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.
Hair Arts Institute Oklahoma City, OK	—	—	$17,842	—	—	—
Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	—	—	—	$81,751	$72,424	—
Sharp Edgez Barber Institute - Buffalo Buffalo, NY	—	—	—	$26,498	—	—
Lynnes Welding Training-Bismarck Bismarck, ND	—	—	—	$57,403	—	—
Pearlands Innovative School of Beauty Pearland, TX	—	—	$12,688	—	—	—
Jersey College - Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL	—	—	—	$88,785	$66,087	—
Georgia Military College - Madison Madison, GA	—	—	—	$39,508	$39,257	—
Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Riverside, CA	—	—	$19,842	$34,238	—	—
Phipps Academy of Barbering Richton Park, IL	—	—	$17,509	$17,650	—	—
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Nutley, NJ	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dymond Designs Beauty School Detroit, MI	—	—	$16,563	—	—	—
Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School Urbandale, IA	—	—	$44,980	—	—	—
ECPI University-Newport News Newport News, VA	—	—	—	$54,409	$42,837	—
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College Berkeley - Austin Austin, TX	—	—	—	—	—	—
Central California School of Continuing Education - Coalinga, CA	—	—	—	$45,406	$41,223	—
Rasmussen University-Romeoville/Joliet Romeoville, IL	—	—	—	$59,996	$39,080	—
Sharp Edgez Barber Institute Rochester, NY	—	—	$12,714	$26,498	—	—
Beaver Beauty Academy Decatur, GA	—	—	$9,194	—	—	—
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ	—	—	—	$71,659	$42,759	—
New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute New Orleans, LA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Noe' Noonan School of Cosmetology Erie, PA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Style Mobb University School of Cosmetology College Park, GA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Keiser University-Lakeland Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	$51,106	$39,696	—
Southeastern Louisiana University - Destrahan High School Destrehan, LA	—	—	—	$50,215	$46,482	—
Columbia College - Lake Ozark Osage Beach, MO	—	—	—	$57,679	$45,378	—