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ROI Explorer

Compare return on investment across California colleges and cities.

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ROI score = value earned vs tuition cost. Higher = faster payback.

ROI score explained
CollegeFieldCityROI Score (Early (1yr))Gross Salary (USD)PaybackTuition (USD)Grad Rate
California Institute of Technology18.1
$60,575
5 yrs$45,010/yr93.8%
Stanford University16.1
$52,821
6 yrs$38,660/yr92.4%
Harvey Mudd College8.7
$63,675
11 yrs$100,587/yr92.8%
California State University Maritime Academy6.2
$48,650
10 yrs$57,554/yr63.3%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo5.1
$37,070
17 yrs$46,662/yr85.7%
University of California-Berkeley4.9
$33,893
19 yrs$37,747/yr92.9%
Los Angeles Harbor College4.7
$45,244
8 yrs$37,100/yr36.1%
Claremont McKenna College4.2
$40,439
22 yrs$80,777/yr93.3%
San Jose State University3.8
$34,806
18 yrs$38,528/yr66.8%
Vanguard University of Southern California3.5
$40,852
16 yrs$59,475/yr56.3%
University of Southern California2.9
$37,332
32 yrs$91,672/yr91.9%
Dominican University of California2.6
$39,459
29 yrs$98,932/yr77.3%
Santa Clara University2.6
$42,869
33 yrs$140,174/yr88.2%
Mount Saint Mary's University2.5
$37,071
22 yrs$59,956/yr53.3%
National University2.2
$39,188
19 yrs$64,058/yr42.3%
Concordia University-Irvine2.0
$36,599
29 yrs$78,722/yr60.4%
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles1.7
$33,642
40 yrs$77,269/yr69.4%
University of San Diego1.6
$32,479
52 yrs$85,022/yr82.7%
Touro University Worldwide1.4
$34,113
26 yrs$53,362/yr36.2%
University of San Francisco1.4
$35,087
51 yrs$116,007/yr70.6%
Napa Valley College1.3
$31,950
27 yrs$41,003/yr36.6%
Pacific Union College1.3
$37,084
41 yrs$114,822/yr54.5%
Homestead Schools1.1
$28,036
86 yrs$44,694/yr93.5%
University of the Pacific1.1
$30,371
65 yrs$71,252/yr68.5%
Azusa Pacific University1.0
$29,986
62 yrs$62,194/yr63.1%
University of Redlands1.0
$30,647
71 yrs$84,087/yr69.0%
Beaumont Adult School0.9
$29,432
100 yrs$87,077/yr93.8%
California State University-Monterey Bay0.8
$27,965
76 yrs$38,256/yr61.1%
College of Marin0.8
$28,967
46 yrs$34,583/yr37.8%
Point Loma Nazarene University0.6
$29,151
136 yrs$108,441/yr75.5%
Coastline Community College0.6
$29,670
49 yrs$45,755/yr30.1%
California Baptist University0.4
$28,044
140 yrs$73,598/yr60.8%
Saint Mary's College of California0.3
$27,331
247 yrs$85,058/yr69.6%
University of California-San Diego0.2
$26,321
381 yrs$34,916/yr86.8%
CBD College0.1
$26,485
485 yrs$64,492/yr71.9%
University of California-Los Angeles0.0
$24,640
8.9 yrs$35,134/yr92.6%
University of California-Irvine0.0
$23,880
11 yrs$39,903/yr86.4%
Soka University of America0.0
$25,968
14577 yrs$51,128/yr89.4%
University of California-Davis0.0
$24,263
10.9 yrs$41,275/yr85.4%
San Diego State University0.0
$24,919
10.6 yrs$43,019/yr77.3%
California State University-Chico0.0
$25,235
9.6 yrs$40,544/yr63.2%
Sonoma State University0.0
$24,742
9 yrs$36,078/yr59.1%
Pomona College0.0
$24,249
14.3 yrs$53,998/yr93.2%
Fresno Pacific University0.0
$24,965
9.3 yrs$38,164/yr52.8%
University of California-Santa Barbara0.0
$22,573
14.7 yrs$45,105/yr84.3%
San Francisco State University0.0
$24,276
9.1 yrs$34,378/yr50.3%
Charles A Jones Career and Education Center0.0
$22,762
14.7 yrs$46,494/yr66.7%
University of California-Santa Cruz0.0
$21,893
18 yrs$50,092/yr74.8%
University of La Verne0.0
$23,554
16.2 yrs$56,451/yr64.2%
University of California-Riverside0.0
$20,020
20.1 yrs$40,051/yr76.3%