#197
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
- 3 / 6
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
#232
Columbia University in the City of New York
· Columbia University in the City of New York, NYHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 3.1%
success-focused
#236
#237
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
· Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NYHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 3.0%
success-focused
#242
#247
#252
#264
#271
#272
#273
#303
#314
#325
#330
#355
#365
North Country Community College
· North Country Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.5%
#373
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
· SUNY College of Technology at Canton, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.5%
access-focused
#380
#381
SUNY Westchester Community College
· SUNY Westchester Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.5%
#382
St. Joseph's University-New York
· St. Joseph's University-New York, NYSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.5%
#384
#417
#431
Ulster County Community College
· Ulster County Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
#440
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%