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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
- 18 / 79
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
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Coastal Carolina Community College
· Coastal Carolina Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
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Ulster County Community College
· Ulster County Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
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Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College
· Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College, KSMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
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Northeast Texas Community College
· Northeast Texas Community College, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
access-focused
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Warren County Community College
· Warren County Community College, NJMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
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Tennessee Technological University
· Tennessee Technological University, TNMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
· Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, PAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
access-focused
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Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
· Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
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Jones County Junior College
· Jones County Junior College, MSMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
access-focused
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Southwestern Adventist University
· Southwestern Adventist University, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
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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%