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.
Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bellasa Professional Institute Miami Springs, FL	—	—	—	—	—	—
University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA	—	$25,734	—	$74,438	$80,735	—
Church Divinity School of the Pacific Berkeley, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Talmudic College of Florida Miami Beach, FL	—	—	$17,000	—	—	—
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Lake Forest, IL	—	—	—	$171,206	—	—
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies Washington, DC	—	—	—	—	—	—
American Islamic College Chicago, IL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA	—	—	—	$111,744	—	—
Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego, CA	—	—	—	$90,930	—	—
Claremont School of Theology Los Angeles, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary Boynton Beach, FL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lakeview College of Nursing Danville, IL	—	—	—	$84,051	$84,522	—
The Chicago School at Chicago Chicago, IL	—	—	—	$82,068	$56,899	—
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College Chicago, IL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Principia College Elsah, IL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Strayer University-District of Columbia Washington, DC	—	—	—	$68,449	$40,092	—
Relay Graduate School of Education - Denver Denver, CO	—	—	—	$77,686	—	—
Denver Seminary Littleton, CO	—	—	—	$62,051	—	—
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Chicago, IL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rush University Chicago, IL	—	—	—	$110,508	$75,194	—
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria, IL	—	—	—	$77,074	$72,850	—
North Florida College Madison, FL	—	—	$804	$45,061	$33,929	—
Georgia Military College - Augusta Martinez, GA	—	—	—	$39,508	$39,257	—
Beulah Heights University Atlanta, GA	—	—	—	—	$35,236	—