Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Great Plains

Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Great Plains, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Region: Census West North Central division. Included states / district: IA KS MN MO NE ND SD. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Annual earnings divided by annual net price above $3,000; not a lifetime ROI or payback estimate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 114 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri6.82×12%1118$6k$42k64%1,444459 mi 2Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri5.09×73%1317$16k$83k64%5,521344 mi 3Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, Minnesota4.97×93%—$12k$58k66%1,073180 mi 4University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, Minnesota4.75×88%—$12k$58k50%1,729222 mi 5University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri4.48×72%1204$13k$60k55%6,817415 mi 6Truman State UniversityKirksville, Missouri4.40×84%1320$13k$56k69%2,513283 mi 7Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota4.13×95%1092$14k$56k40%5,088129 mi 8University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota4.11×80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 9Minot State UniversityMinot, North Dakota4.07×65%1051$13k$52k45%2,062440 mi 10Peru State CollegePeru, Nebraska4.05×——$12k$47k38%1,092428 mi 11University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska4.01×87%1120$13k$54k47%11,488425 mi 12North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota4.00×95%1150$16k$62k64%9,471222 mi 13Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri3.96×12%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 14Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas3.91×94%1092$13k$52k51%10,780565 mi 15Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas3.89×90%1089$13k$49k48%9,733648 mi 16Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota3.84×99%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 17Chadron State CollegeChadron, Nebraska3.75×——$13k$47k50%1,540599 mi 18Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota3.60×37%—$14k$51k51%1,090505 mi 19South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota3.58×80%1245$20k$72k53%2,071569 mi 20Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa3.56×15%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 21Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri3.55×97%1065$12k$43k42%3,019489 mi 22Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, Minnesota3.52×56%1090$15k$54k48%3,139139 mi 23University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri3.52×63%1199$15k$53k57%5,024254 mi 24Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska3.49×——$18k$61k33%10,220425 mi 25University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa3.47×93%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 26University of KansasLawrence, Kansas3.43×93%1190$18k$62k69%21,217448 mi 27University of MaryBismarck, North Dakota3.43×75%1159$18k$61k67%2,416409 mi 28University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri3.43×64%1050$14k$50k54%5,648386 mi 29University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota3.43×77%—$19k$64k60%9,981245 mi 30Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa3.41×89%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 31Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, Minnesota3.36×62%1050$15k$51k45%2,315238 mi 32Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, Missouri3.36×88%1120$15k$49k0%2,092324 mi 33Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota3.34×75%—$18k$59k57%5,144180 mi 34University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota3.34×89%1251$19k$63k65%7,336< 1 mi 35Avila UniversityKansas City, Missouri3.29×88%972$16k$53k52%1,312419 mi 36Washburn UniversityTopeka, Kansas3.26×——$15k$50k53%4,562468 mi 37Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota3.24×79%—$18k$60k46%3,018133 mi 38Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, Missouri3.22×——$13k$43k39%2,219402 mi 39University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska3.21×87%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 40Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, Kansas3.20×89%1050$16k$51k57%4,210486 mi 41University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri3.13×78%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 42University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, Nebraska3.08×89%1118$16k$50k58%4,088544 mi 43Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln, Nebraska3.08×80%1189$18k$56k66%1,453466 mi 44Wayne State CollegeWayne, Nebraska3.06×——$15k$47k52%3,010394 mi 45Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa3.05×64%1223$19k$57k66%1,164198 mi 46Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, Iowa3.01×83%—$20k$61k58%1,107197 mi 47Northern State UniversityAberdeen, South Dakota3.01×93%1089$16k$48k49%1,273318 mi 48St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota3.00×92%1147$20k$59k61%2,473135 mi 49Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, Minnesota2.99×91%1183$26k$77k75%1,395136 mi 50Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota2.97×88%1150$19k$57k54%11,703201 mi 51Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota2.97×20%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 52Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas2.95×82%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 53Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri2.95×86%1119$16k$48k54%4,378389 mi 54Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota2.95×88%1160$21k$61k60%1,776132 mi 55Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, South Dakota2.93×96%1087$16k$47k43%1,928589 mi 56Emporia State UniversityEmporia, Kansas2.93×98%1120$16k$48k56%2,239511 mi 57Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri2.90×75%1317$24k$71k80%7,267256 mi 58University of JamestownJamestown, North Dakota2.89×88%—$20k$57k49%1,041311 mi 59University of IowaIowa City, Iowa2.87×84%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 60Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota2.86×61%1290$23k$66k77%1,878190 mi 61Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri2.83×91%1122$18k$50k58%13,313438 mi 62Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri2.81×95%—$22k$62k66%5,658264 mi 63Loras CollegeDubuque, Iowa2.81×100%—$21k$58k68%1,083145 mi 64Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota2.81×59%1090$18k$51k57%3,072220 mi 65South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota2.78×98%1120$20k$55k62%9,198282 mi 66Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri2.77×74%950$16k$44k58%6,373320 mi 67St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota2.75×48%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 68Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, Missouri2.71×57%1190$20k$53k49%4,624256 mi 69Simpson CollegeIndianola, Iowa2.70×86%1440$22k$59k63%1,227302 mi 70Park UniversityParkville, Missouri2.68×——$21k$56k38%4,555414 mi 71University of South DakotaVermillion, South Dakota2.61×99%1125$20k$52k60%5,439362 mi 72Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa2.61×78%1120$19k$49k62%1,366322 mi 73Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa2.60×77%—$20k$51k21%1,827251 mi 74Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri2.59×70%1120$26k$67k75%1,580414 mi 75Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa2.59×72%1218$23k$60k71%1,379196 mi 76University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, South Dakota2.55×83%—$21k$55k63%1,218317 mi 77University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota2.53×85%1296$29k$74k76%6,245134 mi 78Baker UniversityBaldwin City, Kansas2.52×94%—$25k$64k58%1,100452 mi 79Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa2.52×96%1090$21k$53k34%1,994198 mi 80Evangel UniversitySpringfield, Missouri2.49×72%1188$19k$47k65%1,229436 mi 81Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota2.48×68%1195$24k$59k73%1,965317 mi 82Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa2.47×64%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 83Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota2.46×82%—$24k$59k52%2,494134 mi 84Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa2.43×99%—$22k$53k54%1,486300 mi 85Dakota State UniversityMadison, South Dakota2.42×88%1215$21k$51k51%2,071308 mi 86Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Iowa2.41×77%1093$25k$60k61%1,916150 mi 87Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, Missouri2.39×69%974$18k$43k22%1,443348 mi 88Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota2.38×63%1190$25k$59k61%1,829220 mi 89College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota2.37×92%1151$27k$63k77%1,370134 mi 90The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, Minnesota2.37×93%1120$28k$66k71%1,7651 mi 91Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska2.34×80%1321$32k$74k83%4,348424 mi 92Central CollegePella, Iowa2.32×86%1147$23k$54k66%1,070269 mi 93Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, Iowa2.26×80%1234$24k$53k62%1,086186 mi 94Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota2.23×88%1249$29k$64k71%1,871127 mi 95University of DubuqueDubuque, Iowa2.19×89%1110$23k$51k40%1,440146 mi 96Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, Nebraska2.19×86%—$24k$52k65%1,283473 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.