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
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Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#351

UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey

· UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.6%

#352

Connecticut State Community College

· Connecticut State Community College, CT

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

access-focused

#353

Quincy College

· Quincy College, MA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#354

Texas Woman's University

· Texas Woman's University, TX

Solid outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#355

Farmingdale State College

· Farmingdale State College, NY

Solid outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#356

Oklahoma Panhandle State University

· Oklahoma Panhandle State University, OK

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#357

College of the Sequoias

· College of the Sequoias, CA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

access-focused

#358

Florida Memorial University

· Florida Memorial University, FL

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

access-focused

#359

Clovis Community College

· Clovis Community College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

access-focused

#360

Robert Morris University

· Robert Morris University, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#361

FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

· FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, CA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#362

Bismarck State College

· Bismarck State College, ND

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#363

Scripps College

· Scripps College, CA

High-return

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#364

Northern Virginia Community College

· Northern Virginia Community College, VA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#365

North Country Community College

· North Country Community College, NY

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#366

Western Oklahoma State College

· Western Oklahoma State College, OK

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#367

Carl Albert State College

· Carl Albert State College, OK

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

access-focused

#368

Hill College

· Hill College, TX

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#369

Caldwell University

· Caldwell University, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#370

Ramapo College of New Jersey

· Ramapo College of New Jersey, NJ

Solid outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#371

Saint Elizabeth University

· Saint Elizabeth University, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#372

Carlow University

· Carlow University, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#373

SUNY College of Technology at Canton

· SUNY College of Technology at Canton, NY

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

access-focused

#374

Beth Medrash Govoha

· Beth Medrash Govoha, NJ

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 2.5%

#375

Colorado School of Mines

· Colorado School of Mines, CO

High-return

Mobility rate: 2.5%

success-focused

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%