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
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN
$29,155$82,136$73,7395.3x
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
Parma, OH
$12,849$43,374$32,5685.3x
Blackburn College
Carlinville, IL
$18,460$46,015$46,8025.3x
University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA
$22,235$60,701$56,3805.3x
Wingate University
Wingate, NC
$20,748$58,916$52,6495.3x
Praxis Institute
Miami, FL
$8,785$29,224$22,3005.3x
Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI
$22,992$60,889$58,3755.3x
Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, MT
$8,331$27,429$21,1525.3x
Assumption University
Worcester, MA
$29,498$67,745$74,8955.3x
Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
$13,096$42,843$33,2675.4x
Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics
New York, NY
$16,070$27,273$40,8265.4x
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL
$24,185$63,784$61,4625.4x
Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
$24,190$79,047$61,4805.4x
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY
$22,917$66,409$58,3165.4x
Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA
$19,676$50,183$50,0745.4x
Troy University
Troy, AL
$16,527$55,048$42,0625.4x
Maryville College
Maryville, TN
$19,360$49,454$49,2795.4x
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
Willow Street, PA
$17,505$56,037$44,5665.4x
Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI
$17,707$69,009$45,0995.4x
Concorde Career College-Aurora
Aurora, CO
$16,666$46,016$42,4565.4x
Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL
$13,649$34,7825.4x
ASPIRA City College
Philadelphia, PA
$13,671$34,8575.4x
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD
$21,383$58,903$54,5215.4x
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA
$14,621$51,238$37,2915.4x
National Park College
Hot Springs, AR
$12,720$45,799$32,4445.4x