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.
College of Charleston Charleston, SC	—	—	—	$58,354	$56,416	—
Blalock's Professional Beauty College Shreveport, LA	—	—	$18,977	—	—	—
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	—	—	—	$96,035	$93,807	—
Liceo de Arte-Dise-O y Comercio Caguas, PR	—	—	—	$17,954	$15,501	—
School of Professional Horticulture New York Botanical Garden Bronx, NY	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah Lakewood, NJ	—	—	$12,798	—	—	—
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	—	$10,501	—	$75,345	$67,170	—
Victory Career College Carson, CA	—	—	—	$17,569	—	—
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel Lakewood, NJ	—	—	$10,016	—	—	—
Escondido Adult School Escondido, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ohel Margulia Seminary Monsey, NY	—	—	$15,111	—	—	—
Premier Academy of Cosmetology McAlester, OK	—	—	$18,449	—	—	—
MIXED Institute of Cosmetology & Barber Sacramento, CA	—	—	$20,520	—	—	—
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	—	$24,442	—	$78,974	$73,792	—
Transitions Career Institute School of Nursing College Point, NY	—	—	$41,569	—	—	—
Caris College Jeffersonville, IN	—	—	$18,903	$52,966	—	—
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College Baltimore, MD	—	—	$11,673	—	—	—
GoodFellas Barber College Little Rock, AR	—	—	$12,225	—	—	—
McAllen Careers Institute McAllen, TX	—	—	$17,356	—	—	—
Jersey College - York York, PA	—	—	—	$88,785	$66,087	—
Red Lake Nation College Red Lake, MN	—	—	$5,672	—	—	—
Innovate Salon Academy Ewing, NJ	—	—	$23,670	$29,126	—	—
Urban Academy of Beauty Rio Rancho, NM	—	—	—	$31,032	$33,273	—
San Diego Global Knowledge University San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jersey College - Jenkintown Jenkintown, PA	—	—	—	$88,785	$66,087	—