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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
- 50 / 79
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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Indian Hills Community College
· Indian Hills Community College, IAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
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Martin Community College
· Martin Community College, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
access-focused
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania
· West Chester University of Pennsylvania, PASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
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Virginia Western Community College
· Virginia Western Community College, VAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
· University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
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Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
· Wheaton College (Massachusetts), MASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
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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%