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.
| Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA | — | — | $8,068 | $46,724 | $37,277 | 10.6x |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA | — | — | $8,770 | $47,713 | $40,473 | 10.5x |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY | — | — | $11,346 | $53,203 | $52,334 | 10.5x |
| Clarendon College Clarendon, TX | — | — | $8,390 | $36,818 | $38,696 | 10.5x |
| South Arkansas College El Dorado, AR | — | — | $7,486 | $48,099 | $34,521 | 10.5x |
| Cal Poly Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA | — | — | $20,555 | $108,757 | $94,784 | 10.5x |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA | — | — | $9,203 | $50,125 | $42,436 | 10.5x |
| Washington State University Pullman, WA | — | — | $14,971 | $73,467 | $68,905 | 10.5x |
| Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR | — | — | $15,706 | $87,138 | $72,273 | 10.5x |
| Caribbean University-Ponce Ponce, PR | — | — | $4,964 | $26,954 | $22,842 | 10.5x |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS | — | — | $7,911 | $42,368 | $36,396 | 10.5x |
| Kean University Union, NJ | — | — | $12,447 | $59,472 | $57,237 | 10.5x |
| Yavapai College Prescott, AZ | — | — | $8,683 | $57,288 | $39,890 | 10.5x |
| Unitek College Hayward, CA | — | — | $19,130 | $64,415 | $87,877 | 10.5x |
| Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM | — | — | $8,522 | $54,074 | $39,095 | 10.5x |
| Great Oaks Career Campuses Cincinnati, OH | — | — | $12,037 | $52,299 | $55,163 | 10.5x |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady, NY | — | — | $8,947 | $44,040 | $40,902 | 10.4x |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL | — | — | $9,182 | $48,635 | $41,923 | 10.4x |
| Cecil College North East, MD | — | — | $9,658 | $50,453 | $43,952 | 10.4x |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN | — | — | $9,735 | $52,456 | $44,301 | 10.4x |
| SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY | — | — | $14,164 | $73,730 | $64,355 | 10.4x |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA | — | — | $9,096 | $53,830 | $41,217 | 10.3x |
| Worcester State University Worcester, MA | — | — | $13,381 | $63,801 | $60,624 | 10.3x |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson, TN | — | — | $8,472 | $45,526 | $38,383 | 10.3x |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX | — | — | $13,951 | $79,176 | $63,199 | 10.3x |