Best ROI colleges in America
Ten years of reported earnings premium, measured against four years of net price plus earnings forgone while studying.
1,616eligible colleges$45kcomparison earnings
LOWER10-YEAR ROIHIGHER
841Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH · Private nonprofit
−56%−$156,502
842Roanoke CollegeSalem, VA · Private nonprofit
−56%−$156,592
843Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit
−56%−$138,700
844New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, RI · Private nonprofit
−56%−$183,712
845University of South AlabamaMobile, AL · Public
−56%−$141,462
846Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FL · Private nonprofit
−56%−$180,058
847The University of the SouthSewanee, TN · Private nonprofit
−56%−$164,688
848Lasell UniversityNewton, MA · Private nonprofit
−57%−$164,004
849Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit
−57%−$148,826
850Olympic CollegeBremerton, WA · Public
−57%−$118,128
851Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY · Private nonprofit
−57%−$173,240
852Rogers State UniversityClaremore, OK · Public
−57%−$137,006
853Radford UniversityRadford, VA · Public
−57%−$135,402
854Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX · Public
−57%−$139,716
855Carroll CollegeHelena, MT · Private nonprofit
−57%−$157,010
856Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit
−57%−$154,928
857Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA · Private nonprofit
−57%−$156,480
858Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA · Private nonprofit
−57%−$179,262
859Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, MD · Public
−57%−$141,340
860Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA · Private nonprofit
−57%−$170,654
861Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI · Public
−57%−$138,528
862Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, TX · Public
−57%−$131,100
863Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland, VA · Private nonprofit
−58%−$167,774
864Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS · Public
−58%−$134,056
865Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, OK · Private nonprofit
−58%−$154,676
866University of BridgeportBridgeport, CT · Private nonprofit
−58%−$168,218
867Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina, KS · Private nonprofit
−58%−$156,404
868University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA · Public
−58%−$135,680
869Columbia Basin CollegePasco, WA · Public
−58%−$123,758
870The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX · Public
−58%−$115,724
The ranking includes currently operating colleges with reported bachelor’s-level programs, at least 500 students and annual average net price of $1,000 or more. It does not model taxes, wage growth, living costs or completion risk.
Best ROI colleges by state
Every state page uses the same data-quality screen and economic-investment formula as the national ranking.
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