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.
Carrington College-Lancaster Lancaster, CA	—	—	—	$47,661	$39,633	—
Arizona State University - Washington D.C. Washington, DC	—	—	—	$66,968	$62,668	—
Life Pacific University-Virginia Christiansburg, VA	—	—	—	$47,070	$43,299	—
Keiser University-Daytona Daytona Beach, FL	—	—	—	$51,106	$39,696	—
PJ's College of Cosmetology- Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, IN	—	—	—	$26,418	$22,402	—
Bard College - Green Haven Correctional Facility Stormville, NY	—	—	—	$45,380	$46,543	—
Bard College - New York Public Library Countee Cullen Branch New York, NY	—	—	—	$45,380	$46,543	—
NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Manati Manati, PR	—	—	—	$25,779	$24,785	—
NUC University - Florida Technical College - Orlando Orlando, FL	—	—	—	$25,779	$24,785	—
Cincinnati School of Medical Massage Cincinnati, OH	—	—	—	$27,958	$31,071	—
South University-High Point High Point, NC	—	—	—	$68,975	$34,421	—
Glitz School of Cosmetology Las Cruces, NM	—	—	$14,378	$20,266	—	—
Tidewater Tech-East Little Creek Norfolk, VA	—	—	—	$42,699	$31,657	—
Kentucky Welding Institute Flemingsburg, KY	—	—	$19,559	—	—	—
Galen Health Institutes-Orlando Orlando, FL	—	—	—	$79,047	$61,480	—
UEI College-United Education Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM	—	—	—	$33,652	$30,848	—
Neihule Academy of Beauty Los Angeles, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Chicago School at Dallas Plano, TX	—	—	—	$82,068	$56,899	—
Las Vegas College-Houston Career Institute Houston, TX	—	—	—	$42,732	$31,398	—
Studio 75 Hair Academy Millington, TN	—	—	—	—	—	—
CalCopa Massage School Huntington Beach, CA	—	—	$36,241	—	—	—
Puerto Rico Advance Institute Bayamon, PR	—	—	$2,805	—	—	—
Affinity Hair Academy Orlando, FL	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Coast Barber College Oceanside, CA	—	—	$14,344	—	—	—
Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis Maryland Heights, MO	—	—	—	$38,251	$34,657	—