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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.

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Year
2026
Version
v1

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#602

Panola College

· Panola College, TX
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
2.0%
#603

Garrett College

· Garrett College, MD
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
2.0%
#607

Skidmore College

· Skidmore College, NY
Solid outcomes
Mobility rate
2.0%
#612

Middlesex College

· Middlesex College, NJ
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
2.0%
#618

Amherst College

· Amherst College, MA
High-return
Mobility rate
2.0%
#620

Husson University

· Husson University, ME
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
2.0%
#622

Yavapai College

· Yavapai College, AZ
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
2.0%
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%