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.
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA | — | — | $15,350 | $73,701 | $66,125 | 9.8x |
| University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO | — | — | $31,817 | $131,813 | $137,047 | 9.8x |
| Clinton Community College Plattsburgh, NY | — | — | $9,112 | $45,905 | $39,246 | 9.8x |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA | — | — | $9,490 | $95,545 | $40,850 | 9.8x |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe, CA | — | — | $8,516 | $45,548 | $36,657 | 9.8x |
| SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles, LA | — | — | $7,525 | $60,488 | $32,303 | 9.7x |
| SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY | — | — | $22,367 | $104,752 | $95,951 | 9.7x |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN | — | — | $11,636 | $54,434 | $49,898 | 9.7x |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke, PA | — | — | $9,433 | $49,521 | $40,437 | 9.7x |
| Portland Community College Portland, OR | — | — | $10,405 | $55,238 | $44,592 | 9.7x |
| Concord University Athens, WV | — | — | $9,966 | $45,035 | $42,703 | 9.7x |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX | — | — | $13,323 | $68,633 | $57,053 | 9.7x |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA | — | — | $12,414 | $74,506 | $53,077 | 9.7x |
| University of Hawaii Maui College Kahului, HI | — | — | $8,061 | $51,461 | $34,453 | 9.7x |
| Blinn College District Brenham, TX | — | — | $10,844 | $53,339 | $46,318 | 9.7x |
| Albizu University-San Juan San Juan, PR | — | — | $9,732 | $60,661 | $41,544 | 9.7x |
| Casper College Casper, WY | — | — | $9,593 | $46,963 | $40,935 | 9.7x |
| Columbia Gorge Community College The Dalles, OR | — | — | $10,416 | $53,750 | $44,440 | 9.7x |
| Century College White Bear Lake, MN | — | — | $10,906 | $54,401 | $46,424 | 9.6x |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX | — | — | $12,090 | $56,982 | $51,450 | 9.6x |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan, CO | — | — | $9,266 | $48,025 | $39,429 | 9.6x |
| Weatherford College Weatherford, TX | — | — | $9,967 | $59,564 | $42,397 | 9.6x |
| Everett Community College Everett, WA | — | — | $10,684 | $54,647 | $45,434 | 9.6x |
| East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX | — | — | $11,841 | $57,494 | $50,296 | 9.6x |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion, NC | — | — | $7,784 | $44,664 | $33,035 | 9.6x |