#301
2026 Ranking
Best Colleges for Economic Mobility
Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.
- Ranked
- 1,966
- Page
- 13 / 79
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
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Erwin Technical College
· Erwin Technical College, FLMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.8%
access-focused
#305
San Joaquin Valley College-Central Administrative Office
· San Joaquin Valley College-Central Administrative Office, CAProfile in progress
- Mobility rate
- 2.8%
access-focused
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Pearl River Community College
· Pearl River Community College, MSMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.7%
access-focused
#308
Southwest Mississippi Community College
· Southwest Mississippi Community College, MSMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.7%
access-focused
#309
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina
· InterCoast Colleges-West Covina, CAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.7%
access-focused
#310
North Carolina A & T State University
· North Carolina A & T State University, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.7%
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette
· University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.7%
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Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
· Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, WVMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.7%
access-focused
#316
University of Arkansas at Monticello
· University of Arkansas at Monticello, ARMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.7%
access-focused
#317
American International College
· American International College, MAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.7%
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Barton County Community College
· Barton County Community College, KSMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.7%
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Mississippi University for Women
· Mississippi University for Women, MSMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.7%
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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%