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Colleges with strong economic mobility outcomes

Among colleges where at least 35% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, compare observed earnings for former low-income students ten years after entry.

CollegeLow-income earningsPell studentsCompletion
1St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensRego Park, NY · Private for-profit$91,96210 years after entry51%undergraduates receiving Pell53%Pell completion cohort2New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · Public$85,96710 years after entry40%undergraduates receiving Pell74%Pell completion cohort3Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, NY · Private nonprofit$84,97910 years after entry36%undergraduates receiving Pell56%Pell completion cohort4Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit$79,12610 years after entry37%undergraduates receiving Pell63%Pell completion cohort5University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA · Public$77,99310 years after entry36%undergraduates receiving Pell84%Pell completion cohort6San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA · Public$77,26110 years after entry35%undergraduates receiving Pell64%Pell completion cohort7Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · Public$75,90710 years after entry39%undergraduates receiving Pell77%Pell completion cohort8CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY · Public$74,76210 years after entry57%undergraduates receiving Pell74%Pell completion cohort9St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandStaten Island, NY · Private for-profit$72,38210 years after entry51%undergraduates receiving Pell42%Pell completion cohort10Unitek CollegeFremont, CA · Private for-profit$72,37410 years after entry45%undergraduates receiving Pell72%Pell completion cohort11University of the PacificStockton, CA · Private nonprofit$72,07810 years after entry36%undergraduates receiving Pell64%Pell completion cohort12California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, CA · Public$70,18510 years after entry46%undergraduates receiving Pell64%Pell completion cohort13UPMC Shadyside School of NursingPittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit$68,50810 years after entry35%undergraduates receiving Pell50%Pell completion cohort14Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN · Private nonprofit$68,40810 years after entry45%undergraduates receiving Pell33%Pell completion cohort15San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA · Public$68,25610 years after entry42%undergraduates receiving Pell48%Pell completion cohort16California State University, East BayHayward, CA · Public$68,17310 years after entry44%undergraduates receiving Pell43%Pell completion cohort17Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit$66,95010 years after entry57%undergraduates receiving Pell52%Pell completion cohort18Pittsburgh Institute of AeronauticsWest Mifflin, PA · Private nonprofit$66,89510 years after entry38%undergraduates receiving Pell67%Pell completion cohort19Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA · Private nonprofit$66,70210 years after entry35%undergraduates receiving Pell62%Pell completion cohort20University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL · Public$66,64110 years after entry49%undergraduates receiving Pell59%Pell completion cohort21University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA · Public$66,46510 years after entry37%undergraduates receiving Pell45%Pell completion cohort22Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY · Public$66,12610 years after entry36%undergraduates receiving Pell52%Pell completion cohort23Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit$66,09810 years after entry51%undergraduates receiving Pell50%Pell completion cohort24University of RedlandsRedlands, CA · Private nonprofit$65,67310 years after entry36%undergraduates receiving Pell64%Pell completion cohort25New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY · Private nonprofit$65,13810 years after entry45%undergraduates receiving Pell57%Pell completion cohort26University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA · Public$64,42310 years after entry42%undergraduates receiving Pell50%Pell completion cohort27CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY · Public$64,34410 years after entry61%undergraduates receiving Pell57%Pell completion cohort28University of California, RiversideRiverside, CA · Public$64,20410 years after entry47%undergraduates receiving Pell75%Pell completion cohort29Woodbury UniversityBurbank, CA · Private nonprofit$63,76810 years after entry46%undergraduates receiving Pell67%Pell completion cohort30Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA · Public$63,60110 years after entry36%undergraduates receiving Pell52%Pell completion cohort

This is not a causal mobility score. It ranks observed low-income earnings only after applying transparent access and completion screens. Earnings, Pell participation and completion can describe different federal cohorts and reporting periods.