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.
| Oakton College Des Plaines, IL | — | — | $5,183 | $53,388 | $47,852 | 22.1x |
| Roane State Community College Harriman, TN | — | — | $4,270 | $45,998 | $39,407 | 22.1x |
| Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield, ME | — | — | $3,910 | $52,079 | $36,035 | 22.0x |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup, NM | — | — | $4,868 | $59,818 | $44,792 | 22.0x |
| Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH | — | — | $5,746 | $70,528 | $52,581 | 21.9x |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH | — | — | $5,755 | $70,528 | $52,581 | 21.8x |
| Muskegon Community College Muskegon, MI | — | — | $4,005 | $47,476 | $36,549 | 21.8x |
| Monroe County Community College Monroe, MI | — | — | $4,586 | $55,341 | $41,646 | 21.7x |
| Hamrick School Medina, OH | — | — | $4,956 | $52,393 | $44,797 | 21.6x |
| Texas Beauty College Haltom city, TX | — | — | $2,933 | $25,963 | $26,392 | 21.5x |
| Amarillo College Amarillo, TX | — | — | $4,600 | $50,015 | $41,302 | 21.4x |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL | — | — | $4,299 | $52,163 | $38,479 | 21.4x |
| St Philip's College San Antonio, TX | — | — | $4,273 | $52,292 | $38,224 | 21.4x |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA | — | — | $4,824 | $54,736 | $43,145 | 21.4x |
| American Samoa Community College Pago Pago, AS | — | — | $3,386 | $32,760 | $30,087 | 21.2x |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC | — | — | $3,589 | $48,138 | $31,861 | 21.2x |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH | — | — | $5,993 | $70,528 | $52,581 | 20.9x |
| Paul D Camp Community College Franklin, VA | — | — | $4,126 | $48,904 | $36,031 | 20.8x |
| Utah Valley University Orem, UT | — | — | $6,376 | $66,978 | $55,486 | 20.8x |
| Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL | — | — | $4,571 | $52,556 | $39,664 | 20.7x |
| Kishwaukee College Malta, IL | — | — | $4,574 | $49,273 | $39,657 | 20.7x |
| San Antonio College San Antonio, TX | — | — | $4,585 | $47,341 | $39,711 | 20.7x |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ | — | — | $4,714 | $48,765 | $40,513 | 20.5x |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City, AL | — | — | $4,244 | $51,644 | $36,438 | 20.5x |
| Kapiolani Community College Honolulu, HI | — | — | $5,202 | $51,544 | $44,599 | 20.4x |