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.
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA | — | — | $12,038 | $43,374 | $32,568 | 5.8x |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN | — | — | $15,796 | $53,808 | $42,730 | 5.8x |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA | — | — | $19,608 | $57,301 | $53,032 | 5.8x |
| Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, NC | — | — | $19,076 | $57,619 | $51,562 | 5.8x |
| Compton College Compton, CA | — | — | $12,647 | — | $34,181 | 5.8x |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN | — | — | $16,140 | $51,496 | $43,613 | 5.8x |
| Simpson College Indianola, IA | — | — | $21,936 | $56,509 | $59,274 | 5.8x |
| Philander Smith University Little Rock, AR | — | — | $14,224 | $42,151 | $38,427 | 5.8x |
| Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL | — | — | $25,180 | $77,058 | $68,010 | 5.8x |
| Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA | — | — | $23,003 | $70,755 | $62,105 | 5.7x |
| International Baptist College and Seminary Chandler, AZ | — | — | $14,660 | $31,024 | $39,556 | 5.7x |
| Crestpoint University Phoenix, AZ | — | — | $15,670 | $49,547 | $42,269 | 5.7x |
| State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY | — | — | $22,345 | $58,555 | $60,236 | 5.7x |
| St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX | — | — | $21,145 | $58,545 | $56,955 | 5.7x |
| Great Bay Community College Portsmouth, NH | — | — | $15,768 | $54,407 | $42,397 | 5.7x |
| Thomas University Thomasville, GA | — | — | $18,499 | $63,556 | $49,716 | 5.7x |
| Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Gulfport, MS | — | — | $8,252 | $26,644 | $22,177 | 5.7x |
| Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD | — | — | $17,400 | $53,289 | $46,709 | 5.7x |
| Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music San Juan, PR | — | — | $7,260 | $29,023 | $19,474 | 5.7x |
| University of the Southwest Hobbs, NM | — | — | $16,927 | $51,952 | $45,389 | 5.7x |
| Western New England University Springfield, MA | — | — | $27,290 | $76,928 | $73,157 | 5.7x |
| Montana State University Billings Billings, MT | — | — | $16,524 | $55,549 | $44,296 | 5.7x |
| Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT | — | — | $21,067 | $57,759 | $56,469 | 5.7x |
| Fort Lewis College Durango, CO | — | — | $17,296 | $46,601 | $46,349 | 5.7x |
| Shorter University Rome, GA | — | — | $16,646 | $54,008 | $44,604 | 5.7x |