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.
Williamson Christian College Franklin, TN	—	—	—	—	$37,474	—
Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Sacramento, CA	—	—	$29,057	$98,062	—	—
Ray J's College of Hair Baton Rouge, LA	—	—	$8,470	—	—	—
Academy of Allied Health Careers Chattanooga, TN	—	—	$12,410	—	—	—
South College-Asheville Asheville, NC	—	—	—	$52,540	$36,642	—
California Prestige University Santa Fe Springs, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury, NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
Elyon College Brooklyn, NY	—	—	$12,438	$57,873	—	—
L Makeup Institute Las Vegas, NV	—	—	$30,655	$31,026	—	—
Aesthetics Institute St. Louis, MO	—	—	$16,929	—	—	—
Beauty Culture Academy Staten Island, NY	—	—	—	—	—	—
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON-Riverside Riverside, CA	—	—	—	$48,064	$41,472	—
Southwest Technical College Cedar City, UT	—	—	—	$40,193	$35,507	—
Kenny's Academy of Barbering Indianapolis, IN	—	—	$12,456	$21,692	—	—
Barber Tech Academy-Columbia Columbia, SC	—	—	$26,281	—	—	—
Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College - South Bend South Bend, IN	—	—	—	$17,468	—	—
Carrington College-Fresno Fresno, CA	—	—	—	$47,661	$39,633	—
Lyon College-School of Dental Medicine Little Rock, AR	—	—	—	—	$44,232	—
San Joaquin Valley College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	—	—	—	$42,211	$38,317	—
Troy University-Phenix City Campus Phenix City, AL	—	—	—	$55,048	$42,062	—
Alliant International University-San Francisco Bay Area Emeryville, CA	—	—	—	$83,376	$66,666	—
Troy University-Support Sites Alpharetta, GA	—	—	—	$55,048	$42,062	—
Delaware Technical Community College-Stanton/Wilmington Wilmington, DE	—	—	—	$55,102	$41,448	—
Keiser University-Sarasota Sarasota, FL	—	—	—	$51,106	$39,696	—
Central Valley Barber College Riverbank, CA	—	—	$14,762	—	—	—