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.
Hello Gorgeous Barbers Stillwater's School of Barbering Stillwater, OK	—	—	$13,848	—	—	—
Southwest Michigan Beauty School Sturgis, MI	—	—	$20,671	—	—	—
Galen Health Institutes-Aurora Aurora, CO	—	—	—	$79,047	$61,480	—
Carrington College-Santa Maria Santa Maria, CA	—	—	—	$47,661	$39,633	—
ECPI University - San Antonio San Antonio, TX	—	—	—	$54,409	$42,837	—
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Fort Smith, AR	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Culinary School of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX	—	—	$24,296	—	—	—
Hair Academy Chillicothe, OH	—	—	$14,403	—	—	—
Aveda Institute Tucson-Avondale Avondale, AZ	—	—	$19,040	$30,534	—	—
University of North America Fairfax, VA	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wright Institute (The) - Berkeley, CA	—	—	—	$91,098	—	—
San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus Calexico, CA	—	—	—	$68,268	$64,909	—
Southeastern Louisiana University - St Amant High School St Amant, LA	—	—	—	$50,215	$46,482	—
ECPI University - Orlando Lake Mary, FL	—	—	—	$54,409	$42,837	—
Rasmussen University-Mokena/Tinley Park Mokena, IL	—	—	—	$59,996	$39,080	—
SAE Institute of Technology-Miami North Miami Beach, FL	—	—	—	$32,154	$39,544	—
UR Beauty & Barber Academy-At True Family Barber Academy Winter Haven, FL	—	—	$20,520	—	—	—
Carrington College-Visalia Visalia, CA	—	—	—	$47,661	$39,633	—
Thomas Aquinas College - New England Northfield, MA	—	—	—	$49,755	$55,619	—
Keiser University- Miami Miami, FL	—	—	—	$51,106	$39,696	—
Career Schools of Texas - Branch Campus #1 Dallas, TX	—	—	—	$20,499	$21,262	—
Relay Graduate School of Education - Memphis Memphis, TN	—	—	—	$77,686	—	—
Rocky Vista University - Utah Ivins, UT	—	—	—	$115,256	—	—