Best Private Colleges by ROI

Top 50 private nonprofit institutions by return on investment. See methodology.

Top 10 Private Schools by ROI

#SchoolStateNet Price10yr EarningsDebtROI Score
1College of Biblical Studies-HoustonTX$672$39,260$25,570145.1
2San Diego Christian CollegeCA$992$49,766$24,941124.4
3Princeton UniversityNJ$6,128$110,066$10,32043.9
4Trinity International University-IllinoisIL$2,835$46,989$26,08240.4
5Yeshiva Toras ChaimNJ$5,356$62,526N/A28.2
6Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryNY$3,822$36,442N/A22.8
7Stanford UniversityCA$13,807$124,080$12,00021.5
8California Institute of TechnologyCA$16,075$128,566N/A19.0
9Talmudical Seminary of BobovNY$2,840$22,432N/A18.8
10Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelNY$4,156$31,853N/A18.2
11Mount Carmel College of NursingOH$10,420$75,103$22,08217.0
12Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$20,111$143,372$14,76816.8
13Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto CampusesCA$5,524$39,248$35,50016.8
14Berea CollegeKY$6,106$43,150$3,59116.7
15Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeOH$5,355$37,453N/A16.5
16Wilberforce UniversityOH$5,567$38,298$26,46816.2
17College of the OzarksMO$6,100$41,592N/A16.1
18Rice UniversityTX$13,370$89,718$11,00015.8
19Talmudical Academy-New JerseyNJ$6,164$40,344N/A15.4
20Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaNY$5,646$36,545N/A15.2
21Baptist Health Sciences UniversityTN$11,212$72,529$29,50015.2
22The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNY$13,269$83,847$15,00014.8
23University of ChicagoIL$14,860$91,885$15,00014.5
24Christian Brothers UniversityTN$9,854$57,478$27,00013.6
25Trinity Washington UniversityDC$9,302$53,804$28,25013.5
26Vanderbilt UniversityTN$15,846$91,565$14,00013.4
27Bowdoin CollegeME$14,398$82,735$18,50013.4
28Dewey University-Hato ReyPR$3,577$19,761$5,18512.8
29Pillar CollegeNJ$8,470$45,577$21,48312.4
30Saint Xavier UniversityIL$10,970$58,656$22,22312.4
31Harvard UniversityMA$19,066$101,817$14,00012.3
32Brescia UniversityKY$8,709$45,500$29,43012.1
33Universidad Central de BayamonPR$4,827$25,021$9,39312.0
34Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringMA$25,171$129,455$19,50011.9
35Dominican UniversityIL$11,745$60,327$24,41111.8
36Le Moyne-Owen CollegeTN$7,099$35,594$28,07011.5
37Williams CollegeMA$17,716$88,665$12,76111.5
38Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN$11,704$58,170$21,50011.4
39University of St FrancisIL$13,006$63,926$21,07911.3
40Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegeMD$13,572$66,330N/A11.2
41Brigham Young UniversityUT$15,564$75,790$11,06911.2
42Western Governors UniversityUT$12,548$60,615$11,11611.1
43Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$21,590$102,491$21,50010.9
44Saint Peter's UniversityNJ$12,199$57,815$20,50010.8
45Holy Family UniversityPA$13,143$62,235$25,12510.8
46Colby CollegeME$17,180$80,490$19,15710.7
47Davidson CollegeNC$17,379$81,400$18,68810.7
48Wiley UniversityTX$7,092$33,159$24,98910.7
49University of Detroit MercyMI$15,232$71,030$23,25010.7
50Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$18,809$87,555$10,25010.6

Rankings based solely on federal data. Data: College Scorecard.