#576
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
- 24 / 79
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
#577
Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois
· Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois, ILMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
#578
State Technical College of Missouri
· State Technical College of Missouri, MOSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
#579
Southwestern Oregon Community College
· Southwestern Oregon Community College, ORMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
#580
#581
South Arkansas College
· South Arkansas College, ARMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
access-focused
#582
#583
#584
#585
#586
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
· Oklahoma State University-Main Campus, OKSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
#587
#588
University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College
· University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College, ARMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
access-focused
#589
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
· University of North Carolina at Pembroke, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
#590
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
· University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, ARMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
#591
#592
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
· Massachusetts Maritime Academy, MASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
success-focused
#593
#594
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
· School of the Art Institute of Chicago, ILMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
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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%