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Best Mathematics Colleges for Social Mobility in New York (2025)

29 Mathematics colleges in New York with strong social mobility outcomes. Average earnings: $70,103.

📊 Schools must be in the 60th percentile or above for social mobility, then ranked by graduate earnings.

Average Graduate Earnings: $70,103

All 29 Schools

Rank	School	Graduate Earnings	Student Debt	Student GPS	Parent Debt	Parent GPS	Mobility
#26	Suny BrockportPublic	$54,496	$20,000	Good	$16,353	Challenging	87th percentile mobility
#27	College Of Staten Island CunyPublic	$53,501	$14,350	Manageable	$15,568	High	92th percentile mobility
#28	Suny Buffalo State UniversityPublic	$52,334	$21,028	Manageable	$12,951	High	86th percentile mobility
#29	Cuny New York City College Of TechnologyPublic	$49,365	$10,533	Manageable	$9,563	High	95th percentile mobility

#26Suny Brockport

Brockport, NY • Public

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$54,496Graduate Earnings

🎓87th percentile mobility

Cohort

$20,000

Student Debt

$16,353

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

9.3% burden

18.1% burden

📚

38.7%

Pell Share

👨‍👩‍👧

31.5%

First-Gen

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#27College Of Staten Island Cuny

Staten Island, NY • Public

💰

$53,501Graduate Earnings

🎓92th percentile mobility

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Cohort

$14,350

Student Debt

$15,568

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

15.5% burden

34.7% burden

📚

49.3%

Pell Share

👨‍👩‍👧

46.7%

First-Gen

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#28Suny Buffalo State University

Buffalo, NY • Public

💰

$52,334Graduate Earnings

🎓86th percentile mobility

Cohort

$21,028

Student Debt

$12,951

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

15.3% burden

26.1% burden

📚

53.3%

Pell Share

👨‍👩‍👧

34.0%

First-Gen

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#29Cuny New York City College Of Technology

Brooklyn, NY • Public

💰

$49,365Graduate Earnings

🎓95th percentile mobility

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Cohort

$10,533

Student Debt

$9,563

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

12.7% burden

25.9% burden

📚

55.4%

Pell Share

👨‍👩‍👧

51.2%

First-Gen

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How These Rankings Work

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.

Two-Step Methodology

Filter for Accessibility: Schools must be in the 60th percentile or above for our mobility index. This filters out schools that don't meaningfully serve low-income students.

Rank by Outcomes: Among schools passing the filter, we rank by median graduate earnings. This surfaces schools with strong outcomes, not just high accessibility.

Mobility Index Components

• Pell Grant share: % of students receiving federal Pell Grants (proxy for low-income)
• First-generation share: % of first-generation college students
• Earnings mobility: How much graduates earn relative to their starting economic position

Important Caveats

• The 60th percentile threshold is a design choice — schools at 59th percentile are excluded
• Mobility index weights may not reflect every user's priorities
• Schools serving middle-income students well may be underrepresented
• Higher earnings doesn't always mean better outcomes (teaching, social work have high value but lower salaries)

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