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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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#1309

Lake Land College

· Lake Land College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.2%
#1394

St. Augustine College

· St. Augustine College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.1%
access-focused
#1404

Aurora University

· Aurora University, IL
Solid outcomes
Mobility rate
1.1%
#1434

Knox College

· Knox College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.1%
#1513

Quincy University

· Quincy University, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.0%
#1515

Augustana College

· Augustana College, IL
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
1.0%
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%