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Best ROI Universities

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions.

50 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate ROI Ratio
1 United States Merchant Marine Academy
Public NY ROI
$945 $96,770 79% 102.4x
2 Florida Polytechnic University
Public FL ROI
$4,940 $77,545 50% 15.7x
3 University of Florida-Online
Public FL ROI
$3,876 $56,398 78% 14.6x
4 Dalton State College
Public GA ROI
$3,283 $37,491 26% 11.4x
5 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Public GA ROI
$3,195 $35,495 35% 11.1x
6 California State University Maritime Academy
Public CA ROI
$7,672 $84,676 65% 11.0x
7 University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Public NC ROI
$3,571 $37,126 45% 10.4x
8 College of Coastal Georgia
Public GA ROI
$3,483 $35,382 24% 10.2x
9 Elizabeth City State University
Public NC ROI
$3,412 $33,776 46% 9.9x
10 Thomas Edison State University
Public NJ ROI
$6,638 $65,570 N/A 9.9x
11 SUNY Maritime College
Public NY ROI
$8,540 $83,439 74% 9.8x
12 Fayetteville State University
Public NC ROI
$3,969 $37,831 39% 9.5x
13 Western Carolina University
Public NC ROI
$4,532 $43,085 60% 9.5x
14 Columbia Southern University
Private For-Profit AL ROI
$5,808 $55,140 35% 9.5x
15 Florida Atlantic University
Public FL ROI
$4,879 $45,647 63% 9.4x
16 CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Public NY ROI
$7,410 $68,616 N/A 9.3x
17 Brigham Young University
Private Non-Profit UT ROI
$6,496 $58,450 80% 9.0x
18 Middle Georgia State University
Public GA ROI
$4,432 $39,624 25% 8.9x
19 University of Florida
Public FL ROI
$6,381 $56,398 91% 8.8x
20 Florida State University
Public FL ROI
$5,656 $49,814 84% 8.8x
21 Brigham Young University-Idaho
Private Non-Profit ID ROI
$4,656 $40,447 55% 8.7x
22 University of North Georgia
Public GA ROI
$5,009 $43,085 38% 8.6x
23 Georgia Southwestern State University
Public GA ROI
$4,980 $42,047 34% 8.4x
24 Western Governors University
Private Non-Profit UT ROI
$8,300 $69,572 51% 8.4x
25 Kennesaw State University
Public GA ROI
$5,786 $47,863 47% 8.3x
26 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Public NY ROI
$7,464 $61,542 73% 8.2x
27 Georgia Gwinnett College
Public GA ROI
$4,458 $36,756 20% 8.2x
28 Clayton State University
Public GA ROI
$5,068 $41,633 35% 8.2x
29 Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Public OH ROI
$6,178 $48,991 18% 7.9x
30 Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Public OH ROI
$6,178 $48,991 13% 7.9x
31 Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Public OH ROI
$6,178 $48,991 18% 7.9x
32 Fort Hays State University
Public KS ROI
$5,633 $44,428 49% 7.9x
33 California State University-East Bay
Public CA ROI
$7,055 $55,546 46% 7.9x
34 San Jose State University
Public CA ROI
$7,992 $62,448 66% 7.8x
35 Colorado State University Global
Public CO ROI
$8,400 $65,131 N/A 7.8x
36 Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Public TX ROI
$6,627 $50,382 N/A 7.6x
37 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Public GA ROI
$11,764 $89,432 92% 7.6x
38 University of South Florida
Public FL ROI
$6,410 $48,328 74% 7.5x
39 Georgia Southern University
Public GA ROI
$5,905 $44,423 52% 7.5x
40 Utah Valley University
Public UT ROI
$6,270 $46,825 40% 7.5x
41 Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Public MA ROI
$10,816 $80,424 79% 7.4x
42 University of Central Florida
Public FL ROI
$6,368 $47,137 75% 7.4x
43 Nevada State University
Public NV ROI
$6,368 $47,092 32% 7.4x
44 Florida Gulf Coast University
Public FL ROI
$6,118 $45,029 57% 7.4x
45 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Public CA ROI
$7,439 $54,466 67% 7.3x
46 University of North Florida
Public FL ROI
$6,389 $46,546 68% 7.3x
47 Florida International University
Public FL ROI
$6,565 $47,768 71% 7.3x
48 University of Maryland Global Campus
Public MD ROI
$7,992 $58,051 24% 7.3x
49 Montana State University-Northern
Public MT ROI
$6,269 $45,045 36% 7.2x
50 California State University-Long Beach
Public CA ROI
$7,008 $50,062 71% 7.1x

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by best roi metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

Frequently Asked Questions

The top Best ROI university is United States Merchant Marine Academy, followed by Florida Polytechnic University. Rankings are based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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