13,940	$36,807	—	—
California Career Institute Anaheim, CA	—	—	—	$60,164	—	—
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Richmond, VA	—	—	—	$84,129	$77,014	—
The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	—	—	—	$82,068	$56,899	—
Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier, VT	—	—	—	—	—	—
Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health Sciences Geneva, NY	—	—	—	$46,233	$40,054	—
Futura Career Institute Hialeah, FL	—	—	$25,113	$32,072	—	—
Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY New York, NY	—	—	—	—	—	—
Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh Raleigh, NC	—	—	$18,166	$31,577	—	—
Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology Hanford, CA	—	—	$17,127	$30,760	—	—
Washington University of Science and Technology Alexandria, VA	—	—	—	—	—	—
University of West Los Angeles Inglewood, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Latin Beauty Academy greenacres, FL	—	—	$16,967	$22,116	—	—
Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael Brooklyn, NY	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sandra Academy of Salon Services New Tazewell, TN	—	—	$12,621	$11,627	—	—
Kaizen Beauty Academy Pembroke Pines, FL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Academy of Salon Professionals Sedalia, MO	—	—	$13,391	$25,722	—	—
KCK Beauty & Barber Academy Jacksonville, FL	—	—	$11,821	—	—	—
California Miramar University San Diego, CA	—	—	$12,480	$67,386	—	—
ECPI University-Culinary Institute of Virginia Norfolk, VA	—	—	—	$54,409	$42,837	—
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary Jacksonville, TX	—	—	—	—	—	—
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	—	—	—	$89,770	$88,420	—