Best College Return on Investment: Oregon

University of Portland
Portland

The Basics
School Type: Private
Applicants Admitted: 65 percent
Most Popular Majors: Health Professions (27 percent), Business/Marketing (13 percent), Biology (8 percent), Foreign Languages/Literature (8 percent)

The Payout
Sticker Price: $167,400
Net Cost: $106,700
Annual Out-of-Pocket Cost: $44,311
Average Annual Financial Aid Package: $14,829
Undergraduates Receiving Aid: 88 percent

The Payoff
National ROI Rank: 195
Graduation Rate: 75 percent
30-Year Net Return on Investment: $584,700
30-Year Net Return for Graduates Only: $779,600
Annualized Net ROI: 10.7 percent

Runners-Up
Oregon State University
Linfield College
University of Oregon