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.

Tuition
Financial aid
Net price
Earnings (4yr)
Earnings (10yr)
ROI
Riverside City College
Riverside, CA
$8,377$49,751$41,09111.3x
Cuyamaca College
El Cajon, CA
$6,618$42,745$32,43511.3x
Caribbean University-Bayamon
Bayamon, PR
$4,665$26,954$22,84211.2x
Dewey University-Carolina
Carolina, PR
$4,041$24,524$19,76111.2x
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
Ranchos de Taos, NM
$9,165$59,818$44,79211.2x
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
Pikesville, MD
$13,572$67,359$66,33011.2x
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT
$9,804$55,279$47,86711.2x
Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS
$6,351$50,810$31,00211.2x
Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland, WI
$9,653$50,985$47,11311.2x
Miami University-Hamilton
Hamilton, OH
$11,286$70,785$55,07611.2x
Ohlone College
Fremont, CA
$11,130$54,27811.2x
Montcalm Community College
Sidney, MI
$7,280$55,704$35,49911.2x
Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls, OR
$7,050$43,088$34,35711.2x
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
$15,564$77,018$75,79011.2x
CCI Training Center-Arlington
Arlington, TX
$8,390$39,373$40,82911.2x
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud, MN
$9,635$58,691$46,87411.2x
Carver Career Center
Charleston, WV
$6,941$33,190$33,73911.2x
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
$8,398$50,121$40,79611.1x
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
$11,196$55,112$54,33811.1x
San Diego City College
San Diego, CA
$7,935$40,124$38,50311.1x
Automeca Technical College-Caguas
Caguas, PR
$5,077$23,349$24,63211.1x
Highline College
Des Moines, WA
$9,879$59,261$47,86911.1x
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield, MA
$7,679$52,747$37,13211.1x
Mendocino College
Ukiah, CA
$8,330$59,296$40,24311.1x
Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD
$9,234$52,443$44,60811.1x