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2026 Ranking

Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in New York

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

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147
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Year
2026
Version
v1

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#3

CUNY City College

· CUNY City College, NY
High-mobility campus
Mobility rate
11.7%
access-focused
#4

CUNY Lehman College

· CUNY Lehman College, NY
High-mobility campus
Mobility rate
10.2%
access-focused
#8

Pace University

· Pace University, NY
High-mobility campus
Mobility rate
8.4%
high-access high-success
#9

Stony Brook University

· Stony Brook University, NY
High-mobility campus
Mobility rate
8.4%
high-access high-success
#13

CUNY Brooklyn College

· CUNY Brooklyn College, NY
High-mobility campus
Mobility rate
8.1%
access-focused
#15

CUNY Hunter College

· CUNY Hunter College, NY
High-mobility campus
Mobility rate
7.5%
access-focused
#18

CUNY Queens College

· CUNY Queens College, NY
High-mobility campus
Mobility rate
7.1%
access-focused
#23

CUNY York College

· CUNY York College, NY
Solid outcomes
Mobility rate
6.8%
access-focused
#26

Trocaire College

· Trocaire College, NY
Solid outcomes
Mobility rate
6.7%
access-focused
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%