Best ROI Colleges in Texas

These are the best ROI colleges in texas, ranked by earnings-to-cost ratio (ROI). The ranking includes 50 institutions, with Lamar State College-Orange leading at 22.1x.

Rank Institution State ROI
1 Lamar State College-Orange TX 22.1x
2 College of the Mainland TX 14.8x
3 South Texas College TX 10.5x
4 Midland College TX 9.7x
5 Trinity Valley Community College TX 9.4x
6 St Philip's College TX 8.9x
7 Victoria College TX 7.0x
8 Grayson College TX 7.0x
9 Panola College TX 6.9x
10 Texas Southmost College TX 6.8x
11 Lamar State College-Port Arthur TX 6.5x
12 Dallas College TX 6.5x
13 Lee College TX 6.1x
14 Western Texas College TX 6.0x
15 Del Mar College TX 5.7x
16 El Paso Community College TX 5.5x
17 Tarrant County College District TX 4.9x
18 Brazosport College TX 4.8x
19 Wharton County Junior College TX 4.8x
20 Angelina College TX 4.8x
21 Paris Junior College TX 4.8x
22 Northwest Vista College TX 4.7x
23 Frank Phillips College TX 4.7x
24 Clarendon College TX 4.6x
25 Amarillo College TX 4.5x
26 Galveston College TX 4.4x
27 San Antonio College TX 4.3x
28 Palo Alto College TX 4.2x
29 Coastal Bend College TX 4.1x
30 Texarkana College TX 3.9x
31 McLennan Community College TX 3.9x
32 Kilgore College TX 3.5x
33 North Central Texas College TX 3.5x
34 Houston Community College TX 3.4x
35 Austin Community College District TX 3.4x
36 Texas A & M International University TX 3.3x
37 Odessa College TX 3.3x
38 Vernon College TX 3.2x
39 Howard College TX 3.1x
40 South Plains College TX 3.0x
41 Laredo College TX 2.9x
42 Texas State Technical College TX 2.9x
43 Ranger College TX 2.9x
44 Northeast Texas Community College TX 2.8x
45 Collin County Community College District TX 2.7x
46 Alvin Community College TX 2.7x
47 Hill College TX 2.6x
48 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX 2.6x
49 Southwest Texas College TX 2.4x
50 Blinn College District TX 2.1x

Methodology

Institutions in Texas ranked by best roi. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.