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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
- 8 / 79
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
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Montana Technological University
· Montana Technological University, MTMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.3%
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California State University-Sacramento
· California State University-Sacramento, CASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.3%
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Lamar State College-Orange
· Lamar State College-Orange, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.3%
access-focused
#182
Long Beach City College
· Long Beach City College, CAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.3%
access-focused
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College
· Copiah-Lincoln Community College, MSMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.3%
access-focused
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Rochester Institute of Technology
· Rochester Institute of Technology, NYSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.3%
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
· Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, FLMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.3%
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson
· Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson, TNMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.2%
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University
· Southeastern Oklahoma State University, OKMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 3.2%
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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%