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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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#159

Rio Hondo College

· Rio Hondo College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
3.5%
access-focused
#160

Barnard College

· Barnard College, NY
High-return
Mobility rate
3.5%
#162

Clarke University

· Clarke University, IA
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
3.4%
#167

Kean University

· Kean University, NJ
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
3.4%
#168

Clarendon College

· Clarendon College, TX
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
3.4%
access-focused
#170

McPherson College

· McPherson College, KS
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
3.4%
#173

Taft College

· Taft College, CA
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
3.4%
#175

Lincoln University

· Lincoln University, PA
Mixed outcomes
Mobility rate
3.4%
access-focused
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%