Emory & Henry College

Here’s a college in Virginia that you may have actually heard of before. But probably because you’re thinking of a different place, Emory University, that’s located in Georgia. The campus of Emory & Henry College in Virginia comprises 335 acres of Washington County, which is part of the Appalachian highlands of Southwest Virginia. Unfortunately for Emory & Henry College, its statistics are much less rosy than those of its famous name-sharer.

According to PayScale, the ROI at Emory & Henry College is a whopping -$91,300. Emory & Henry has such a large negative ROI because of its $179,000 four-year price tag—that’s over $44,000 a year—and low graduation rates that fluctuate around just 50%. Emory & Henry College may be the oldest college in Southwest Virginia, but that hasn’t helped its marketability to dollar-conscious prospective students.