Ranking
Best Private (Non-Profit) Colleges in the US by ROI 2026
Top private non-profit colleges by value grade — what graduates earn against true net price.
- Schools ranked
- 25
- Cheapest net price
- $672
- Top earnings 10y
- $143,372
- Public / Private
- 0 / 25
College of Biblical Studies-Houston
A+- ROI score
- 146.06
- Net price
- $672
- Earnings 10y
- $39,260
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
San Diego Christian College
A+- ROI score
- 125.42
- Net price
- $992
- Earnings 10y
- $49,766
- Acceptance
- 30.8%
Princeton University
A+- ROI score
- 44.90
- Net price
- $6,128
- Earnings 10y
- $110,066
- Acceptance
- 4.6%
Trinity International University-Illinois
A+- ROI score
- 41.44
- Net price
- $2,835
- Earnings 10y
- $46,989
- Acceptance
- 100%
Yeshiva Toras Chaim
A+- ROI score
- 29.19
- Net price
- $5,356
- Earnings 10y
- $62,526
- Acceptance
- 44.3%
White Earth Tribal and Community College
A+- ROI score
- 24.91
- Net price
- $1,811
- Earnings 10y
- $18,044
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary
A+- ROI score
- 23.84
- Net price
- $3,822
- Earnings 10y
- $36,442
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Stanford University
A+- ROI score
- 22.47
- Net price
- $13,807
- Earnings 10y
- $124,080
- Acceptance
- 3.6%
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland
A+- ROI score
- 20.82
- Net price
- $10,753
- Earnings 10y
- $89,548
- Acceptance
- 36.7%
California Institute of Technology
A+- ROI score
- 19.99
- Net price
- $16,075
- Earnings 10y
- $128,566
- Acceptance
- 2.6%
Valley Forge Military College
A+- ROI score
- 19.85
- Net price
- $6,398
- Earnings 10y
- $50,798
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
A+- ROI score
- 19.75
- Net price
- $2,840
- Earnings 10y
- $22,432
- Acceptance
- 97.9%
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel
A+- ROI score
- 19.16
- Net price
- $4,156
- Earnings 10y
- $31,853
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
A+- ROI score
- 18.02
- Net price
- $10,420
- Earnings 10y
- $75,103
- Acceptance
- 84.3%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A+- ROI score
- 17.82
- Net price
- $20,111
- Earnings 10y
- $143,372
- Acceptance
- 4.6%
Humphreys University
A+- ROI score
- 17.76
- Net price
- $5,524
- Earnings 10y
- $39,248
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
United Tribes Technical College
A+- ROI score
- 17.72
- Net price
- $3,569
- Earnings 10y
- $25,292
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Berea College
A+- ROI score
- 17.67
- Net price
- $6,106
- Earnings 10y
- $43,150
- Acceptance
- 19.3%
Allegheny Wesleyan College
A+- ROI score
- 17.49
- Net price
- $5,355
- Earnings 10y
- $37,453
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Wilberforce University
A+- ROI score
- 17.20
- Net price
- $5,567
- Earnings 10y
- $38,298
- Acceptance
- 40.5%
College of the Ozarks
A+- ROI score
- 17.05
- Net price
- $6,100
- Earnings 10y
- $41,592
- Acceptance
- 12%
Rice University
A+- ROI score
- 16.78
- Net price
- $13,370
- Earnings 10y
- $89,718
- Acceptance
- 8%
Rosedale Bible College
A+- ROI score
- 16.53
- Net price
- $5,377
- Earnings 10y
- $35,558
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey
A+- ROI score
- 16.36
- Net price
- $6,164
- Earnings 10y
- $40,344
- Acceptance
- 43.5%
Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka
A- ROI score
- 16.18
- Net price
- $5,646
- Earnings 10y
- $36,545
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
How we picked this list
This list starts with US colleges, then sorts by EduGradify's school-wide ROI proxy: ten-year median earnings weighed against average net price. The set's average EduGradify ROI score is 30.57 (0 public, 25 private).
Every figure comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. See our full methodology for the formulas.
FAQ
Who leads this ranking?
College of Biblical Studies-Houston in Houston, TX tops this ranking. EduGradify value grade is A+.
How does EduGradify pick this list?
We rank this set by roi score using the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — see our methodology for the full formula. No paid placements, no surveys.
What does net price mean here?
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — not the sticker price. It is reported by each college to the U.S. Department of Education.