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 South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC | — | — | $11,641 | $53,299 | $45,603 | 8.8x |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL | — | — | $11,442 | $51,678 | $44,788 | 8.8x |
| Berkshire Community College Pittsfield, MA | — | — | $9,921 | $47,666 | $38,832 | 8.8x |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI | — | — | $14,158 | $58,704 | $55,356 | 8.8x |
| Montana State University-Northern Havre, MT | — | — | $12,664 | $60,505 | $49,505 | 8.8x |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | — | — | $12,397 | $57,507 | $48,458 | 8.8x |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield, WV | — | — | $8,095 | $40,526 | $31,636 | 8.8x |
| Century College San Juan, PR | — | — | $4,980 | $14,031 | $19,462 | 8.8x |
| Wichita State University Wichita, KS | — | — | $13,194 | $59,707 | $51,532 | 8.8x |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji, MN | — | — | $10,996 | $55,473 | $42,930 | 8.8x |
| Hawaii Community College Hilo, HI | — | — | $8,942 | $46,462 | $34,891 | 8.8x |
| Lakes Region Community College Laconia, NH | — | — | $13,124 | $49,311 | $51,182 | 8.7x |
| Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson, KS | — | — | $11,404 | $55,610 | $44,468 | 8.7x |
| Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights, OH | — | — | $9,931 | $42,598 | $38,718 | 8.7x |
| Rend Lake College Ina, IL | — | — | $9,187 | $46,506 | $35,775 | 8.7x |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR | — | — | $9,175 | $36,313 | $35,723 | 8.7x |
| Fort Hays State University Hays, KS | — | — | $12,569 | $56,419 | $48,928 | 8.7x |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR | — | — | $10,574 | $49,998 | $41,102 | 8.7x |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI | — | — | $10,873 | $53,827 | $42,253 | 8.7x |
| Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Curtis, NE | — | — | $14,639 | $62,769 | $56,887 | 8.7x |
| Northwest HVAC/R Training Center Spokane, WA | — | — | $15,590 | $60,707 | $60,551 | 8.7x |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI | — | — | $14,305 | $59,730 | $55,548 | 8.7x |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown, NY | — | — | $9,850 | $44,726 | $38,242 | 8.7x |
| Garrett College McHenry, MD | — | — | $9,228 | $37,793 | $35,823 | 8.7x |
| Lewis University Romeoville, IL | — | — | $17,028 | $66,586 | $66,099 | 8.7x |