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
Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Hudson Falls, NY
$18,800$55,159$48,1295.4x
Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, IA
$18,504$63,607$47,3615.4x
Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, AL
$13,644$51,951$34,8945.4x
University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, AR
$17,360$46,099$44,3845.4x
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA
$26,706$63,280$68,2455.4x
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX
$20,783$57,758$53,0405.4x
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA
$23,510$56,796$59,9825.4x
National Park College
Hot Springs, AR
$12,720$45,799$32,4445.4x
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA
$14,621$51,238$37,2915.4x
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD
$21,383$58,903$54,5215.4x
ASPIRA City College
Philadelphia, PA
$13,671$34,8575.4x
Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL
$13,649$34,7825.4x
Concorde Career College-Aurora
Aurora, CO
$16,666$46,016$42,4565.4x
Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI
$17,707$69,009$45,0995.4x
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
Willow Street, PA
$17,505$56,037$44,5665.4x
Maryville College
Maryville, TN
$19,360$49,454$49,2795.4x
Troy University
Troy, AL
$16,527$55,048$42,0625.4x
Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA
$19,676$50,183$50,0745.4x
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY
$22,917$66,409$58,3165.4x
Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
$24,190$79,047$61,4805.4x
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL
$24,185$63,784$61,4625.4x
Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics
New York, NY
$16,070$27,273$40,8265.4x
Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
$13,096$42,843$33,2675.4x
Assumption University
Worcester, MA
$29,498$67,745$74,8955.3x
Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, MT
$8,331$27,429$21,1525.3x