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.
Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Columbus Columbus, IN	—	—	—	$81,751	$72,424	—
Strayer University-Center City Campus Philadelphia, PA	—	—	—	$68,449	$40,092	—
Elevate Salon Institute Utica, MI	—	—	—	$24,677	$16,853	—
Jersey College - Cleveland Cleveland, TN	—	—	—	$88,785	$66,087	—
Salon Institute - Columbus Campus Lewis Center, OH	—	—	—	$28,293	—	—
Georgia Military College - Valdosta Valdosta, GA	—	—	—	$39,508	$39,257	—
Bryant & Stratton College-Hampton Hampton, VA	—	—	—	$43,374	$32,568	—
Pacific Northwest Christian College Kennewick, WA	—	—	$10,041	—	—	—
Arizona State University - Cochise Sierra Vista, AZ	—	—	—	$66,968	$62,668	—
Ivy Tech Community College-Kokomo Kokomo, IN	—	—	—	$53,369	$37,186	—
Bard College - Woodbourne Correctional Facility Woodbourne, NY	—	—	—	$45,380	$46,543	—
The Beauty Institute Philadelphia, PA	—	—	—	$30,630	$24,785	—
Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield Lancaster, OH	—	—	—	$79,807	$75,103	—
NUC University - Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	—	—	—	$25,779	$24,785	—
Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Richmond Richmond, IN	—	—	—	$81,751	$72,424	—
ECPI University-Columbia Columbia, SC	—	—	—	$54,409	$42,837	—
Nuvani Institute-Del Rio Del Rio, TX	—	—	—	$23,125	$22,354	—
Paul Mitchell The School Great Lakes - Sarasota Sarasota, FL	—	—	—	$27,616	$16,715	—
Relay Graduate School of Education - San Antonio San Antonio, TX	—	—	—	$77,686	—	—
Charm Beauty School Dearborn Heights, MI	—	—	—	—	—	—
College of Health Care Professions-Garland Garland, TX	—	—	—	$39,421	$38,922	—
Alliant International University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	—	—	—	$83,376	$66,666	—
Columbia College - Fort Leonard Wood Fort Leonard Wood, MO	—	—	—	$57,679	$45,378	—
Austin Career Institute LLC Austin, TX	—	—	$17,145	—	—	—
Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus Hattiesburg, MS	—	—	—	$43,603	$33,019	—