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
Vermont State University
Randolph, VT
$18,212$56,249$50,3315.9x
Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK
$16,692$55,200$46,1165.9x
Logan University
Chesterfield, MO
$20,218$65,724$55,8385.9x
Heritage Christian University
Florence, AL
$15,426$42,5975.9x
Steven Papageorge Hair Academy
Chicago, IL
$10,721$31,874$29,5925.9x
Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, LA
$10,773$37,814$29,7345.9x
Lander University
Greenwood, SC
$15,363$47,003$42,3965.9x
Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH
$13,704$44,764$37,7915.9x
Newman University
Wichita, KS
$19,971$56,857$55,0415.9x
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH
$14,381$50,129$39,5965.9x
Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ
$19,285$62,671$53,0965.9x
Widener University
Chester, PA
$25,759$80,946$70,9205.9x
CET-Oxnard
Oxnard, CA
$11,992$40,676$32,9865.9x
Barstow Community College
Barstow, CA
$12,773$38,095$35,1045.9x
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS
$13,265$45,495$36,4215.9x
Longwood University
Farmville, VA
$19,066$54,005$52,3475.9x
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT
$16,191$52,806$44,4445.9x
Bowling Green State University-Firelands
Huron, OH
$17,480$54,998$47,8965.9x
Manchester University
North Manchester, IN
$18,805$52,989$51,5045.8x
University of Providence
Great Falls, MT
$17,649$88,535$48,2965.8x
Kettering University
Flint, MI
$34,660$99,943$94,8235.8x
Hood College
Frederick, MD
$20,873$70,173$57,0895.8x
Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton, SC
$14,670$54,255$40,1015.8x
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR
$17,936$51,164$48,9925.8x
Lindsey Wilson University
Columbia, KY
$15,070$43,852$41,1295.8x