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.
| Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA | — | — | $23,510 | $56,796 | $59,982 | 5.4x |
| Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX | — | — | $20,783 | $57,758 | $53,040 | 5.4x |
| Emmanuel College Boston, MA | — | — | $26,706 | $63,280 | $68,245 | 5.4x |
| University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR | — | — | $17,360 | $46,099 | $44,384 | 5.4x |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL | — | — | $13,644 | $51,951 | $34,894 | 5.4x |
| Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IA | — | — | $18,504 | $63,607 | $47,361 | 5.4x |
| Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Hudson Falls, NY | — | — | $18,800 | $55,159 | $48,129 | 5.4x |
| Rust College Holly Springs, MS | — | — | $12,587 | $41,313 | $32,275 | 5.4x |
| Cottey College Nevada, MO | — | — | $13,805 | $39,529 | $35,422 | 5.4x |
| Motlow State Community College Tullahoma, TN | — | — | $15,742 | $45,149 | $40,397 | 5.4x |
| Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty Academy New Castle, PA | — | — | $8,962 | $26,227 | $23,003 | 5.4x |
| Randall University Moore, OK | — | — | $16,383 | $44,913 | $42,051 | 5.4x |
| Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL | — | — | $20,729 | $64,769 | $53,213 | 5.4x |
| Angeles Institute ARTESIA, CA | — | — | $23,817 | $59,775 | $61,195 | 5.4x |
| Elmira College Elmira, NY | — | — | $22,386 | $64,723 | $57,550 | 5.4x |
| Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN | — | — | $18,463 | $49,182 | $47,491 | 5.4x |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC | — | — | $14,906 | $42,023 | $38,357 | 5.4x |
| Morris County Vocational School District Denville, NJ | — | — | $18,332 | $66,347 | $47,174 | 5.4x |
| College of Coastal Georgia Brunswick, GA | — | — | $15,261 | $52,505 | $39,318 | 5.4x |
| King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA | — | — | $23,093 | $67,122 | $59,498 | 5.4x |
| Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH | — | — | $20,079 | $61,640 | $51,748 | 5.4x |
| University of Dallas Irving, TX | — | — | $22,610 | $61,870 | $58,285 | 5.4x |
| Carroll College Helena, MT | — | — | $23,960 | $59,396 | $61,772 | 5.4x |
| Galen Health Institutes-Richmond Richmond, VA | — | — | $23,843 | $79,047 | $61,480 | 5.4x |
| Hiram College Hiram, OH | — | — | $21,058 | $52,304 | $54,311 | 5.4x |