VOLUME 52 NUMBER 9/10 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020 Features THE 2020 COLLEGE GUIDE Introduction: A Different Kind of College Ranking 23 by Grace Gedye and Paul Glastris Why STEM Needs to Focus on Social Justice 26 Black students do well when schools let them do good. by Daniel Block How to Save Higher Education 30 A New Deal for America's sinking colleges. 62 by Kevin Carey Higher Ed's Most Successful Failure Why a proven reform to boost community college graduation rates can't get traction. 36 by Jamaal Abdul-Alim Why Apprenticeships Should Go Soft A novel job training program fills the real skills gap. 40 by Anne Kim America's Best Colleges for Student Voting The schools doing the most to turn students into citizens. 44 by Daniel Block Colleges Where Majors Popular with Black Students Pay Well 26 The good news: There are some. The bad news: There aren't many. 48 by the Editors 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. 51 by Robert Kelchen National University Rankings 62 Liberal Arts College Rankings 78 Top Bachelor's Colleges 88 Top 200 Master's Universities 98 A Note on Methodology: 4-Year Colleges and Universities 106 30 TOC IMAGES: middle: Courtesy of Millard McElwee; bottom: Nick Sirotich