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.
| Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN | — | — | $8,653 | $55,103 | $44,947 | 12.0x |
| Academy for Careers and Technology Mullins, SC | — | — | $8,969 | — | $46,553 | 12.0x |
| Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV | — | — | $9,032 | $52,884 | $46,857 | 12.0x |
| SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY | — | — | $11,282 | $58,756 | $58,526 | 12.0x |
| Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA | — | — | $7,931 | $53,977 | $41,118 | 12.0x |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria, LA | — | — | $5,702 | $34,374 | $29,558 | 12.0x |
| Universidad Central de Bayamon Bayamón, PR | — | — | $4,827 | $31,246 | $25,021 | 12.0x |
| University of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, VI | — | — | $7,469 | $50,834 | $38,681 | 11.9x |
| East Central University Ada, OK | — | — | $8,683 | $53,649 | $44,962 | 11.9x |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Concord, CA | — | — | $7,760 | $53,556 | $40,175 | 11.9x |
| Athens Technical College Athens, GA | — | — | $6,949 | $47,299 | $35,951 | 11.9x |
| Haywood Community College Clyde, NC | — | — | $6,723 | $41,095 | $34,770 | 11.9x |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL | — | — | $7,177 | $49,001 | $37,096 | 11.9x |
| Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, MI | — | — | $6,680 | $54,349 | $34,466 | 11.9x |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO | — | — | $8,656 | $51,722 | $44,592 | 11.9x |
| Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan, KS | — | — | $10,074 | $57,918 | $51,864 | 11.9x |
| Mitchell Community College Statesville, NC | — | — | $6,481 | $43,465 | $33,298 | 11.8x |
| Dominican University River Forest, IL | — | — | $11,745 | $59,507 | $60,327 | 11.8x |
| Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN | — | — | $7,258 | $53,369 | $37,186 | 11.8x |
| Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA | — | — | $12,885 | $65,997 | $65,986 | 11.8x |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO | — | — | $9,044 | $62,695 | $46,288 | 11.8x |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA | — | — | $6,842 | $53,386 | $34,996 | 11.8x |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville, TN | — | — | $7,573 | $54,975 | $38,700 | 11.8x |
| Union County Vocational Technical School Scotch Plains, NJ | — | — | $7,361 | $37,626 | $37,590 | 11.8x |
| University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA | — | — | $9,823 | $55,974 | $50,135 | 11.8x |