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.
| Dewey University-Manati Manati, PR | — | — | $3,872 | $24,524 | $19,761 | 11.8x |
| Urban College of Boston Boston, MA | — | — | $6,957 | $44,255 | $35,472 | 11.7x |
| Automeca Technical College-Ponce Ponce, PR | — | — | $4,834 | $23,349 | $24,632 | 11.7x |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH | — | — | $10,809 | $70,785 | $55,076 | 11.7x |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO | — | — | $16,298 | $93,514 | $82,957 | 11.7x |
| Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown, IA | — | — | $8,059 | $52,110 | $41,010 | 11.7x |
| Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC | — | — | $7,892 | $51,687 | $40,144 | 11.7x |
| University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX | — | — | $10,542 | $60,550 | $53,551 | 11.7x |
| Pitt Community College Winterville, NC | — | — | $7,337 | $47,389 | $37,259 | 11.7x |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples, FL | — | — | $7,283 | $41,899 | $36,853 | 11.7x |
| Garden City Community College Garden City, KS | — | — | $8,244 | $45,949 | $41,704 | 11.6x |
| Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS | — | — | $6,532 | $43,603 | $33,019 | 11.6x |
| Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA | — | — | $9,090 | $55,076 | $45,949 | 11.6x |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham, AL | — | — | $6,275 | $44,506 | $31,701 | 11.6x |
| Belmont College St Clairsville, OH | — | — | $6,995 | $49,749 | $35,329 | 11.6x |
| North Shore Community College Danvers, MA | — | — | $9,000 | $54,714 | $45,391 | 11.6x |
| University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei, HI | — | — | $10,327 | $53,969 | $52,075 | 11.6x |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey Cranford, NJ | — | — | $8,257 | $48,553 | $41,595 | 11.6x |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville, TN | — | — | $6,864 | $45,463 | $34,553 | 11.6x |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN | — | — | $13,744 | $71,941 | $69,020 | 11.6x |
| American River College Sacramento, CA | — | — | $7,999 | $74,069 | $40,162 | 11.6x |
| Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN | — | — | $7,099 | — | $35,594 | 11.5x |
| College of Alameda Alameda, CA | — | — | $8,496 | $43,771 | $42,563 | 11.5x |
| Beaufort County Community College Washington, NC | — | — | $6,500 | $51,493 | $32,519 | 11.5x |
| Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake, OH | — | — | $9,468 | $51,897 | $47,329 | 11.5x |