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
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center
Ardmore, OK
$12,939$40,071$29,0124.6x
Central Texas Beauty College-Temple
Temple, TX
$10,403$28,691$23,3384.6x
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology
Willow Grove, PA
$25,158$67,387$56,4464.6x
Carnegie Institute
Troy, MI
$17,042$47,729$38,2444.6x
Gemological Institute of America-New York
New York, NY
$18,977$41,390$42,5884.6x
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,163$80,024$56,4874.6x
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
$24,739$63,007$55,5414.6x
Columbia College
Columbia, SC
$18,408$52,308$41,3384.6x
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TX
$24,066$57,671$54,0534.6x
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology
Delray Beach, FL
$21,276$51,259$47,7924.6x
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
$35,119$80,896$78,8924.6x
Averett University
Danville, VA
$22,925$59,911$51,5164.6x
Strayer University-Global Region
Washington, DC
$17,833$68,449$40,0924.6x
Blue Cliff College-Metairie
Metairie, LA
$9,863$26,644$22,1774.6x
Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, NC
$19,910$50,256$44,7814.6x
Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond, OK
$21,872$67,575$49,2034.6x
John D Rockefeller IV Career Center
New Cumberland, WV
$19,229$54,005$43,2644.6x
Eric Fisher Academy
Wichita, KS
$14,603$30,951$32,8584.6x
Faith International University
Tacoma, WA
$22,662$52,778$51,0064.6x
Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, VA
$22,213$44,267$50,0024.6x
Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program
Ford City, PA
$20,761$56,476$46,7564.6x
Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore, MD
$15,987$53,768$36,0254.6x
Brownson Technical School
Anaheim, CA
$30,513$66,418$68,7674.6x
Hondros College of Nursing
Columbus, OH
$26,014$68,894$58,6364.6x
CET-Colton
Colton, CA
$14,634$40,676$32,9864.6x