Andrew’s University

Impressive-sounding names, while historic, are usually a tip-off to prospective students that the institution also requires a lot of money. And St. Andrew’s University in Laurinburg, North Carolina is by no means an exception. Acquired by Florida-based Webber International University in 2011, St. Andrew’s University remains a private liberal arts school (it was one of the first undergraduate institutions to offer a BFA in creative writing).

But now let’s get to the part that prospective students care about: the cost. St. Andrew’s University clocks in at around $42,000 a year for tuition for its 600 students. Out of those 600, the graduation rate is less than 30%. As one would expect, this doesn’t mean good news for the ROI at St. Andrew’s University, which comes out to be -$98,800.