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.
| Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR | — | — | $8,200 | $50,594 | $40,968 | 11.5x |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla, NY | — | — | $9,373 | $112,190 | $46,822 | 11.5x |
| Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE | — | — | $8,544 | $49,390 | $42,634 | 11.5x |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner, AL | — | — | $7,660 | $53,980 | $38,192 | 11.5x |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN | — | — | $11,704 | $72,502 | $58,170 | 11.4x |
| Sheridan Technical College Hollywood, FL | — | — | $6,677 | $37,703 | $33,166 | 11.4x |
| Glendale Community College Glendale, CA | — | — | $8,365 | $49,295 | $41,540 | 11.4x |
| South Central College North Mankato, MN | — | — | $9,082 | $52,003 | $45,068 | 11.4x |
| Northwest College Powell, WY | — | — | $7,463 | $41,536 | $36,950 | 11.4x |
| Navajo Technical University Crownpoint, NM | — | — | $5,338 | — | $26,364 | 11.3x |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago, IL | — | — | $7,397 | $45,722 | $36,531 | 11.3x |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA | — | — | $9,132 | $50,185 | $45,039 | 11.3x |
| Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO | — | — | $7,197 | $45,935 | $35,487 | 11.3x |
| Advantage Technical College Manati, PR | — | — | $5,460 | $28,189 | $26,905 | 11.3x |
| Bellevue College Bellevue, WA | — | — | $11,430 | $64,079 | $56,310 | 11.3x |
| Marion S Whelan School of Nursing of Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY | — | — | $14,370 | $89,481 | $70,771 | 11.3x |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta, OH | — | — | $7,714 | $45,609 | $37,988 | 11.3x |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA | — | — | $9,210 | $47,686 | $45,325 | 11.3x |
| Wes Watkins Technology Center Wetumka, OK | — | — | $6,547 | $42,011 | $32,209 | 11.3x |
| Murray State University Murray, KY | — | — | $9,096 | $50,487 | $44,737 | 11.3x |
| Arkansas State University-Newport Newport, AR | — | — | $8,444 | $50,129 | $41,524 | 11.3x |
| Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ | — | — | $8,341 | $58,656 | $41,015 | 11.3x |
| University of St Francis Joliet, IL | — | — | $13,006 | $75,229 | $63,926 | 11.3x |
| Seattle Central College Seattle, WA | — | — | $8,819 | $60,072 | $43,307 | 11.3x |
| Frederick Community College Frederick, MD | — | — | $9,465 | $54,058 | $46,449 | 11.3x |