#941
Wilson Community College
· Wilson Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
access-focused
2026 Ranking
Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in North Carolina
Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.
- Ranked
- 101
- Page
- 2 / 5
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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#1022
#1024
Vance-Granville Community College
· Vance-Granville Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
access-focused
#1028
Southwestern Community College
· Southwestern Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
access-focused
#1041
Cleveland Community College
· Cleveland Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
access-focused
#1049
North Carolina Wesleyan University
· North Carolina Wesleyan University, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
#1062
Edgecombe Community College
· Edgecombe Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
access-focused
#1110
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
· University of North Carolina School of the Arts, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
#1135
#1151
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
· North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NCSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
#1207
Lenoir Community College
· Lenoir Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
access-focused
#1208
#1231
#1235
Martin Community College
· Martin Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
access-focused
#1245
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
· University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
#1258
#1267
#1270
#1294
#1301
#1316
#1326
#1332
#1363
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
· University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NCHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 1.2%
#1370
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%