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2026 Ranking

Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in Illinois

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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#855

Lewis University

· Lewis University, IL
Solid outcomes
Mobility rate
1.6%
#979

Monmouth College

· Monmouth College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.5%
#1003

Parkland College

· Parkland College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.5%
#1081

Illinois College

· Illinois College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.4%
#1094

Kaskaskia College

· Kaskaskia College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.4%
#1227

Rend Lake College

· Rend Lake College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.3%
#1246

College of DuPage

· College of DuPage, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.3%
#1261

Judson University

· Judson University, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.3%
#1278

Blackburn College

· Blackburn College, IL
Mixed 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%