Medium-Sized Colleges With Highest Return-on-Investment

College rankings on TheClassroom.com use recent data about four-year colleges from publicly available sources using transparent methodology. This is a ranking of colleges by return-on-investment in descending order. Only colleges that are medium are included. See if your school is in the ranking!

Medium-Sized Colleges With Highest Return-on-Investment

Top 20 by Return-on-Investment

Medium-Sized Colleges With Highest Return-on-Investment - Complete List

Rank	College	Median Salary	Typical Cost	Return-on-Investment
1	South Texas College	$28,200	$1,892	14.9
2	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	$40,200	$4,432	9.1
3	California State University-Fresno	$43,300	$6,177	7.0
3	California State University-San Bernardino	$44,800	$6,444	7.0
5	The University of Texas at El Paso	$38,900	$5,713	6.8
6	Utah Valley University	$43,100	$6,738	6.4
7	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	$55,300	$9,510	5.8
8	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	$75,800	$13,340	5.7
9	CUNY Queens College	$47,400	$8,704	5.4
9	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$54,100	$10,077	5.4
9	CUNY City College	$45,800	$8,547	5.4
12	CUNY New York City College of Technology	$38,900	$7,498	5.2
13	California State University-San Marcos	$45,100	$8,985	5.0
13	The University of Texas at Dallas	$51,100	$10,254	5.0
15	Brigham Young University-Idaho	$39,900	$8,344	4.8
16	California State University-East Bay	$50,500	$10,758	4.7
17	Weber State University	$43,300	$9,321	4.6
17	Santa Monica College	$32,500	$7,016	4.6
17	Valencia College	$31,000	$6,804	4.6
20	University of Illinois at Chicago	$52,200	$11,571	4.5
20	University of Utah	$51,000	$11,322	4.5
20	CUNY Brooklyn College	$43,500	$9,771	4.5
23	CUNY Hunter College	$45,100	$10,201	4.4
24	University of North Georgia	$40,600	$9,608	4.2
25	Stony Brook University	$55,100	$13,615	4.0
26	The University of Texas at Arlington	$46,700	$11,952	3.9
26	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	$41,000	$10,538	3.9
28	University of Virginia-Main Campus	$60,700	$15,945	3.8
28	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	$43,200	$11,432	3.8
28	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	$38,300	$10,200	3.8
31	Broward College	$33,300	$8,882	3.7
31	University of California-Riverside	$47,300	$12,841	3.7
31	Florida Atlantic University	$41,500	$11,303	3.7
34	Appalachian State University	$36,800	$10,167	3.6
34	University of Pennsylvania	$82,400	$22,944	3.6
34	Binghamton University	$59,200	$16,540	3.6
37	University of Delaware	$55,100	$15,894	3.5
38	Sam Houston State University	$42,600	$12,365	3.4
38	Oakland University	$41,900	$12,198	3.4
38	Eastern Washington University	$42,500	$12,397	3.4
38	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	$35,600	$10,403	3.4
38	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	$63,100	$18,530	3.4
38	Wayne State University	$39,900	$11,910	3.4
44	SUNY at Albany	$50,600	$15,114	3.3
44	California State University-Chico	$45,600	$13,645	3.3
44	James Madison University	$53,800	$16,252	3.3
44	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	$41,900	$12,849	3.3
44	Utah State University	$42,400	$13,037	3.3
49	Montclair State University	$48,900	$15,131	3.2
49	University of Hawaii at Manoa	$43,600	$13,520	3.2
49	George Mason University	$58,100	$18,032	3.2
49	University of Central Oklahoma	$38,400	$12,008	3.2
49	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	$46,600	$14,581	3.2
49	Towson University	$49,800	$15,597	3.2
49	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	$44,300	$13,951	3.2
49	Metropolitan State University of Denver	$38,400	$12,104	3.2
49	Middle Tennessee State University	$37,000	$11,744	3.2
58	University at Buffalo	$49,900	$15,987	3.1
58	Minnesota State University-Mankato	$43,100	$13,812	3.1
58	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	$34,900	$11,230	3.1
58	Boise State University	$36,100	$11,711	3.1
58	East Carolina University	$39,300	$12,817	3.1
63	University of Southern Mississippi	$35,800	$11,916	3.0
63	University of Nevada-Reno	$45,000	$15,022	3.0
63	Western Kentucky University	$33,800	$11,409	3.0
63	Portland State University	$42,900	$14,481	3.0
63	Florida Gulf Coast University	$41,000	$13,842	3.0
68	Ball State University	$39,400	$13,369	2.9
68	University of Connecticut	$55,800	$19,064	2.9
68	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	$42,300	$14,747	2.9
68	Clemson University	$50,900	$17,797	2.9
72	Eastern Kentucky University	$34,800	$12,255	2.8
72	Georgia State University	$41,200	$14,573	2.8
72	Western Michigan University	$43,700	$15,489	2.8
72	Central Michigan University	$40,200	$14,275	2.8
72	University of Oregon	$43,200	$15,355	2.8
72	University of Mississippi	$41,100	$14,678	2.8
72	Old Dominion University	$42,600	$15,218	2.8
72	University of Arkansas	$43,100	$15,411	2.8
72	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	$50,800	$18,348	2.8
81	University of Memphis	$36,400	$13,291	2.7
81	Rowan University	$49,400	$18,067	2.7
81	Western Washington University	$44,400	$16,245	2.7
81	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	$48,700	$17,966	2.7
81	University of Rhode Island	$49,800	$18,391	2.7
81	Montana State University	$40,400	$14,953	2.7
81	University of California-Santa Cruz	$43,700	$16,261	2.7
81	Kansas State University	$43,800	$16,431	2.7
81	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	$43,700	$16,462	2.7
90	Eastern Michigan University	$37,500	$14,268	2.6
90	University of Toledo	$41,800	$15,919	2.6
90	University of Kansas	$46,500	$18,014	2.6
90	Mississippi State University	$40,300	$15,628	2.6
90	Grand Valley State University	$41,000	$15,904	2.6
95	University of Vermont	$45,200	$17,816	2.5
95	Missouri State University-Springfield	$37,400	$14,862	2.5
95	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	$46,700	$18,651	2.5
95	Georgia Southern University	$40,300	$16,121	2.5
95	University of Louisville	$40,300	$16,249	2.5
95	Illinois State University	$45,500	$18,415	2.5
95	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs	$49,000	$19,856	2.5
95	Cornell University	$73,600	$30,014	2.5
103	University of North Carolina Wilmington	$39,600	$16,218	2.4
103	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	$41,800	$17,149	2.4
103	Oregon State University	$46,900	$19,484	2.4
106	Grand Canyon University	$49,200	$21,168	2.3
106	Universidad del Turabo	$18,700	$8,093	2.3
106	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	$39,400	$17,313	2.3
106	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus	$39,000	$17,264	2.3
110	Miami University-Oxford	$45,200	$20,186	2.2
110	Northern Illinois University	$43,900	$19,782	2.2
110	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	$50,700	$23,572	2.2
113	University of Southern California	$70,400	$32,932	2.1
113	Northeastern University	$64,000	$29,998	2.1
113	University of Akron Main Campus	$35,000	$16,568	2.1
113	Rochester Institute of Technology	$60,600	$29,111	2.1
113	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	$47,700	$23,066	2.1
118	St John's University-New York	$53,300	$26,582	2.0
118	Kent State University at Kent	$36,300	$18,180	2.0
118	Boston University	$62,000	$31,539	2.0
121	ECPI University	$35,300	$18,989	1.9
122	Syracuse University	$58,400	$31,823	1.8
122	Ohio University-Main Campus	$39,900	$21,899	1.8
124	Drexel University	$66,600	$39,021	1.7
124	George Washington University	$67,100	$39,562	1.7
126	DePaul University	$51,000	$32,084	1.6
127	University of Miami	$57,800	$37,424	1.5
127	Loyola University Chicago	$52,000	$34,934	1.5
129	Baylor University	$49,400	$36,294	1.4
130	Full Sail University	$37,500	$27,840	1.3
131	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	$30,200	$26,328	1.1