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.
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community College Fairfield, IL	—	—	—	$39,831	$37,533	—
Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	—	—	—	$53,369	$37,186	—
Caribbean Aviation Training Institute Inc Carolina, PR	—	—	$12,379	$32,675	—	—
East Georgia State College - Augusta Augusta, GA	—	—	—	$41,835	$37,174	—
Moody Bible Institute - Spokane Spokane, WA	—	—	—	$46,905	$45,399	—
Ivy Tech Community College-Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN	—	—	—	$53,369	$37,186	—
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology Milwaukee, WI	—	—	—	—	—	—
Unity Environmental University - Unity Unity, ME	—	—	—	$45,016	$37,852	—
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine Vienna, VA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Law San Juan, PR	—	—	—	$58,139	—	—
Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College Durham, NC	—	—	$11,819	—	—	—
Baker University School of Nursing Topeka, KS	—	—	—	$69,904	$63,855	—
PJ's College of Cosmetology- Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	—	—	—	$26,289	$20,392	—
Ivy Tech Community College-Anderson Anderson, IN	—	—	—	$53,369	$37,186	—
University of Maine - Machias Machias, ME	—	—	—	$63,056	$48,653	—
Southeastern Louisiana University - EBR Parish School System Prof Dev Baton Rouge, LA	—	—	—	$50,215	$46,482	—
Coffeyville Community College - EMS Building Coffeyville, KS	—	—	—	$42,873	$35,246	—
PJ's College of Cosmetology- Plainfield Plainfield, IN	—	—	—	$26,289	$20,392	—
Columbia College - Elgin Elgin, IL	—	—	—	$57,679	$45,378	—
Columbia College - Whidbey Island Oak Harbor, WA	—	—	—	$57,679	$45,378	—
Pets Playground Grooming School Pompano Beach, FL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood Keyport, NJ	—	—	$9,641	—	—	—
UR Beauty & Barber Academy Sebring, FL	—	—	$16,585	—	—	—
Americare Technical School Park Ridge, IL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rasmussen University-Mankato Mankato, MN	—	—	—	$59,996	$39,080	—