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.
Troy University-Montgomery Campus Montgomery, AL	—	—	—	$55,048	$42,062	—
Alliant International University-Los Angeles Alhambra, CA	—	—	—	$83,376	$66,666	—
Keiser University - Clearwater Clearwater, FL	—	—	—	$51,106	$39,696	—
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College Robinson, IL	—	—	—	$39,831	$37,533	—
University of Notre Dame - Chicago, IL	—	—	—	$100,684	$99,980	—
PJ's College of Cosmetology- Louisville Louisville, KY	—	—	—	$26,289	$20,392	—
Northland Community and Technical College - Aerospace Thief River Falls, MN	—	—	—	$54,671	$44,425	—
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary - Lowell Correctional Institution Ocala, FL	—	—	—	$69,450	—	—
Columbia College - NAS Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	—	—	—	$57,679	$45,378	—
Strayer University-Alexandria Campus Alexandria, VA	—	—	—	$68,449	$40,092	—
Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic New Albany New Albany, IN	—	—	—	$81,751	$72,424	—
Dayton School of Medical Massage-Lima Lima, OH	—	—	—	$27,958	$31,071	—
Relay Graduate School of Education - Delaware Wilmington, DE	—	—	—	$77,686	—	—
Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville Nashville, TN	—	—	—	$77,686	—	—
C N K Barber College Tupelo, MS	—	—	$16,579	—	—	—
New Image Beauty and Barber School Harlingen, TX	—	—	—	—	—	—
Activa Training Center Miami, FL	—	—	—	—	—	—
Keiser University - New Port Richey New Port Richey, FL	—	—	—	$51,106	$39,696	—
PRCC Hancock Aviation Aerospace Workforce Academy Kiln, MS	—	—	—	$43,603	$33,019	—
Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate Center West Long Branch, NJ	—	—	—	$68,968	$67,991	—
Bard College - Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program New York, NY	—	—	—	$45,380	$46,543	—
Columbia College - Redstone Arsenal Redstone Arsenal, AL	—	—	—	$57,679	$45,378	—
UPMC Shadyside - at UPMC Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA	—	—	—	$79,778	$68,801	—
San Jacinto College-North Campus Houston, TX	—	—	—	$52,809	$43,062	—
NUC University - Florida Technical College - Lakeland Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	$25,779	$24,785	—