Best College Return on Investment: New Hampshire

Dartmouth College
Hanover

The Basics
School Type: Private Research—Ivy League
Applicants Admitted: 12 percent
Most Popular Majors: Social Sciences (31 percent), Biology (11 percent), History (7 percent), Psychology (7 percent)

The Payout
Sticker Price: $202,300
Net Cost: $72,850
Annual Out-of-Pocket Cost: $52,973
Average Annual Financial Aid Package: $31,536
Undergraduates Receiving Aid: 51 percent

The Payoff
National ROI Rank: 6
Graduation Rate: 94 percent
30-Year Net Return on Investment: $1,599,000
30-Year Net Return for Graduates Only: $1,701,000
Annualized Net ROI: 15.4 percent

Runners-Up
University of New Hampshire
Southern New Hampshire University
Plymouth State University