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
Summit Salon Academy-Portland
Tigard, OR
$11,362$29,460$24,1064.3x
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH
$23,589$49,762$50,0304.3x
Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC
$21,666$54,684$45,8984.3x
Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES
Elmira, NY
$20,757$47,482$43,9564.3x
CET-El Paso
El Paso, TX
$15,578$40,676$32,9864.3x
National Aviation Academy of New England
Concord, MA
$27,871$72,763$59,0094.3x
All-State Career School
Essington, PA
$18,205$48,534$38,4954.3x
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC
$18,097$46,691$38,2624.3x
Emory University-Oxford College
Oxford, GA
$37,920$90,139$80,1374.3x
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY
$27,074$62,639$57,2144.3x
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
$29,104$79,047$61,4804.3x
Terra State Community College
Fremont, OH
$17,345$48,710$36,6124.3x
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, OK
$28,358$62,310$59,8414.3x
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
$34,779$76,334$73,3714.3x
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
North Hollywood, CA
$23,984$52,837$50,5524.3x
York University
York, NE
$20,951$47,078$44,1304.3x
Capitol Beauty School
Omaha, NE
$14,886$28,970$31,3494.3x
Texas County Technical College
Houston, MO
$19,429$61,845$40,8434.3x
Truett McConnell University
Cleveland, GA
$22,227$47,336$46,7004.3x
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI
$32,918$90,760$69,1514.3x
Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN
$21,131$51,271$44,3674.2x
Taylor University
Upland, IN
$24,865$51,779$52,1984.2x
The Hair Academy
Bismarck, ND
$14,950$34,894$31,3704.2x
Hastings College
Hastings, NE
$24,452$52,539$51,3034.2x
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, VA
$27,866$61,824$58,4484.2x