59 Foreign Languages colleges in the Northeast with strong social mobility outcomes. Average earnings: $69,694.
We started with Foreign Languages programs scoring 60th percentile or above for mobility—schools that actually serve low-income students. Then we ranked by earnings. The result: 59 programs that prove accessibility and strong outcomes aren't mutually exclusive.
Cornell University leads the rankings, producing Foreign Languages graduates earning $104,043 while maintaining a 94th percentile mobility score. Boston College follows closely at $103,937, with Columbia University at $102,491. These outcomes demonstrate that schools serving low-income students can compete at the highest level.
Columbia University serves 23% Pell Grant recipients—students from families earning under $60,000—while producing graduates earning $102,491. The debt story is equally compelling: Boston College graduates face just a 5% payment burden, earning 'Excellent' affordability ratings. True mobility means both access AND manageable debt.
Earnings: $104,043 | Mobility: 94th percentile
23% Pell students with $102,491 earnings
5.0% payment burden | Excellent
18.8% family burden | Challenging
| Rank | School | Graduate Earnings | Student Debt | Student GPS | Parent Debt | Parent GPS | Mobility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cornell UniversityPrivate | $104,043 | $14,000 | Excellent | $38,000 | Manageable | 94th percentile mobility |
| #2 | Boston CollegePrivate | $103,937 | $19,000 | Excellent | $45,000 | Challenging | 86th percentile mobility |
| #3 | $102,491 | $21,500 | Good | $35,000 | High | 91th percentile mobility | |
| #4 | Villanova UniversityPrivate | $100,423 | $25,874 | Excellent | $40,000 | Challenging | 74th percentile mobility |
| #5 | Bucknell UniversityPrivate | $93,807 | $27,000 | Excellent | $62,750 | High | 74th percentile mobility |
| #6 | Brown UniversityPrivate | $93,487 | $11,428 | Excellent | $48,245 | High | 84th percentile mobility |
| #7 | College Of The Holy CrossPrivate | $90,543 | $27,000 | Good | $39,032 | Challenging | 83th percentile mobility |
| #8 | Fordham UniversityPrivate | $85,569 | $24,300 | Good | $37,095 | High | 76th percentile mobility |
| #9 | Wellesley CollegePrivate | $84,803 | $10,000 | Excellent | $38,825 | High | 75th percentile mobility |
| #10 | Boston UniversityPrivate | $83,238 | $23,250 | Good | $39,000 | High | 91th percentile mobility |
| #11 | Tufts UniversityPrivate | $83,214 | $16,250 | Good | $38,325 | High | 83th percentile mobility |
| #12 | New York UniversityPrivate | $82,509 | $20,500 | Manageable | $64,795 | High | 94th percentile mobility |
| #13 | Binghamton UniversityPublic | $80,596 | $18,500 | Good | $27,270 | Challenging | 94th percentile mobility |
| #14 | Syracuse UniversityPrivate | $79,164 | $26,000 | High | $39,841 | High | 82th percentile mobility |
| #15 | University Of RochesterPrivate | $79,042 | $21,000 | Challenging | $30,000 | High | 82th percentile mobility |
| #16 | $76,571 | $26,778 | Challenging | $35,625 | High | 81th percentile mobility | |
| #17 | $76,124 | $19,000 | High | $51,114 | High | 85th percentile mobility | |
| #18 | Bryn Mawr CollegePrivate | $75,217 | $25,000 | High | $40,058 | High | 72th percentile mobility |
| #19 | Stony Brook UniversityPublic | $74,502 | $18,228 | Excellent | $21,400 | Manageable | 97th percentile mobility |
| #20 | $74,479 | $21,500 | Manageable | $25,294 | High | 99th percentile mobility | |
| #21 | $73,997 | $21,500 | Good | $35,324 | High | 95th percentile mobility | |
| #22 | Saint Anselm CollegePrivate | $73,371 | $27,000 | Challenging | $59,736 | High | 79th percentile mobility |
| #23 | $71,631 | $22,763 | Manageable | $26,243 | High | 93th percentile mobility | |
| #24 | University At BuffaloPublic | $70,814 | $19,000 | Manageable | $20,734 | High | 97th percentile mobility |
| #25 | Dickinson CollegePrivate | $70,204 | $19,000 | Good | $45,729 | High | 83th percentile mobility |
Our social mobility rankings answer: "Which schools deliver the best outcomes for students from low-income backgrounds?"
This is not simply "which schools admit the most low-income students" — it's which schools both serve low-income students and deliver strong earnings outcomes.
Data based on 2024-2025 Dept of Education reporting standards. Learn about our methodology →
