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.
Avenue Academy A Cosmetology Institute Albuquerque, NM	—	—	$13,175	—	—	—
Cutting Edge Academy Succasunna, NJ	—	—	$31,106	$24,698	—	—
Columbia College - Fort Sill Fort Sill, OK	—	—	—	$57,679	$45,378	—
Northland Community and Technical College - East Grand Forks East Grand Forks, MN	—	—	—	$54,671	$44,425	—
Columbia College - Hunter Army Airfield Hunter Army Airfield, GA	—	—	—	$57,679	$45,378	—
Culinary Institute of America San Antonio San Antonio, TX	—	—	—	$51,285	$47,475	—
Bryant & Stratton College-Amherst Getzville, NY	—	—	—	$43,374	$32,568	—
Bard College - Taconic Correctional Facility Bedford Hill, NY	—	—	—	$45,380	$46,543	—
Union Bible College Westfield, IN	—	—	$10,110	—	—	—
Bryant & Stratton College-Southtowns Orchard Park, NY	—	—	—	$43,374	$32,568	—
Bard College - Coxsackie Correctional Facility Coxsackie, NY	—	—	—	$45,380	$46,543	—
American Beauty and Trade School Miami, FL	—	—	$12,712	$16,169	—	—
Centralia Beauty College Centralia, WA	—	—	$10,447	—	—	—
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse Syracuse, NY	—	—	—	$43,374	$32,568	—
NYSMedical&Dental Assistants - American Institute of Clinical Massage Post Falls, ID	—	—	—	$38,878	$38,899	—
Bard College - Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn, NY	—	—	—	$45,380	$46,543	—
Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege Holyoke, MA	—	—	—	$45,380	$46,543	—
New Castle School of Trades - East Liverpool Campus East Liverpool, OH	—	—	—	$50,940	$44,814	—
Kettering College - Ollie Davis Medical Arts and Education Center Beavercreek, OH	—	—	—	$80,027	$67,492	—
Hogan Institute of Cosmetology and Esthetics Lilburn, GA	—	—	$32,724	$23,418	—	—
Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City, CA	—	—	—	$63,882	$51,541	—
The Chicago School at San Diego San Diego, CA	—	—	—	$82,068	$56,899	—
Rexburg College of Massage Therapy Rexburg, ID	—	—	—	$17,592	—	—
Bryant & Stratton College-Solon Solon, OH	—	—	—	$43,374	$32,568	—
New Castle School of Trades Pulaski, PA	—	—	—	$50,940	$44,814	—