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.
| United Talmudical Seminary Brooklyn, NY | — | — | $6,640 | $18,950 | $25,113 | 8.5x |
| Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ | — | — | $19,703 | $77,933 | $74,479 | 8.5x |
| Nevada State University Henderson, NV | — | — | $14,068 | $73,626 | $53,166 | 8.4x |
| Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA | — | — | $14,262 | $63,994 | $53,874 | 8.4x |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX | — | — | $11,252 | $52,634 | $42,466 | 8.4x |
| Connors State College Warner, OK | — | — | $10,199 | $48,055 | $38,469 | 8.4x |
| Mitchell Technical College Mitchell, SD | — | — | $13,460 | $54,865 | $50,743 | 8.4x |
| Bethel University McKenzie, TN | — | — | $12,595 | $62,152 | $47,482 | 8.4x |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI | — | — | $12,285 | $57,493 | $46,297 | 8.4x |
| Kent State University at Geauga Burton, OH | — | — | $12,044 | $56,839 | $45,388 | 8.4x |
| Taylor Institute of Cosmetology II Knox, IN | — | — | $3,781 | — | $14,236 | 8.4x |
| Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME | — | — | $11,086 | $53,543 | $41,661 | 8.4x |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA | — | — | $11,331 | $69,922 | $42,553 | 8.4x |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA | — | — | $14,638 | $64,472 | $54,914 | 8.4x |
| Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL | — | — | $11,098 | $53,155 | $41,631 | 8.4x |
| Chadron State College Chadron, NE | — | — | $12,549 | $51,820 | $47,002 | 8.4x |
| Clatsop Community College Astoria, OR | — | — | $10,548 | $48,572 | $39,477 | 8.4x |
| Idaho State University Pocatello, ID | — | — | $12,193 | $58,142 | $45,608 | 8.4x |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA | — | — | $11,795 | $43,628 | $44,092 | 8.3x |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX | — | — | $10,206 | $48,557 | $38,140 | 8.3x |
| University of North Alabama Florence, AL | — | — | $12,170 | $50,818 | $45,415 | 8.3x |
| Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH | — | — | $16,197 | $70,682 | $60,409 | 8.3x |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI | — | — | $16,210 | $60,184 | $60,378 | 8.3x |
| Homestead Schools Torrance, CA | — | — | $15,962 | $66,788 | $59,398 | 8.3x |
| Lemoore College Lemoore, CA | — | — | $10,832 | $43,402 | $40,292 | 8.3x |