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#25
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California
6-Year Graduation Rate: 75%
Average Net Price: $27,297
Average Starting Salary: $42,100
Average Mid-Career Salary: $80,500
ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/baylor-university_srwqet](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/SLL3KWCODVPE7CLRIY4O6WUCC4.jpg?auth=7987b408a48fcaafeb191129137e4fdafc0bd522f97b7fa65733f67b3651034e&width=800&height=533)
#23
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
6-Year Graduation Rate: 75%
Average Net Price: $28,055
Average Starting Salary: $46,300
Average Mid-Career Salary: $84,000
Robert Rogers / Baylor University![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141030-least-5-puget_fx6fnx](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/4OJ6Z4EFBBIWFNLJAGGJ6VQQ6M.jpg?auth=63dfd2f91ee290a4832fa38b79fd9120fc8145634c4f10d22df8449415ca6a08&width=800&height=1200)
#22
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington
6-Year Graduation Rate: 77%
Average Net Price: $33,439
Average Starting Salary: $45,100
Average Mid-Career Salary: $85,000
Kevin Casey/Getty![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/2013-college-rankings-university-of-denver_f8zucr](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/SJPFFM5DQBPAJLZC7ICBSBSSEA.jpg?auth=43b0573224305e032a5dfc83eac50c973cdf8d8d071b60b20820bb45686fb9d8&width=800&height=533)
#21
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
6-Year Graduation Rate: 76%
Average Net Price: $32,188
Average Starting Salary: $48,700
Average Mid-Career Salary: $83,000
Wayne Armstrong![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/happiest-colleges---mount-holyoke_cmvwah](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/JYL675RSIBOGBDNMTYDR6CQKXM.jpg?auth=50f86bac44ab552d9cb40dae2897fc645cc790418c74db79df566460bb39f413&width=800&height=560)
#20
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts
6-Year Graduation Rate: 81%
Average Net Price: $25,659
Average Starting Salary: $41,300
Average Mid-Career Salary: $70,300
NANCY PALMIERI![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141030-least-15-seattle_rb9ywh](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/WKMEGU6LZ5LQNP6VBGKBKTG32A.jpg?auth=22339f7dcf04709c04141c5bc21cfefe676f3ea104d3aafba7aafaa25e6963fb&width=800&height=533)
#19
Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois
6-Year Graduation Rate: 81%
Average Net Price: $22,540
Average Starting Salary: $36,500
Average Mid-Career Salary: $80,500
Mary Knox Merrill/Getty![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141028-worst-roi-schools-7-taylor_cal12h](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/WS7KESGKWBMOPJ5MJXYYTDVOAE.jpg?auth=a3a1dea9b0cb1b4fb06272d477de0b2db4965845fcec83cff50ca09f3ccd57d9&width=800&height=335)
#18
Taylor University
Upland, Indiana
6-Year Graduation Rate: 77%
Average Net Price: $25,183
Average Starting Salary: $39,800
Average Mid-Career Salary: $77,600
Wikimedia Commons![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141107-worst-roi-augustana_t0d7td](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/2PZTSQKTLZJQ3CHANCIYQS2JRE.jpg?auth=4fc9be97b099baf5e5c9c369f715f09a3c9505d46e4521a44d9b59611dc7243c&width=800&height=451)
#17
Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois
6-Year Graduation Rate: 78%
Average Net Price: $23,548
Average Starting Salary: $40,600
Average Mid-Career Salary: $69,900
ZUMA Press, Inc / Alamy![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141127-wheaton_vrnukm](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/KQQX2OOPY5J7ZEBH64FTZKVKJE.jpg?auth=218a9537601252870a6309aa87dfe425eb605fce71c2cfb97bba9a2d1b60da61&width=800&height=797)
#16
Wheaton College
Norton, Massachusetts
6-Year Graduation Rate: 82%
Average Net Price: $28,015
Average Starting Salary: $37,300
Average Mid-Career Salary: $82,500
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#15
Luther College
Decorah, Iowa
6-Year Graduation Rate: 77%
Average Net Price: $24,566
Average Starting Salary: $45,700
Average Mid-Career Salary: $63,100
phthalogreen/Wikimedia Commons![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141028-worst-roi-schools-24-beloit_drghhx](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/EYHOF5HHRRMGFOUHEYEJ3GQ4UQ.jpg?auth=cb60d55d0ea42b1fc7f5b93d60ab45b11b1f2d3f56f4784159effa7014806fd3&width=800&height=533)
#14
Beloit College
Beloit, Wisconsin
6-Year Graduation Rate: 78%
Average Net Price: $24,138
Average Starting Salary: $39,200
Average Mid-Career Salary: $74,100
Bob Knopes![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/happiest-colleges---bryn-mawr-college_zxkios](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/WAYOJYQ5TZMGVAJED5P7FNLQAQ.jpg?auth=77d1b6fc9924f29f9bad2597780da54105b1dc4580f16b7e79679aca905b7222&width=800&height=560)
#13
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
6-Year Graduation Rate: 82%
Average Net Price: $30,940
Average Starting Salary: $44,600
Average Mid-Career Salary: $69,800
AP Photo![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/lewis-clark_otgsci](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/KBQVYB5GHFPKHJLXXFCD6FTZMU.jpg?auth=f75822cc5c4d024ba7333d79825dde859cc34f175599a145c61d736b306d7e99&width=800&height=533)
#12
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon
6-Year Graduation Rate: 76%
Average Net Price: $26,296
Average Starting Salary: $38,700
Average Mid-Career Salary: $77,000
Steve Hambuchen / Lewis & Clark College![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141028-worst-roi-schools-10-whitworth_ybfoxt](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/KSW62P5IPNOXBAHZVD3YGMA2ME.jpg?auth=38ba689e8e6a8c398d31e90ced919559d2eeff5f5cfd92fbeeb69d7835bc441b&width=800&height=533)
#11
Whitworth University
Spokane, Washington
6-Year Graduation Rate: 76%
Average Net Price: $25,600
Average Starting Salary: $40,800
Average Mid-Career Salary: $74,500
Gregory Olsen/Getty![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141028-worst-roi-schools-13-calvin_z0ix0n](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/SDZOGMSMYVPBFJSZJCAM5CFB3U.jpg?auth=77b2e8ddd56d46890c4be316e773fa5c737ac5c45d668e72c8bd5d56d34713d9&width=800&height=800)
#10
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
6-Year Graduation Rate: 77%
Average Net Price: $24,745
Average Starting Salary: $42,700
Average Mid-Career Salary: $74,500
ejd24/Wikimedia Commons![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/2013-college-rankings-elon-university_zhvbfg](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/YU2K3GVGWVLDLAKYLF5OY62RDI.jpg?auth=572432b3e146c7fe453bc82147c1b47460c7a03a928be7a8b23e6781320ad6dd&width=800&height=533)
#9
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
6-Year Graduation Rate: 83%
Average Net Price: $29,749
Average Starting Salary: $43,500
Average Mid-Career Salary: $72,100
Sara D. Davis/AP![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141030-worst-roi-schools-ithica_imyscw](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/B4NI6F73PBII7CAF7ZZZ6DK5XY.jpg?auth=982e6df22620b7d2b573e25155fd87e098fcd819ab523615caa14ec7562dadc3&width=800&height=533)
#8
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York
6-Year Graduation Rate: 77%
Average Net Price: $32,429
Average Starting Salary: $44,000
Average Mid-Career Salary: $76,300
arthurohm / Flickr![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/130228-overlooked-colleges-wooster_s7kryl](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/YASZLJ6CCNOQ3HLLHXAAZFYIXU.jpg?auth=74ee763456cb6e8ad38eb373e36bfb8f49201edc68b5a8e9b70771b2fd816382&width=800&height=481)
#7
The College of Wooster
Wooster, Ohio
6-Year Graduation Rate: 76%
Average Net Price: $24,589
Average Starting Salary: $38,800
Average Mid-Career Salary: $70,400
PRNewsFoto/The College of Wooster via AP![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141030-least-15-seattle_xyx154](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/KK56QVQI3BKFVOTN7NHEPLY2BA.jpg?auth=b9af15fdf11558b46a18606ba400cc287c0b62f20884af0c70fd6752fccb7e16&width=800&height=533)
#6
Seattle University
Seattle, Washington
6-Year Graduation Rate: 78%
Average Net Price: $31,961
Average Starting Salary: $46,100
Average Mid-Career Salary: $77,900
Mary Knox Merrill/Getty![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/2013-college-rankings-oberlin-college_rsgleb](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/5OUVJIKOQBNSNMC5QO5MWLTEHE.jpg?auth=ac5698431471bb665e8c670fc062c3f818c168093e8568cf0106ea5c762c2c42&width=800&height=533)
#5
Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio
6-Year Graduation Rate: 85%
Average Net Price: $35,790
Average Starting Salary: $40,200
Average Mid-Career Salary: $92,700
Scott Shaw/The Plain Dealer /Landov![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141028-worst-roi-schools-6-sarah-lawrence_pwh7iv](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/WN6FZUO6R5LY7DCERGOIBYY2UM.jpg?auth=0b16a6975f493c564ee5e7a96a045dad3f6c4db6ac990336cc9580d48146806b&width=800&height=533)
#4
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York
6-Year Graduation Rate: 76%
Average Net Price: $29,666
Average Starting Salary: $39,000
Average Mid-Career Salary: $75,000
Andrew Lichtenstein![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141105-AlleghenyCollege_ngiwgy](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/HNEYRDNFGVND3ANJWQ5FZYEHEM.jpg?auth=83e7c81cb70add74051e7d4bda6963ec1e83efe148f7b91a6d09a597ceb6f7d6&width=800&height=533)
#3
Allegheny College
Meadville, Pennsylvania
6-Year Graduation Rate: 78%
Average Net Price: $25,208
Average Starting Salary: $36,200
Average Mid-Career Salary: $73,100
Wikimedia Commons![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/2013-college-rankings-marist-college_nbwwoe](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/DEY7GZRUJBMPBANPSA64ZOOR5Y.jpg?auth=f3643ba7f672ac2ec58497d0626c6a95c06b9143830cca8ce62586b0297912bb&width=800&height=533)
#2
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York
6-Year Graduation Rate: 80%
Average Net Price: $33,426
Average Starting Salary: $43,400
Average Mid-Career Salary: $75,100
![galleries/2014/11/06/25-colleges-with-the-worst-return-on-investment-photos/141028-worst-roi-schools-3-kalamazoo_ayddhi](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/5IE4SP5WIFPDDA32HAUAFMAR3Q.jpg?auth=42c5904ee3939cf75f624736b93bf827f543b2868b683e026c85dbf3d4e330e1&width=800&height=601)
#1
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, Michigan
6-Year Graduation Rate: 81%
Average Net Price: $26,769
Average Starting Salary: $36,300
Average Mid-Career Salary: $75,000
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