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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.
- Ranked
- 147
- Page
- 4 / 6
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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Columbia-Greene Community College
· Columbia-Greene Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
#487
#532
#549
#552
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
· SUNY College of Technology at Alfred, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
#561
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
· State University of New York at Plattsburgh, NYSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
#567
#575
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
· Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
#607
#624
Sullivan County Community College
· Sullivan County Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
access-focused
#645
#662
#666
#690
Suffolk County Community College
· Suffolk County Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.9%
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#732
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#774
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State University of New York at Cortland
· State University of New York at Cortland, NYSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.7%
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%