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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
- 21 / 79
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
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University of Central Arkansas
· University of Central Arkansas, ARMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
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Johns Hopkins University
· Johns Hopkins University, MDHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
success-focused
#507
Delgado Community College
· Delgado Community College, LAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
access-focused
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Chattahoochee Valley Community College
· Chattahoochee Valley Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
access-focused
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Charleston Southern University
· Charleston Southern University, SCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
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University of Southern Mississippi
· University of Southern Mississippi, MSMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
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University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville
· University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville, ARMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
access-focused
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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
· Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, NMMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
access-focused
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The University of Texas at Tyler
· The University of Texas at Tyler, TXSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
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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%