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
1411Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkana, TX · Public
−99%−$229,448
1412Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park, NJ · Private for-profit
−99%−$285,690
1413Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, WA · Public
−99%−$217,768
1414Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, MT · Public
−100%−$210,930
1415Concord UniversityAthens, WV · Public
−100%−$219,204
1416Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, VA · Private nonprofit
−100%−$232,900
1417SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, NY · Public
−100%−$244,106
1418Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit
−100%−$300,574
1419Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit
−101%−$229,270
1420North Central UniversityMinneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit
−101%−$284,718
1421University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL · Public
−101%−$252,382
1422Chipola CollegeMarianna, FL · Public
−101%−$185,792
1423Huntington UniversityHuntington, IN · Private nonprofit
−101%−$259,060
1424Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, GA · Public
−101%−$214,000
1425West Liberty UniversityWest Liberty, WV · Public
−101%−$243,324
1426Brescia UniversityOwensboro, KY · Private nonprofit
−101%−$216,736
1427Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, TX · Private nonprofit
−101%−$269,498
1428Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MO · Public
−101%−$222,278
1429Glenville State UniversityGlenville, WV · Public
−101%−$238,824
1430Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary of the Woods, IN · Private nonprofit
−101%−$311,498
1431Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, OH · Private nonprofit
−101%−$266,098
1432Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood, CO · Private for-profit
−102%−$314,152
1433Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO · Private nonprofit
−102%−$258,576
1434Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, MI · Public
−102%−$208,364
1435Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL · Private nonprofit
−102%−$262,542
1436Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Public
−102%−$243,510
1437Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, RI · Private nonprofit
−102%−$311,148
1438Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC · Private nonprofit
−102%−$296,744
1439Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, FL · Public
−102%−$213,908
1440Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, RI · Private nonprofit
−103%−$268,048
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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