Best ROI 4-Year Colleges in North Carolina

These are the best ROI 4-year colleges in north carolina, ranked by earnings-to-cost ratio (ROI). The ranking includes 47 institutions, with Elizabeth City State University leading at 1.6x.

Rank	Institution	State	ROI
1	Elizabeth City State University	NC	1.6x
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	1.6x
3	Fayetteville State University	NC	1.3x
4	Davidson College	NC	1.2x
5	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	1.1x
6	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	NC	1.1x
7	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	1.0x
8	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	1.0x
9	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	0.9x
10	Western Carolina University	NC	0.9x
11	University of North Carolina Asheville	NC	0.9x
12	East Carolina University	NC	0.9x
13	Winston-Salem State University	NC	0.8x
14	Duke University	NC	0.8x
15	Appalachian State University	NC	0.8x
16	North Carolina Central University	NC	0.7x
17	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	0.7x
18	Wake Forest University	NC	0.7x
19	Gardner-Webb University	NC	0.7x
20	Catawba College	NC	0.7x
21	Pfeiffer University	NC	0.7x
22	Chowan University	NC	0.7x
23	North Carolina Wesleyan University	NC	0.7x
24	Greensboro College	NC	0.7x
25	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	NC	0.6x
26	Wingate University	NC	0.6x
27	University of Mount Olive	NC	0.6x
28	Livingstone College	NC	0.6x
29	Meredith College	NC	0.6x
30	Campbell University	NC	0.6x
31	Mars Hill University	NC	0.6x
32	Lenoir-Rhyne University	NC	0.6x
33	William Peace University	NC	0.5x
34	Guilford College	NC	0.5x
35	Shaw University	NC	0.5x
36	Johnson C Smith University	NC	0.5x
37	Barton College	NC	0.5x
38	Methodist University	NC	0.5x
39	Belmont Abbey College	NC	0.5x
40	Queens University of Charlotte	NC	0.5x
41	Brevard College	NC	0.5x
42	Elon University	NC	0.5x
43	Warren Wilson College	NC	0.4x
44	Montreat College	NC	0.4x
45	High Point University	NC	0.4x
46	Lees-McRae College	NC	0.4x
47	St. Andrews University	NC	0.3x

Methodology

4-Year institutions in North Carolina ranked by ROI. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.