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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
- 19 / 79
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
· Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, MSMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
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Bishop State Community College
· Bishop State Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
access-focused
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Eastwick College-Nutley
· Eastwick College-Nutley, NJMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
access-focused
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Meridian Community College
· Meridian Community College, MSMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
access-focused
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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
· California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, CAHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
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Pittsburgh Technical College
· Pittsburgh Technical College, PAProfile in progress
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
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Notre Dame of Maryland University
· Notre Dame of Maryland University, MDSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
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UEI College-Huntington Park
· UEI College-Huntington Park, CAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
access-focused
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Southwestern Community College
· Southwestern Community College, IAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
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The University of Texas at Austin
· The University of Texas at Austin, TXHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
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Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
· Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, PASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
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%