#406
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
· Lamar State College-Port Arthur, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.4%
access-focused
2026 Ranking
Best Colleges for Economic Mobility in Texas
Which colleges move low-income students into the top income quintile, by Opportunity Insights data.
- Ranked
- 111
- Page
- 3 / 5
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
#425
Trinity Valley Community College
· Trinity Valley Community College, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
#435
Northeast Texas Community College
· Northeast Texas Community College, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
access-focused
#439
#445
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
· Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
#448
Southwestern Adventist University
· Southwestern Adventist University, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.3%
#452
#468
#473
The University of Texas at Austin
· The University of Texas at Austin, TXHigh-return
- Mobility rate
- 2.2%
#479
#504
#519
The University of Texas at Tyler
· The University of Texas at Tyler, TXSolid outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.1%
#520
#527
#544
#546
#550
#554
#583
#587
#601
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest
· The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
access-focused
#602
#604
#615
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
· University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
#619
Stephen F Austin State University
· Stephen F Austin State University, TXMixed outcomes
- Mobility rate
- 2.0%
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%