#375
Colorado School of Mines
· Colorado School of Mines, COHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 2.5%
success-focused
2026 Ranking
Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in Colorado
Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.
- Ranked
- 23
- Page
- 1 / 1
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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#378
Colorado State University Pueblo
· Colorado State University Pueblo, COSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.5%
#409
Emily Griffith Technical College
· Emily Griffith Technical College, COMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.4%
access-focused
#500
Lamar Community College
· Lamar Community College, COMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
access-focused
#580
#660
Colorado Northwestern Community College
· Colorado Northwestern Community College, COMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.9%
#673
#718
#783
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
· Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs, COMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.7%
#918
#1087
#1198
#1233
#1389
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
· Colorado State University-Fort Collins, COSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.1%
#1428
#1480
University of Northern Colorado
· University of Northern Colorado, COMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.0%
#1529
Metropolitan State University of Denver
· Metropolitan State University of Denver, COMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.0%
#1586
#1679
#1737
#1890
#1921
#1965
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology
· Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology, COMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.0%
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%