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.
Ricketts Great Books College Omaha, NE	—	—	—	—	—	—
Glendale Career College-Nevada Career Institute-MFSON Las Vegas, NV	—	—	—	$48,064	$41,472	—
Orange Technical College-Avalon Campus Orlando, FL	—	—	—	$34,945	$36,650	—
Troy University-Online Troy, AL	—	—	—	$55,048	$42,062	—
San Jose Campus San Jose, CA	—	—	—	$39,451	—	—
Ivy Tech Community College-South Bend/Elkhart South Bend, IN	—	—	—	$53,369	$37,186	—
Beal University Wilton, ME	—	—	—	$47,611	$35,639	—
Rasmussen University-Eagan Eagan, MN	—	—	—	$59,996	$39,080	—
Pratt Manhattan-A Division of Pratt Institute New York, NY	—	—	—	$58,793	$54,295	—
Western Seminary-San Jose San Jose, CA	—	—	—	$73,446	—	—
San Jacinto Community College District - Generation Park Campus Houston, TX	—	—	—	$52,809	$43,062	—
Reach University Oakland, CA	—	—	$22,423	—	—	—
Heartland Welding Academy Andover, KS	—	—	$20,194	—	—	—
Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel Lakewood, NJ	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College Gary, IN	—	—	$16,011	$17,468	—	—
Jama's Beauty & Barber College West Hills, CA	—	—	$13,678	—	—	—
Carrington College-Modesto Salida, CA	—	—	—	$47,661	$39,633	—
Yeshiva Gedola Amidei Dgirsa Brooklyn, NY	—	—	—	—	—	—
Keiser University-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	—	—	—	$51,106	$39,696	—
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School--Michigan Plymouth, MI	—	—	—	$46,905	$45,399	—
Southeastern Louisiana University - Albert Cammon Middle School St. Rose, LA	—	—	—	$50,215	$46,482	—
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona Scottsdale, AZ	—	—	—	$77,244	$79,652	—
Columbia College - Naval Station Everett/Marysville Marysville, WA	—	—	—	$57,679	$45,378	—
Bard College - BHSEC Newark Newark, NJ	—	—	—	$45,380	$46,543	—
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone St. Helena, CA	—	—	—	$51,285	$47,475	—