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.
Northern Technical College Pine Bluff, AR	—	—	$10,733	$29,912	—	—
Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Lauderdale Plantation, FL	—	—	$22,535	$29,874	—	—
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Schnecksville, PA	—	—	$23,735	—	—	—
Denver College of Nursing-Houston Houston, TX	—	—	—	$83,784	$81,809	—
IntelliTec College-Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences Las Vegas, NV	—	—	—	$42,178	$42,169	—
Chicago College of Oriental Medicine Chicago, IL	—	—	—	—	—	—
PJ's College of Cosmetology- Muncie Muncie, IN	—	—	—	$26,289	$20,392	—
ECPI University-Greenville Greenville, SC	—	—	—	$54,409	$42,837	—
Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary Brooklyn, NY	—	—	$14,990	$20,139	—	—
South Eastern Beauty Academy Paintsville, KY	—	—	$5,183	—	—	—
Zorganics Institute of Beauty and Wellness Bellingham, WA	—	—	$20,354	—	—	—
Legends Barber College Lufkin, TX	—	—	$11,235	—	—	—
Northpoint College Wyoming, MI	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR	—	—	—	$26,683	$21,567	—
Old Town Barber College - KC Kansas City, MO	—	—	—	$16,653	$21,295	—
Baker College - Royal Oak Campus Royal Oak, MI	—	—	—	$53,754	$35,833	—
Clarkson University Capital Region Campus Latham, NY	—	—	—	$91,312	$89,696	—
NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Bayamon Bayamon, PR	—	—	—	$25,779	$24,785	—
Career Schools of Texas - Branch Campus #2 Dallas, TX	—	—	—	$20,499	$21,262	—
Relay Graduate School of Education - Chicago Chicago, IL	—	—	—	$77,686	—	—
Aparicio-Levy Technical College Tampa, FL	—	—	—	$22,645	—	—
Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA	—	—	$41,595	$42,510	—	—
Poway Adult School Poway, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Southern California College of Barber and Beauty Escondido, CA	—	—	$25,745	—	—	—
Top of the Line Barber School San Antonio, TX	—	—	$20,053	—	—	—