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
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
$25,447$81,820$78,4456.7x
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ
$18,745$59,272$57,7806.7x
Morrison Institute of Technology
Morrison, IL
$20,639$50,825$63,5716.7x
Texas College
Tyler, TX
$10,958$43,887$33,7526.7x
St Luke's College
Sioux City, IA
$19,820$76,207$61,0336.7x
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing
New Castle, PA
$22,889$71,301$70,4726.7x
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE
$18,327$61,753$56,4056.7x
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
$15,343$48,693$47,1856.7x
Cumberland University
Lebanon, TN
$18,759$58,091$57,6876.7x
Auburn Career Center
Concord Twp, OH
$12,051$48,563$37,0326.7x
Pivot Point Academy
Bloomingdale, IL
$9,920$32,002$30,4536.7x
Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina
Carolina, PR
$5,760$13,865$17,6666.7x
Quincy College
Quincy, MA
$17,126$59,190$52,5066.7x
Wayne State College
Wayne, NE
$15,360$52,406$47,0756.7x
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
$29,167$109,275$89,3636.7x
Pioneer Technology Center
Ponca City, OK
$9,750$37,175$29,8416.7x
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
Altoona, PA
$12,419$42,527$38,0086.7x
University of St Thomas
Houston, TX
$19,359$66,137$59,2246.6x
Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever, LA
$10,527$53,749$32,1896.6x
Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics
Ashland, VA
$10,219$33,119$31,2136.6x
Great Falls College Montana State University
Great Falls, MT
$12,468$48,830$38,0346.6x
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
$18,745$57,133$57,1256.6x
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
$17,127$49,328$52,1846.6x
Blue Ridge Community College
Weyers Cave, VA
$13,997$51,042$42,6446.6x
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
$18,196$62,831$55,3626.6x