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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
61University of St FrancisJoliet, IL · Private nonprofit$58,80710 years after entry39%undergraduates receiving Pell61%Pell completion cohort62Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY · Private nonprofit$58,77710 years after entry36%undergraduates receiving Pell55%Pell completion cohort63Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL · Private nonprofit$58,76810 years after entry37%undergraduates receiving Pell73%Pell completion cohort64Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, CA · Private for-profit$58,71510 years after entry61%undergraduates receiving Pell65%Pell completion cohort65Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, RI · Public$58,61910 years after entry42%undergraduates receiving Pell45%Pell completion cohort66D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, NY · Private nonprofit$58,55910 years after entry39%undergraduates receiving Pell53%Pell completion cohort67Florida International UniversityMiami, FL · Public$58,55310 years after entry41%undergraduates receiving Pell76%Pell completion cohort68California State University, San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · Public$58,36210 years after entry58%undergraduates receiving Pell54%Pell completion cohort69California State University, Monterey BaySeaside, CA · Public$58,30710 years after entry43%undergraduates receiving Pell56%Pell completion cohort70California State University, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Public$58,18610 years after entry66%undergraduates receiving Pell52%Pell completion cohort71California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA · Private nonprofit$58,07510 years after entry42%undergraduates receiving Pell53%Pell completion cohort72University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, TX · Public$57,78410 years after entry45%undergraduates receiving Pell50%Pell completion cohort73SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY · Public$57,74910 years after entry40%undergraduates receiving Pell49%Pell completion cohort74Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL · Private nonprofit$57,62610 years after entry52%undergraduates receiving Pell51%Pell completion cohort75Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA · Private nonprofit$57,32110 years after entry36%undergraduates receiving Pell60%Pell completion cohort76Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Public$57,09510 years after entry48%undergraduates receiving Pell41%Pell completion cohort77California State University, NorthridgeNorthridge, CA · Public$56,98410 years after entry56%undergraduates receiving Pell55%Pell completion cohort78University of St ThomasHouston, TX · Private nonprofit$56,91110 years after entry42%undergraduates receiving Pell71%Pell completion cohort79La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit$56,47210 years after entry35%undergraduates receiving Pell49%Pell completion cohort80University of La VerneLa Verne, CA · Private nonprofit$56,40310 years after entry51%undergraduates receiving Pell61%Pell completion cohort81Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit$56,37010 years after entry41%undergraduates receiving Pell55%Pell completion cohort82CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY · Public$56,26010 years after entry40%undergraduates receiving Pell33%Pell completion cohort83Johnson CollegeScranton, PA · Private nonprofit$56,23710 years after entry49%undergraduates receiving Pell100%Pell completion cohort84Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit$56,11710 years after entry41%undergraduates receiving Pell53%Pell completion cohort85Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL · Private nonprofit$56,09210 years after entry39%undergraduates receiving Pell43%Pell completion cohort86Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CT · Public$55,99910 years after entry38%undergraduates receiving Pell43%Pell completion cohort87Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA · Private nonprofit$55,98310 years after entry64%undergraduates receiving Pell42%Pell completion cohort88Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit$55,92210 years after entry36%undergraduates receiving Pell44%Pell completion cohort89University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, MI · Public$55,82310 years after entry46%undergraduates receiving Pell55%Pell completion cohort90Hood CollegeFrederick, MD · Private nonprofit$55,80510 years after entry37%undergraduates receiving Pell48%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.