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
Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI
$22,992$60,889$58,3755.3x
Praxis Institute
Miami, FL
$8,785$29,224$22,3005.3x
Wingate University
Wingate, NC
$20,748$58,916$52,6495.3x
University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA
$22,235$60,701$56,3805.3x
Blackburn College
Carlinville, IL
$18,460$46,015$46,8025.3x
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
Parma, OH
$12,849$43,374$32,5685.3x
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN
$29,155$82,136$73,7395.3x
Chamberlain University-California
Rancho Cordova, CA
$36,559$97,262$92,4055.3x
Paul Mitchell the School-St. George
Saint George, UT
$15,069$21,774$38,0435.3x
The Institute of Beauty and Wellness Madison
Madison, WI
$12,568$35,085$31,7235.3x
Baker University
Baldwin City, KS
$25,301$69,904$63,8555.3x
University of Charleston
Charleston, WV
$22,107$68,945$55,7745.3x
Iona University
New Rochelle, NY
$29,188$69,776$73,5955.3x
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center
Cape Girardeau, MO
$17,598$53,022$44,3695.3x
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA
$21,331$55,608$53,7755.3x
Velvatex College of Beauty Culture
Little Rock, AR
$6,909$14,155$17,4125.3x
Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA
$20,942$58,837$52,7665.3x
Spring Hill College
Mobile, AL
$20,449$51,5005.3x
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX
$20,590$56,530$51,8385.3x
La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PA
$20,794$57,880$52,3415.3x
Rosslyn Training Academy of Cosmetology
Aguada, PR
$4,769$11,9985.3x
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston, GA
$13,761$46,601$34,6195.3x
Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College
Brooklyn, NY
$16,515$41,5275.3x
ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR
$7,435$17,478$18,6945.3x
Simmons University
Boston, MA
$25,265$73,823$63,4945.3x