#93
New Castle School of Trades
· New Castle School of Trades, PAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 4.2%
access-focused
2026 Ranking
Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in Pennsylvania
Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.
- Ranked
- 104
- Page
- 1 / 5
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
#175
#183
#277
#284
Community College of Philadelphia
· Community College of Philadelphia, PAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.8%
access-focused
#360
#372
#407
#413
#442
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
· Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, PAMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
access-focused
#446
#449
#463
Pittsburgh Technical College
· Pittsburgh Technical College, PAProfile in progress
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
#472
#475
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
· Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, PASolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
#484
#486
#490
#553
University of Pennsylvania
· University of Pennsylvania, PAHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
success-focused
#573
#574
#596
#600
#650
#679
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%