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
Alabama A & M University
Normal, AL
$17,621$54,018$40,6284.8x
Professional Skills Institute
Maumee, OH
$20,721$46,919$47,7654.8x
Chamberlain University-Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
$40,096$97,262$92,4054.8x
Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX
$12,709$29,2884.8x
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
$14,135$43,374$32,5684.8x
Shawnee Beauty College
Shawnee, OK
$8,089$15,690$18,6364.8x
Huntington School of Beauty Culture
Huntington, WV
$10,768$21,075$24,7944.8x
Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Herkimer, NY
$18,150$51,627$41,7634.8x
Saint Edward's University
Austin, TX
$25,578$59,999$58,8264.7x
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Wheeling, IL
$26,781$61,608$61,5744.7x
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
$14,810$47,240$34,0424.7x
Greene County Career and Technology Center
Waynesburg, PA
$14,909$50,920$34,2314.7x
United States Sports University
Daphne, AL
$24,076$69,925$55,2574.7x
Saint Elizabeth University
Morristown, NJ
$23,125$66,386$53,0384.7x
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
$32,568$79,409$74,6524.7x
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
$22,488$54,650$51,5394.7x
Lee University
Cleveland, TN
$18,878$47,559$43,2224.7x
Tiffin Academy of Hair Design
Tiffin, OH
$10,936$27,089$25,0364.7x
Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN
$20,148$47,456$46,1104.7x
Edgewood University
Madison, WI
$26,113$68,625$59,7284.7x
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA
$27,743$69,197$63,4544.7x
Miles College
Fairfield, AL
$14,271$32,6274.7x
University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH
$23,280$57,955$53,2174.7x
Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy
Joliet, IL
$13,273$35,767$30,3414.7x
Dunwoody College of Technology
Minneapolis, MN
$26,939$69,987$61,5114.7x