#26
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
- 2 / 79
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
#27
Western Technical College
· Western Technical College, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 6.7%
access-focused
#28
#29
Texas Southmost College
· Texas Southmost College, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 6.6%
access-focused
#30
#31
CUNY Hostos Community College
· CUNY Hostos Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 6.5%
access-focused
#32
New Jersey Institute of Technology
· New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 6.5%
#33
Mount Saint Mary's University
· Mount Saint Mary's University, CASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 6.4%
access-focused
#34
#35
California State University-Northridge
· California State University-Northridge, CASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 6.3%
#36
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
· CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 6.1%
access-focused
#37
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
· CUNY LaGuardia Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 6.1%
access-focused
#38
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
· Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, NJSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 6.0%
access-focused
#39
University of California-Riverside
· University of California-Riverside, CASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 6.0%
#40
CUNY Bronx Community College
· CUNY Bronx Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 5.9%
access-focused
#41
Berkeley College-New York
· Berkeley College-New York, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 5.8%
access-focused
#42
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa
· Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa, OKMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 5.8%
access-focused
#43
Southwest Texas College
· Southwest Texas College, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 5.7%
access-focused
#44
California State University-Dominguez Hills
· California State University-Dominguez Hills, CASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 5.6%
access-focused
#45
University of California-Los Angeles
· University of California-Los Angeles, CAHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 5.6%
#46
#47
CUNY Queensborough Community College
· CUNY Queensborough Community College, NYMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 5.5%
access-focused
#48
#49
Saint Peter's University
· Saint Peter's University, NJSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 5.5%
access-focused
#50
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%