With some exceptions, I find it interesting that this list is mostly comprised of universities that do not appear in the top 50 or top 100 of most college lists. No Ivies, no MIT, no top ranked LACs.
And with rare exceptions, state flagships aren’t the best in their state for delivering social mobility on a wide basis. Riverside is # 1, not Berkeley. Georgia State is the highest rated school in the state, not U of Georgia. ECU is better at this than UNC.
Thoughts?