#56
2026 Ranking
Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in Alabama
Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.
- Ranked
- 37
- Page
- 1 / 2
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
#73
Reid State Technical College
· Reid State Technical College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 4.8%
access-focused
#91
Alabama A & M University
· Alabama A & M University, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 4.2%
access-focused
#201
H Councill Trenholm State Community College
· H Councill Trenholm State Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.2%
access-focused
#225
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
· Lurleen B Wallace Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.1%
access-focused
#344
#376
#391
Auburn University at Montgomery
· Auburn University at Montgomery, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.4%
#411
Enterprise State Community College
· Enterprise State Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.4%
#422
University of Alabama in Huntsville
· University of Alabama in Huntsville, ALSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.4%
#455
Bishop State Community College
· Bishop State Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
access-focused
#494
Northeast Alabama Community College
· Northeast Alabama Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
#508
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
· Chattahoochee Valley Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
access-focused
#616
Gadsden State Community College
· Gadsden State Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
access-focused
#628
Snead State Community College
· Snead State Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
access-focused
#629
#669
University of Alabama at Birmingham
· University of Alabama at Birmingham, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.9%
#706
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
· George C Wallace Community College-Dothan, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.8%
access-focused
#707
#712
Bevill State Community College
· Bevill State Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.8%
access-focused
#748
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
· George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.8%
#759
Shelton State Community College
· Shelton State Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.8%
access-focused
#762
Northwest Shoals Community College
· Northwest Shoals Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.8%
access-focused
#880
#910
Southern Union State Community College
· Southern Union State Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.6%
How we score — methodology (v1) ▾
Eligibility
Institutions covered by Opportunity Insights (Chetty et al.) — ~2,200 colleges with longitudinal mobility tracking. Birth cohorts 1980–1991.
Score weights
100%
Mobility Rate 100%