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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
- 49 / 79
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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Northwest Mississippi Community College
· Northwest Mississippi Community College, MSMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
access-focused
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Lenoir Community College
· Lenoir Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
access-focused
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
· Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, ILSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
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Saginaw Valley State University
· Saginaw Valley State University, MIMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
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Shawnee Community College
· Shawnee Community College, ILMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
access-focused
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Lewis and Clark Community College
· Lewis and Clark Community College, ILMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
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Delaware County Community College
· Delaware County Community College, PAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
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Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies
· Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies, INMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
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Maryville University of Saint Louis
· Maryville University of Saint Louis, MOSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
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%