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.
| Chester County Intermediate Unit Downingtown, PA | — | — | $14,441 | $69,470 | $60,347 | 9.4x |
| University of South Carolina-Union Union, SC | — | — | $8,065 | $33,838 | $33,699 | 9.4x |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO | — | — | $11,571 | $57,589 | $48,341 | 9.4x |
| Laurel Technical Institute Hermitage, PA | — | — | $6,778 | $39,074 | $28,311 | 9.4x |
| Mayville State University Mayville, ND | — | — | $11,456 | $54,027 | $47,828 | 9.4x |
| Lane Community College Eugene, OR | — | — | $9,123 | $59,131 | $38,075 | 9.4x |
| Peirce College Philadelphia, PA | — | — | $12,148 | $58,509 | $50,660 | 9.4x |
| Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA | — | — | $13,886 | $60,781 | $57,897 | 9.4x |
| Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH | — | — | $10,897 | $56,839 | $45,388 | 9.4x |
| University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC | — | — | $10,648 | $66,946 | $44,236 | 9.4x |
| Immokalee Technical College Immokalee, FL | — | — | $9,065 | $41,588 | $37,652 | 9.4x |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC | — | — | $8,753 | $44,533 | $36,337 | 9.4x |
| Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK | — | — | $10,999 | $65,328 | $45,634 | 9.4x |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY | — | — | $11,040 | $54,691 | $45,795 | 9.4x |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA | — | — | $11,124 | $53,324 | $46,108 | 9.4x |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL | — | — | $11,607 | $56,704 | $48,071 | 9.4x |
| Georgia State University-Perimeter College Atlanta, GA | — | — | $11,453 | $58,898 | $47,384 | 9.3x |
| Community College of Denver Denver, CO | — | — | $9,450 | $53,984 | $39,095 | 9.3x |
| Sacred Heart Major Seminary Detroit, MI | — | — | $11,916 | $52,761 | $49,295 | 9.3x |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ | — | — | $9,197 | $41,991 | $38,018 | 9.3x |
| Tri-County Community College Murphy, NC | — | — | $7,799 | $41,132 | $32,232 | 9.3x |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN | — | — | $10,701 | $47,898 | $44,213 | 9.3x |
| Baptist University of Florida Graceville, FL | — | — | $10,372 | $40,595 | $42,836 | 9.3x |
| Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN | — | — | $13,529 | $59,194 | $55,813 | 9.3x |
| Miles Community College Miles City, MT | — | — | $10,405 | $43,022 | $42,862 | 9.3x |