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.
| Augusta University Augusta, GA | — | — | $13,787 | $62,546 | $48,472 | 7.8x |
| Salem Community College Carneys Point, NJ | — | — | $10,816 | $50,664 | $38,020 | 7.8x |
| North Park University Chicago, IL | — | — | $16,948 | $65,399 | $59,572 | 7.8x |
| Otero College La Junta, CO | — | — | $11,103 | $38,328 | $39,018 | 7.8x |
| Helena College University of Montana Helena, MT | — | — | $11,593 | $50,913 | $40,738 | 7.8x |
| SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY | — | — | $13,624 | $49,169 | $47,866 | 7.8x |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory, NC | — | — | $10,528 | $44,829 | $36,977 | 7.8x |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA | — | — | $12,152 | $52,988 | $42,678 | 7.8x |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA | — | — | $9,256 | $46,119 | $32,503 | 7.8x |
| Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA | — | — | $12,947 | $51,767 | $45,454 | 7.8x |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA | — | — | $18,071 | $76,659 | $63,435 | 7.8x |
| Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA | — | — | $16,383 | $59,669 | $57,466 | 7.8x |
| Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI | — | — | $15,273 | $62,885 | $53,562 | 7.8x |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA | — | — | $18,095 | $76,659 | $63,435 | 7.8x |
| Louisiana State University-Eunice Eunice, LA | — | — | $10,421 | $54,639 | $36,498 | 7.8x |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana, TX | — | — | $12,997 | $48,048 | $45,515 | 7.8x |
| Halifax Community College Weldon, NC | — | — | $9,040 | $45,575 | $31,644 | 7.8x |
| William T McFatter Technical College Davie, FL | — | — | $11,901 | $38,025 | $41,656 | 7.8x |
| Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | — | — | $17,550 | $71,325 | $61,289 | 7.7x |
| University of West Alabama Livingston, AL | — | — | $12,684 | $64,122 | $44,232 | 7.7x |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA | — | — | $15,267 | $62,342 | $53,236 | 7.7x |
| Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Miami, OK | — | — | $11,001 | $45,840 | $38,337 | 7.7x |
| Wesleyan College Macon, GA | — | — | $12,724 | $52,803 | $44,317 | 7.7x |
| Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA | — | — | $12,756 | $51,402 | $44,427 | 7.7x |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN | — | — | $13,171 | $56,455 | $45,872 | 7.7x |