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2026 Ranking

Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in Georgia

Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.

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Year
2026
Version
v1

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#191

Spelman College

· Spelman College, GA
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
3.3%
#224

Morehouse College

· Morehouse College, GA
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
3.1%
#505

Covenant College

· Covenant College, GA
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
2.2%
#511

Mercer University

· Mercer University, GA
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
2.1%
#536

Brenau University

· Brenau University, GA
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
2.1%
#566

Paine College

· Paine College, GA
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
2.0%
access-focused
#734

Emory University

· Emory University, GA
High-return
Mobility rate
1.8%
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%