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
American InterContinental University System
Chandler, AZ
$15,172$50,399$36,1445.0x
Thomas College
Waterville, ME
$18,885$54,264$44,9915.0x
Technical College of the Lowcountry
Beaufort, SC
$14,724$47,361$35,0905.0x
Motoring Technical Training Institute
Seekonk, MA
$20,255$46,174$48,2815.0x
Staunton School of Cosmetology
Staunton, VA
$9,504$22,6605.0x
Piedmont University
Demorest, GA
$20,599$65,743$49,1305.0x
Pacific College
Costa Mesa, CA
$29,363$73,359$70,0645.0x
ETI School of Skilled Trades
Willowbrook, IL
$22,126$52,366$52,8005.0x
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
$23,388$60,125$55,8175.0x
Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
$20,251$53,936$48,3825.0x
Harding University
Searcy, AR
$22,130$53,024$52,8765.0x
Missouri Valley College
Marshall, MO
$18,086$49,963$43,2215.0x
Boise State University
Boise, ID
$21,610$64,791$51,6585.0x
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK
$22,857$64,450$54,6555.0x
American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
New York, NY
$22,872$60,862$54,6955.0x
Bethany College
Bethany, WV
$18,605$52,582$44,5125.0x
Central Penn College
Summerdale, PA
$18,953$52,318$45,3705.0x
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
Boulder, CO
$13,367$36,127$32,0015.0x
Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY
$24,338$58,373$58,2895.0x
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach, SC
$25,662$79,047$61,4805.0x
Greenville University
Greenville, IL
$19,533$47,578$46,8275.0x
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA
$35,333$95,437$84,7135.0x
Capital University
Columbus, OH
$22,576$59,121$54,1435.0x
AdventHealth University
Orlando, FL
$30,135$79,607$72,2825.0x
Career Development Institute Inc
Los Angeles, CA
$25,919$66,367$62,2095.0x