#775
2026 Ranking
Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in California
Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.
- Ranked
- 137
- Page
- 5 / 6
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
#791
#798
#800
#815
Carrington College-Administrative Office
· Carrington College-Administrative Office, CAProfile in progress
- Mobility rate
- 1.7%
access-focused
#816
#838
#856
#861
#871
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
· California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt, CAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.6%
#884
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
· Mt San Jacinto Community College District, CAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.6%
#900
California State University-Channel Islands
· California State University-Channel Islands, CASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.6%
#916
#961
#964
Feather River Community College District
· Feather River Community College District, CAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
#970
#1074
#1079
#1086
#1089
Point Loma Nazarene University
· Point Loma Nazarene University, CASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
#1100
#1141
Institute for Business and Technology
· Institute for Business and Technology, CAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
access-focused
#1249
#1279
#1284
California Lutheran University
· California Lutheran University, CASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.2%
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%