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.
| Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME | — | — | $23,414 | $113,298 | $89,964 | 8.6x |
| Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College Chester, NY | — | — | $10,880 | $31,517 | $41,785 | 8.6x |
| Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute Brooklyn, NY | — | — | $10,728 | — | $41,192 | 8.6x |
| New Dimensions School Joplin, MO | — | — | $7,309 | $29,730 | $28,050 | 8.6x |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN | — | — | $16,863 | $67,658 | $64,705 | 8.6x |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN | — | — | $13,548 | $59,518 | $51,938 | 8.6x |
| Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education Toledo, OH | — | — | $13,494 | $40,977 | $51,691 | 8.6x |
| Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | $12,822 | $56,687 | $49,045 | 8.6x |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA | — | — | $15,048 | $68,306 | $57,552 | 8.6x |
| Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary Spring Valley, NY | — | — | $4,543 | $19,100 | $17,360 | 8.6x |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff, MO | — | — | $8,496 | $42,322 | $32,442 | 8.5x |
| Carroll University Waukesha, WI | — | — | $15,193 | $66,639 | $58,009 | 8.5x |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA | — | — | $21,582 | $103,680 | $82,392 | 8.5x |
| Central Baptist College Conway, AR | — | — | $12,287 | $46,683 | $46,789 | 8.5x |
| M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, MI | — | — | $5,446 | $17,566 | $20,720 | 8.5x |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Pineville, KY | — | — | $10,949 | $44,416 | $41,623 | 8.5x |
| Wayne County Community College District Detroit, MI | — | — | $7,656 | $44,333 | $29,079 | 8.5x |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA | — | — | $12,124 | $57,231 | $46,047 | 8.5x |
| Mid-Del Technology Center Midwest City, OK | — | — | $8,763 | $32,475 | $33,238 | 8.5x |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX | — | — | $15,563 | $59,865 | $59,004 | 8.5x |
| North Idaho College Coeur d'Alene, ID | — | — | $10,575 | $50,312 | $40,081 | 8.5x |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA | — | — | $10,693 | $50,322 | $40,507 | 8.5x |
| Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains, MO | — | — | $9,750 | $40,257 | $36,922 | 8.5x |
| Fort Hays Tech North Central Beloit, KS | — | — | $12,393 | $52,536 | $46,928 | 8.5x |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | — | — | $14,889 | $65,199 | $56,346 | 8.5x |