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.
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center Leroy, WV | — | — | $5,879 | $44,022 | $33,982 | 13.5x |
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL | — | — | $6,440 | $49,053 | $37,195 | 13.4x |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV | — | — | $6,615 | $51,080 | $38,087 | 13.4x |
| Ranger College Ranger, TX | — | — | $6,182 | $42,565 | $35,552 | 13.4x |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL | — | — | $5,937 | $51,972 | $34,107 | 13.4x |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland, TN | — | — | $6,384 | $45,295 | $36,671 | 13.4x |
| Chamberlain University-Indiana Indianapolis, IN | — | — | $16,149 | $97,262 | $92,405 | 13.3x |
| Mott Community College Flint, MI | — | — | $5,687 | $52,696 | $32,538 | 13.3x |
| College of Lake County Grayslake, IL | — | — | $7,607 | $52,821 | $43,424 | 13.3x |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA | — | — | $7,443 | $59,523 | $42,454 | 13.3x |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff, VA | — | — | $6,005 | $43,371 | $34,221 | 13.2x |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville, TN | — | — | $6,777 | $48,592 | $38,519 | 13.2x |
| Sussex County Community College Newton, NJ | — | — | $7,859 | $41,662 | $44,664 | 13.2x |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling, WV | — | — | $5,329 | $39,901 | $30,162 | 13.1x |
| Reedley College Reedley, CA | — | — | $6,814 | $42,644 | $38,493 | 13.1x |
| Jackson State Community College Jackson, TN | — | — | $6,236 | $48,313 | $35,224 | 13.1x |
| County College of Morris Randolph, NJ | — | — | $8,895 | $52,838 | $50,243 | 13.1x |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs, CO | — | — | $7,813 | $55,406 | $44,127 | 13.1x |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, TX | — | — | $6,706 | $43,940 | $37,870 | 13.1x |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA | — | — | $8,376 | $55,189 | $47,168 | 13.1x |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA | — | — | $6,806 | $43,983 | $38,319 | 13.1x |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville Hartsville, TN | — | — | $7,194 | $51,479 | $40,469 | 13.1x |
| Leons Beauty School Inc Greensboro, NC | — | — | $4,799 | $27,403 | $26,958 | 13.0x |
| Central Community College Grand Island, NE | — | — | $7,024 | $48,675 | $39,429 | 13.0x |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA | — | — | $8,317 | $67,608 | $46,680 | 13.0x |