Wall Street Journal’s 2025 Best Colleges In America

by: Kristy Bleizeffer on September 05, 2024 | 116,601 Views

SCHOOLS RANKED BY SOCIAL MOBILITY

For social mobility, WSJ looked at how much schools enhance students’ social mobility after graduation. Institutions with the highest proportion of students that come from lower-income families, high graduation rates, high salary impact for graduates, and lower costs do the best in this metric.

Public schools dominate here with 17 of the top 20 spots.

University of California at Merced is the best school for social mobility at 86.8. It scored 83 out of 100 in salary impact and a 96 in graduation rate. It has an average net price of $13,450 with a value added graduate salary of $33,874.

A table with the top 20 schools for social mobility is presented below.

WSJ/College Pulse Top 20 For Social Mobility
Rank
School
State
Type
Score
1 University of California, Merced CA Public 86.8
2 California State University, Stanislaus CA Public 82.1
3 California State University, San Bernardino CA Public 81.2
4 California State University, Fresno CA Public 80.4
5 California State University, Los Angeles CA Public 78.5
6 Florida International University FL Public 78.2
7 California State University, Long Beach CA Public 77
8 Baruch College, CUNY NY Public 76.8
9 California State University, Northridge CA Public 76
10 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA Public 75.8
11 California State University, Fullerton CA Public 74.9
12 University of California, Riverside CA Public 73.1
13 California State University, Sacramento CA Public 71.7
14 Fresno Pacific University CA Private 69.5
15 Albion College MI Private 68.8
16 University of Illinois, Chicago IL Public 67.7
17 University of La Verne CA Private 66.4
18 Montclair State University NJ Public 64.9
19 California State University, San Marcos CA Public 64.6
20 San Francisco State University CA Public 63.9
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