#144
2026 Ranking
Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in South Carolina
Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.
- Ranked
- 38
- Page
- 1 / 2
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
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#294
South Carolina State University
· South Carolina State University, SCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.8%
access-focused
#337
Spartanburg Methodist College
· Spartanburg Methodist College, SCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.6%
access-focused
#509
Charleston Southern University
· Charleston Southern University, SCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
#617
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
· Citadel Military College of South Carolina, SCHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
#805
Aiken Technical College
· Aiken Technical College, SCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.7%
access-focused
#959
#1025
Florence-Darlington Technical College
· Florence-Darlington Technical College, SCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.5%
access-focused
#1048
Piedmont Technical College
· Piedmont Technical College, SCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
access-focused
#1052
#1095
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
· Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College, SCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
access-focused
#1108
#1153
Williamsburg Technical College
· Williamsburg Technical College, SCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.4%
access-focused
#1203
#1289
#1293
#1298
#1308
#1317
#1323
#1334
#1335
#1385
#1463
Central Carolina Technical College
· Central Carolina Technical College, SCMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 1.1%
access-focused
#1471
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%