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
Ensign College
Salt Lake City, UT
$10,824$58,554$50,63010.7x
Automeca Technical College-Aguadilla
Aguadilla, PR
$5,268$23,349$24,63210.7x
Wiley University
Marshall, TX
$7,092$39,988$33,15910.7x
Frank Phillips College
Borger, TX
$7,953$41,353$37,17910.7x
Gordon State College
Barnesville, GA
$8,105$47,316$37,87110.7x
Medina County Career Center
Medina, OH
$8,835$40,269$41,27310.7x
Eastern Maine Community College
Bangor, ME
$8,928$48,024$41,70410.7x
Ohio State University-Lima Campus
Lima, OH
$12,940$70,682$60,40910.7x
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
$15,232$78,953$71,03010.7x
Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD
$9,977$63,359$46,49010.6x
Colorado State University Global
Denver, CO
$16,510$79,486$76,81310.6x
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL
$8,970$52,407$41,73310.6x
Pierce College District
Lakewood, WA
$10,222$53,333$47,53210.6x
Northeastern Technical College
Cheraw, SC
$6,913$36,017$32,14110.6x
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA
$8,172$46,912$37,98110.6x
Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad
Ponce, PR
$5,684$27,476$26,39810.6x
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
Chicago, IL
$7,863$44,594$36,48410.6x
Great Basin College
Elko, NV
$8,471$57,602$39,28910.6x
Allen County Community College
Iola, KS
$8,642$48,221$40,05910.6x
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, NY
$11,676$63,250$54,08010.6x
Arkansas State University Three Rivers
Malvern, AR
$8,070$33,964$37,37410.6x
Fresno City College
Fresno, CA
$8,069$46,885$37,36110.6x
Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, WA
$9,406$56,719$43,52610.6x
American Public University System
Charles Town, WV
$9,597$70,107$44,40910.6x
North American Trade Schools
Baltimore, MD
$8,597$47,948$39,75610.6x