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.
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | — | — | $29,155 | $82,136 | $73,739 | 5.3x |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma, OH | — | — | $12,849 | $43,374 | $32,568 | 5.3x |
| Blackburn College Carlinville, IL | — | — | $18,460 | $46,015 | $46,802 | 5.3x |
| University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA | — | — | $22,235 | $60,701 | $56,380 | 5.3x |
| Wingate University Wingate, NC | — | — | $20,748 | $58,916 | $52,649 | 5.3x |
| Praxis Institute Miami, FL | — | — | $8,785 | $29,224 | $22,300 | 5.3x |
| Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI | — | — | $22,992 | $60,889 | $58,375 | 5.3x |
| Little Big Horn College Crow Agency, MT | — | — | $8,331 | $27,429 | $21,152 | 5.3x |
| Assumption University Worcester, MA | — | — | $29,498 | $67,745 | $74,895 | 5.3x |
| Central State University Wilberforce, OH | — | — | $13,096 | $42,843 | $33,267 | 5.4x |
| Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics New York, NY | — | — | $16,070 | $27,273 | $40,826 | 5.4x |
| Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL | — | — | $24,185 | $63,784 | $61,462 | 5.4x |
| Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | — | — | $24,190 | $79,047 | $61,480 | 5.4x |
| Russell Sage College Troy, NY | — | — | $22,917 | $66,409 | $58,316 | 5.4x |
| Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA | — | — | $19,676 | $50,183 | $50,074 | 5.4x |
| Troy University Troy, AL | — | — | $16,527 | $55,048 | $42,062 | 5.4x |
| Maryville College Maryville, TN | — | — | $19,360 | $49,454 | $49,279 | 5.4x |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Willow Street, PA | — | — | $17,505 | $56,037 | $44,566 | 5.4x |
| Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI | — | — | $17,707 | $69,009 | $45,099 | 5.4x |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora, CO | — | — | $16,666 | $46,016 | $42,456 | 5.4x |
| Edward Waters University Jacksonville, FL | — | — | $13,649 | — | $34,782 | 5.4x |
| ASPIRA City College Philadelphia, PA | — | — | $13,671 | — | $34,857 | 5.4x |
| University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD | — | — | $21,383 | $58,903 | $54,521 | 5.4x |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA | — | — | $14,621 | $51,238 | $37,291 | 5.4x |
| National Park College Hot Springs, AR | — | — | $12,720 | $45,799 | $32,444 | 5.4x |