Best ROI Colleges

Top 50 schools by return on investment. Based on 10-year median earnings vs total cost. See methodology.

Median ROI across all 2,000+ schools

4.5

Top 10 by ROI Score

#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
3CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNY$3,033$75,971$11,51261.6
4CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$2,984$63,163$11,00051.9
5CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$3,103$60,752$11,00048.0
6CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$3,148$58,013$10,95045.1
7Princeton UniversityNJ$6,128$110,066$10,32043.9
8CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNY$3,203$56,195$11,00042.9
9CUNY City CollegeNY$3,776$66,039$11,99042.7
10Trinity International University-IllinoisIL$2,835$46,989$26,08240.4
11CUNY Queens CollegeNY$4,195$62,763$10,29836.4
12California State University-Los AngelesCA$3,967$59,211$13,00036.3
13University of Florida-OnlineFL$4,815$71,588$15,00036.2
14United States Merchant Marine AcademyNY$6,174$90,610$8,83335.7
15Ohio University-Eastern CampusOH$3,925$52,581$21,05632.5
16Texas A & M International UniversityTX$3,637$48,386$15,00032.3
17California State University-San BernardinoCA$4,564$59,977$14,71531.9
18CUNY York CollegeNY$4,456$56,945$11,00030.9
19Indiana University-KokomoIN$3,968$49,917$16,96130.4
20Yeshiva Toras ChaimNJ$5,356$62,526N/A28.2
21University of FloridaFL$6,541$71,588$15,00026.4
22California State University-BakersfieldCA$5,652$59,009$16,60025.1
23California State University-StanislausCA$6,067$63,188$13,54025.0
24The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$4,831$49,620$12,95024.7
25CUNY New York City College of TechnologyNY$5,127$49,365$10,53323.1
26California State University-FullertonCA$6,555$62,951$13,75023.0
27College of Staten Island CUNYNY$5,579$53,501$14,35023.0
28Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryNY$3,822$36,442N/A22.8
29Ohio University-Zanesville CampusOH$5,746$52,581$21,05621.9
30Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusOH$5,755$52,581$21,05621.8
31Stanford UniversityCA$13,807$124,080$12,00021.5
32California State University-FresnoCA$7,000$61,244$14,50520.9
33Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA$12,116$102,772$21,67220.2
34Indiana University-NorthwestIN$5,130$43,361$21,71020.1
35California State University-NorthridgeCA$7,021$59,115$13,87220.1
36CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeNY$5,718$46,498$10,98819.3
37Dalton State CollegeGA$5,012$40,251$12,93719.1
38California Institute of TechnologyCA$16,075$128,566N/A19.0
39Purdue University NorthwestIN$6,079$48,318$21,22918.9
40Talmudical Seminary of BobovNY$2,840$22,432N/A18.8
41Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusNM$4,904$38,550$16,50018.6
42New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyNM$9,873$76,489$19,08518.4
43University of Akron Wayne CollegeOH$6,032$46,600$23,25018.3
44University of Washington-Tacoma CampusWA$10,163$78,466$14,61518.3
45Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelNY$4,156$31,853N/A18.2
46California State University-East BayCA$9,320$71,401$16,54418.1
47University of Michigan-FlintMI$7,007$53,230$25,00018.0
48University of Arkansas GranthamAR$8,370$63,496$21,95618.0
49Mount Carmel College of NursingOH$10,420$75,103$22,08217.0
50Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$20,111$143,372$14,76816.8

Rankings based solely on federal data, not surveys or reputation. Data: College Scorecard.