#1026
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
- 42 / 79
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
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Southwestern Community College
· Southwestern Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
access-focused
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University of North Texas System
· University of North Texas System, TXProfile in progress
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
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University of Virginia-Main Campus
· University of Virginia-Main Campus, VAHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
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Southern Connecticut State University
· Southern Connecticut State University, CTMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
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Central Connecticut State University
· Central Connecticut State University, CTSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
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Cleveland Community College
· Cleveland Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
access-focused
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Southern Technical College
· Southern Technical College, FLMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
access-focused
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John C Calhoun State Community College
· John C Calhoun State Community College, ALMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
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Piedmont Technical College
· Piedmont Technical College, SCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
access-focused
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North Carolina Wesleyan University
· North Carolina Wesleyan University, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
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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%