VOLUME 51 NUMBER 9/10 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 Features THE 2019 COLLEGE GUIDE Introduction: A Different Kind of College Ranking 15 Summer of Scam 18 by Kevin Carey Elite universities are making millions off of pre-college programs for teens. What are they really selling? by Anne Kim Start Spreading the New The people and ideas reshaping higher education. 23 by Eric Cortellessa 64 The Voting Wars Come to Campus Students face a growing maze of voting restrictions. Can they find their way through in time for 2020? 28 by Daniel Block Putting Work Study to Work The aid program is underfunded and underappreciated. Here's how to unleash its potential. 32 by Grace Gedye Escaping the Transfer Trap Want more students to get bachelor's degrees? Let community colleges award them. 36 by Mary Alice McCarthy and Debra Bragg America's Affordable Elite Colleges Which selective schools give high-achieving, non-wealthy students a break-and which break their bank accounts? 39 by Gilad Edelman 18 America's Best Colleges for Student Voting The schools doing the most to turn students into citizens. 43 by Daniel Block America's Best Colleges for Adult Learners Nearly a third of all college students are twenty-five or older. Yet no publication ranks the top schools for them-except us. 45 by Rebecca Klein-Collins America's Best Bang for the Buck Colleges Our one-of-a-kind list of schools that help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices. 52 by Robert Kelchen 36 TOC IMAGES: middle: Chris Matthews; bottom: Green River College National University Rankings Liberal Arts College Rankings Top 200 Master's Universities Top 200 Bachelor's Colleges A Note on Methodology: 4-Year Colleges and Universities 64 80 90 98 105