#1336
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
- 6 / 6
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
#1357
#1374
Vanguard University of Southern California
· Vanguard University of Southern California, CASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.1%
#1426
#1431
#1454
The Master's University and Seminary
· The Master's University and Seminary, CASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.1%
#1588
California Institute of the Arts
· California Institute of the Arts, CAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.9%
#1674
California College of the Arts
· California College of the Arts, CAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.9%
#1723
#1928
#1954
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa
· Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa, CAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.0%
#1962
Milan Institute-Palm Desert
· Milan Institute-Palm Desert, CAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.0%
access-focused
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%