#1544
2026 Ranking
Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in Iowa
Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.
- Ranked
- 39
- Page
- 2 / 2
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
#1558
#1578
#1585
Western Iowa Tech Community College
· Western Iowa Tech Community College, IAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.9%
#1597
Iowa Western Community College
· Iowa Western Community College, IAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.9%
#1608
#1620
#1659
#1704
#1742
#1752
#1753
Des Moines Area Community College
· Des Moines Area Community College, IAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.8%
#1811
Southeastern Community College
· Southeastern Community College, IAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.7%
#1924
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%