#61
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.
- Ranked
- 147
- Page
- 2 / 6
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
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#65
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
· CUNY Kingsborough Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 5.0%
access-focused
#87
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
· The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, NYHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 4.3%
#96
#103
#104
#114
#118
#125
#126
State University of New York at New Paltz
· State University of New York at New Paltz, NYSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.7%
#130
#132
Fashion Institute of Technology
· Fashion Institute of Technology, NYSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.6%
#133
#138
#139
#141
#149
#154
#156
#160
#174
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
· Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, NYHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 3.4%
success-focused
#187
#188
#194
Rochester Institute of Technology
· Rochester Institute of Technology, NYSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.3%
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%