Best small colleges by ROI - College & Career Data

Method notes

Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to IPEDS 2023 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.

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Rank	Institution	State	Control	Enrollment	Primary metric	Also see
1	California Institute of Technology	CA	Private nonprofit	987	$595,878	Grad 94.4% · Net $16,075
2	Harvey Mudd College	CA	Private nonprofit	921	$490,267	Grad 91.9% · Net $35,924
3	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	MA	Private nonprofit	377	$487,586	Grad 96.4% · Net $25,171
4	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	MO	Private nonprofit	337	$482,012	Grad 61.7% · Net $31,817
5	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	NY	Private nonprofit	481	$467,200	Grad 67.5% · Net $29,882
6	United States Merchant Marine Academy	NY	Public	962	$443,240	Grad 82.4% · Net $6,174
7	Cal Poly Maritime Academy	CA	Public	804	$366,819	Grad 59.7% · Net $20,555
8	Claremont McKenna College	CA	Private nonprofit	1,388	$356,148	Grad 91.4% · Net $28,849
9	Massachusetts Maritime Academy	MA	Public	1,395	$336,008	Grad 74.1% · Net $21,582
10	West Coast University-Miami	FL	Private for-profit	961	$331,776	Grad 33.3% · Net $32,539
11	Florida Polytechnic University	FL	Public	1,689	$328,460	Grad 54.9% · Net $11,853
12	Maine Maritime Academy	ME	Public	942	$327,736	Grad 58.2% · Net $23,414
13	SUNY Maritime College	NY	Public	1,285	$326,120	Grad 64.4% · Net $22,367
14	Babson College	MA	Private nonprofit	2,728	$325,382	Grad 93.1% · Net $40,514
15	Washington and Lee University	VA	Private nonprofit	1,881	$317,628	Grad 93.9% · Net $23,781
16	Williams College	MA	Private nonprofit	2,076	$310,212	Grad 93.6% · Net $17,716
17	Chamberlain University-Nevada	NV	Private for-profit	652	$306,764	Grad 20.0% · Net $27,073
18	Mount Carmel College of Nursing	OH	Private nonprofit	532	$306,416	Grad 53.8% · Net $10,420
19	Bowdoin College	ME	Private nonprofit	1,873	$303,690	Grad 95.3% · Net $14,398
20	Chamberlain University-Michigan	MI	Private for-profit	629	$301,904	Grad 100.0% · Net $28,045
21	Capitol Technology University	MD	Private nonprofit	315	$297,914	Grad 42.7% · Net $22,102
22	Milwaukee School of Engineering	WI	Private nonprofit	2,654	$296,739	Grad 67.1% · Net $22,453
23	Northeastern University Oakland	CA	Private nonprofit	464	$296,148	Grad — · Net $25,181
24	Illinois Institute of Technology	IL	Private nonprofit	2,833	$292,532	Grad 75.2% · Net $18,425
25	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	Public	733	$289,614	Grad 52.7% · Net $10,875
26	Chamberlain University-Missouri	MO	Private for-profit	284	$288,549	Grad 100.0% · Net $30,716
27	Chamberlain University-Louisiana	LA	Private for-profit	622	$288,174	Grad — · Net $30,791
28	Chamberlain University-Florida	FL	Private for-profit	821	$285,784	Grad 33.3% · Net $31,269
29	Chamberlain University-Ohio	OH	Private for-profit	257	$284,409	Grad 28.6% · Net $31,544
30	Virginia Military Institute	VA	Public	1,527	$282,064	Grad 76.2% · Net $17,113
31	Chamberlain University-Texas	TX	Private for-profit	2,270	$281,084	Grad 25.0% · Net $32,209
32	Chamberlain University-Georgia	GA	Private for-profit	1,940	$276,189	Grad 50.0% · Net $33,188
33	Chamberlain University-Virginia	VA	Private for-profit	557	$276,134	Grad 100.0% · Net $33,199
34	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	Public	454	$274,954	Grad 61.6% · Net $13,807
35	Davidson College	NC	Private nonprofit	1,867	$272,444	Grad 91.1% · Net $17,379
36	Oregon Institute of Technology	OR	Public	2,892	$272,295	Grad 53.8% · Net $15,706
37	Baptist Health Sciences University	TN	Private nonprofit	770	$268,792	Grad 39.8% · Net $11,212
38	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	NM	Public	995	$268,028	Grad 57.0% · Net $9,873
39	Amherst College	MA	Private nonprofit	1,911	$266,312	Grad 93.9% · Net $23,367
40	Texas A&M University-Central Texas	TX	Public	1,750	$262,564	Grad — · Net $1,300
41	University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Private nonprofit	2,438	$262,550	Grad 67.2% · Net $15,232
42	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	Public	1,525	$261,974	Grad 65.0% · Net $16,403
43	Colby College	ME	Private nonprofit	2,407	$260,943	Grad 88.8% · Net $17,180
44	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	Public	2,432	$259,998	Grad 56.5% · Net $16,798
45	Kettering University	MI	Private nonprofit	1,205	$259,827	Grad 70.8% · Net $34,660
46	Chamberlain University-California	CA	Private for-profit	751	$259,334	Grad — · Net $36,559
47	Clarkson University	NY	Private nonprofit	2,196	$256,028	Grad 74.9% · Net $30,305
48	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	IN	Private nonprofit	2,309	$255,431	Grad 78.2% · Net $42,513
49	Lafayette College	PA	Private nonprofit	2,757	$254,775	Grad 87.6% · Net $34,433
50	Regis University	CO	Private nonprofit	2,627	$252,882	Grad 61.0% · Net $18,397
51	Chamberlain University-New Jersey	NJ	Private for-profit	1,226	$252,209	Grad 33.3% · Net $37,984
52	Ner Israel Rabbinical College	MD	Private nonprofit	280	$250,635	Grad 23.5% · Net $13,572
53	Chamberlain University-North Carolina	NC	Private for-profit	202	$249,949	Grad — · Net $38,436
54	University of Minnesota-Rochester	MN	Public	568	$248,740	Grad 57.4% · Net $13,744
55	Pomona College	CA	Private nonprofit	1,666	$248,288	Grad 93.2% · Net $19,285
56	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	NH	Public	443	$247,095	Grad 50.0% · Net $9,992
57	Manhattan University	NY	Private nonprofit	2,744	$246,678	Grad 63.7% · Net $27,256
58	West Coast University-Ontario	CA	Private for-profit	2,671	$246,521	Grad 38.9% · Net $49,590
59	Neumont College of Computer Science	UT	Private for-profit	453	$245,365	Grad 62.7% · Net $35,205
60	Wellesley College	MA	Private nonprofit	2,300	$243,098	Grad 91.5% · Net $25,496
61	University of Maine at Fort Kent	ME	Public	599	$242,829	Grad 39.4% · Net $7,482
62	University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online	NH	Public	1,157	$242,735	Grad 29.5% · Net $10,864
63	Chamberlain University-Arizona	AZ	Private for-profit	693	$241,649	Grad 50.0% · Net $40,096
64	University of St Francis	IL	Private nonprofit	1,223	$241,399	Grad 66.8% · Net $13,006
65	The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences	OH	Private nonprofit	713	$241,240	Grad 55.7% · Net $18,378
66	Linfield University	OR	Private nonprofit	1,621	$238,342	Grad 70.5% · Net $26,536
67	University of Portland	OR	Private nonprofit	2,957	$237,778	Grad 79.8% · Net $28,210
68	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	Public	1,849	$237,624	Grad 55.1% · Net $14,164
69	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	Public	298	$237,221	Grad 20.6% · Net $3,925
70	Trinity College	CT	Private nonprofit	2,146	$235,264	Grad 83.8% · Net $34,832
71	Holy Family University	PA	Private nonprofit	2,464	$235,033	Grad 60.9% · Net $13,143
72	Yeshiva Toras Chaim	NJ	Private nonprofit	227	$235,012	Grad 31.0% · Net $5,356
73	Swarthmore College	PA	Private nonprofit	1,613	$234,737	Grad 92.3% · Net $23,149
74	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	NY	Private nonprofit	842	$234,564	Grad 81.1% · Net $13,269
75	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	SD	Public	2,071	$234,359	Grad 52.9% · Net $20,183
76	Gnomon	CA	Private for-profit	294	$232,504	Grad 100.0% · Net $51,949
77	Ohio Northern University	OH	Private nonprofit	2,489	$231,953	Grad 75.5% · Net $24,478
78	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	SC	Public	2,705	$230,098	Grad 75.0% · Net $20,723
79	West Coast University-Texas	TX	Private for-profit	2,673	$229,371	Grad 31.2% · Net $53,020
80	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	Public	691	$228,596	Grad 14.4% · Net $5,650
81	Mount Saint Mary's University	CA	Private nonprofit	1,719	$228,538	Grad 53.2% · Net $21,413
82	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	Private nonprofit	1,073	$227,996	Grad 66.0% · Net $11,704
83	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	PA	Public	995	$227,444	Grad 47.6% · Net $15,350
84	University of North Texas at Dallas	TX	Public	2,878	$226,480	Grad 41.6% · Net $6,420
85	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly	PA	Public	402	$226,342	Grad 38.6% · Net $14,596
86	Mercy College of Ohio	OH	Private nonprofit	939	$225,054	Grad 55.8% · Net $17,989
87	Clarkson College	NE	Private nonprofit	622	$224,764	Grad 46.7% · Net $19,241
88	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny	PA	Public	349	$221,718	Grad 19.0% · Net $15,521
89	Notre Dame of Maryland University	MD	Private nonprofit	709	$218,838	Grad 50.0% · Net $19,169
90	Dominican University	IL	Private nonprofit	2,561	$218,440	Grad 55.3% · Net $11,745
91	Charter Oak State College	CT	Public	1,821	$218,205	Grad 66.7% · Net $15,815
92	Union College	NY	Private nonprofit	2,046	$217,906	Grad 80.4% · Net $34,561
93	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre	PA	Public	313	$217,082	Grad 22.7% · Net $16,448
94	D'Youville University	NY	Private nonprofit	1,258	$217,024	Grad 67.5% · Net $20,433
95	Dominican University of California	CA	Private nonprofit	1,114	$216,940	Grad 78.0% · Net $35,333
96	University of Minnesota-Crookston	MN	Public	1,729	$215,674	Grad 49.8% · Net $12,212
97	Ohio State University-Lima Campus	OH	Public	621	$215,442	Grad 22.7% · Net $12,940
98	University of Illinois Springfield	IL	Public	2,263	$215,438	Grad 53.2% · Net $9,833
99	Norwich University	VT	Private nonprofit	2,428	$214,674	Grad 60.2% · Net $22,257
100	Kettering College	OH	Private nonprofit	549	$214,530	Grad 65.1% · Net $21,650