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: 3 / 5
Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#1115

Washington & Jefferson College

· Washington & Jefferson College, PA

Solid outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.4%

#1117

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

· Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.4%

#1122

Gwynedd Mercy University

· Gwynedd Mercy University, PA

Solid outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.4%

#1128

Automotive Training Center-Exton

· Automotive Training Center-Exton, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.4%

#1129

Albright College

· Albright College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.4%

#1162

Allegheny College

· Allegheny College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.3%

#1163

Cabrini University

· Cabrini University, PA

Profile in progress

Mobility rate: 1.3%

#1175

South Hills School of Business & Technology

· South Hills School of Business & Technology, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.3%

#1186

Neumann University

· Neumann University, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.3%

#1191

Villanova University

· Villanova University, PA

High-return

Mobility rate: 1.3%

success-focused

#1204

Seton Hill University

· Seton Hill University, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.3%

#1216

Mount Aloysius College

· Mount Aloysius College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.3%

#1220

Lebanon Valley College

· Lebanon Valley College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.3%

#1222

Delaware County Community College

· Delaware County Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.3%

#1236

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

· West Chester University of Pennsylvania, PA

Solid outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.3%

#1254

Franklin and Marshall College

· Franklin and Marshall College, PA

High-return

Mobility rate: 1.3%

success-focused

#1303

Bucks County Community College

· Bucks County Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.2%

#1306

Dickinson College

· Dickinson College, PA

High-return

Mobility rate: 1.2%

#1318

Geneva College

· Geneva College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.2%

#1325

Community College of Allegheny County

· Community College of Allegheny County, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.2%

#1327

Messiah University

· Messiah University, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.2%

#1388

Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

· Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia, PA

High-return

Mobility rate: 1.1%

#1397

Northampton County Area Community College

· Northampton County Area Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.1%

#1415

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

· Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.1%

#1441

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

· Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, PA

Mixed outcomes

Mobility rate: 1.1%

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%