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
Erskine College
Due West, SC
$16,525$48,305$53,4597.1x
Emmaus Bible College
Dubuque, IA
$13,186$44,052$42,6317.1x
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary
Los Angeles, CA
$14,959$36,185$48,3617.1x
Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa Park
Villa Park, IL
$8,354$26,9707.1x
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL
$13,739$52,657$44,3497.1x
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
Schuylkill Haven, PA
$19,659$76,659$63,4357.1x
North Country Community College
Saranac Lake, NY
$11,868$54,281$38,2767.1x
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
Bayamon, PR
$9,284$33,732$29,9367.1x
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA
$10,706$43,033$34,5027.1x
Pine Technical & Community College
Pine City, MN
$12,798$52,498$41,2327.1x
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
$12,970$49,759$41,7667.1x
Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO
$13,251$53,293$42,6477.0x
Hallmark University
San Antonio, TX
$12,513$59,410$40,1837.0x
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton, OH
$15,415$62,601$49,5007.0x
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA
$18,235$59,019$58,5377.0x
St. Francis College
Brooklyn, NY
$18,129$58,523$58,0997.0x
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS
$15,784$57,275$50,5797.0x
Upper Valley Career Center
Piqua, OH
$16,282$49,310$52,1707.0x
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus
San Juan, PR
$7,646$29,751$24,4907.0x
Bladen Community College
Dublin, NC
$9,551$46,043$30,5917.0x
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Baton Rouge, LA
$18,552$63,699$59,4197.0x
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
$19,398$62,507$62,1177.0x
Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach, FL
$12,030$46,007$38,5187.0x
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS
$14,176$52,956$45,3877.0x
Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico
Aguadilla, PR
$6,212$19,197$19,8787.0x