#85
New Mexico Junior College
· New Mexico Junior College, NMMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 4.3%
access-focused
2026 Ranking
Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in New Mexico
Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.
- Ranked
- 14
- Page
- 1 / 1
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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#101
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
· New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, NMHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 4.0%
#209
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
· New Mexico State University-Main Campus, NMMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.2%
#226
Western New Mexico University
· Western New Mexico University, NMMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.1%
access-focused
#228
New Mexico Highlands University
· New Mexico Highlands University, NMMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.1%
access-focused
#318
#359
Clovis Community College
· Clovis Community College, NMMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.5%
access-focused
#489
Luna Community College
· Luna Community College, NMMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
access-focused
#514
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
· Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, NMMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
access-focused
#565
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
· University of New Mexico-Main Campus, NMMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
#766
#1056
Central New Mexico Community College
· Central New Mexico Community College, NMMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
#1933
Olympian Academy of Cosmetology
· Olympian Academy of Cosmetology, NMMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 0.3%
access-focused
#1956
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%