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
Catawba College
Salisbury, NC
$17,879$49,190$48,7935.8x
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, KY
$17,131$45,592$46,7475.8x
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
$20,968$13,254$23,793$68,268$64,9095.8x
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC
$14,086$43,702$38,4125.8x
San Jose City College
San Jose, CA
$16,959$57,895$46,2155.8x
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan
San Juan, PR
$8,387$36,386$22,8445.8x
Baker College
Owosso, MI
$13,157$53,754$35,8335.8x
PC AGE-Metropark
Iselin, NJ
$19,952$56,520$54,3235.8x
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD
$19,735$64,461$53,7285.8x
Universal Technical Institute-Canton
Canton, MI
$22,985$57,009$62,5755.8x
Coastline Community College
Fountain Valley, CA
$16,341$64,396$44,4835.8x
Gallaudet University
Washington, DC
$15,845$55,195$43,1015.8x
Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, KY
$21,835$70,208$59,3845.8x
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA
$23,330$76,659$63,4355.8x
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
$17,674$60,516$48,0395.8x
NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, NH
$18,011$55,056$48,9435.8x
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PA
$25,002$66,045$67,9185.8x
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville, NY
$15,939$52,536$43,2955.8x
Ripon College
Ripon, WI
$20,216$50,210$54,9025.8x
South Coast College
Orange, CA
$16,534$44,8975.8x
Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
$19,638$58,207$53,2785.8x
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
$19,859$54,065$53,8615.8x
Marietta College
Marietta, OH
$21,083$64,527$57,1805.8x
Houston Christian University
Houston, TX
$20,629$62,310$55,9335.8x
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Hato Rey, PR
$17,540$69,903$47,5405.8x