Colleges by ROI

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.

Tuition
Financial aid
Net price
Earnings (4yr)
Earnings (10yr)
ROI
Augusta University
Augusta, GA
$13,787$62,546$48,4727.8x
Salem Community College
Carneys Point, NJ
$10,816$50,664$38,0207.8x
North Park University
Chicago, IL
$16,948$65,399$59,5727.8x
Otero College
La Junta, CO
$11,103$38,328$39,0187.8x
Helena College University of Montana
Helena, MT
$11,593$50,913$40,7387.8x
SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
$13,624$49,169$47,8667.8x
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, NC
$10,528$44,829$36,9777.8x
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA
$12,152$52,988$42,6787.8x
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
Minden, LA
$9,256$46,119$32,5037.8x
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA
$12,947$51,767$45,4547.8x
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Abington, PA
$18,071$76,659$63,4357.8x
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA
$16,383$59,669$57,4667.8x
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
$15,273$62,885$53,5627.8x
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango
Sharon, PA
$18,095$76,659$63,4357.8x
Louisiana State University-Eunice
Eunice, LA
$10,421$54,639$36,4987.8x
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Texarkana, TX
$12,997$48,048$45,5157.8x
Halifax Community College
Weldon, NC
$9,040$45,575$31,6447.8x
William T McFatter Technical College
Davie, FL
$11,901$38,025$41,6567.8x
Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
$17,550$71,325$61,2897.7x
University of West Alabama
Livingston, AL
$12,684$64,122$44,2327.7x
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
$15,267$62,342$53,2367.7x
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, OK
$11,001$45,840$38,3377.7x
Wesleyan College
Macon, GA
$12,724$52,803$44,3177.7x
Mary Baldwin University
Staunton, VA
$12,756$51,402$44,4277.7x
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
$13,171$56,455$45,8727.7x