VOLUME 53 NUMBER 9/10 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 Features THE 2021 COLLEGE GUIDE Introduction: A Different Kind of College Ranking by Paul Glastris Why Conservatives Hate College It's not just anti-intellectualism. It's also about class. by Kevin Carey Free College if You Serve 54 If we expanded national service, every American could afford to seek a bachelor's degree-and have the support they need to get to graduation and into a career. by Paul Glastris Cornhuskers Love AmeriCorps Why Nebraska offers in-state tuition to anyone who serves. by Jamaal Abdul-Alim The Secret Lives of English Majors Unlike their STEM peers, Black and white humanities graduates earn about the same. How did that happen? by Elizabeth Austin Advanced Misplacement Reformers had faith that expanding access to high school AP courses would reduce college racial inequities. It's had the opposite effect. by Anne Kim 18 America's Best Colleges for Student Voting The schools doing the most to turn students into citizens. by Daniel Block 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. by Robert Kelchen National University Rankings Liberal Arts College Rankings Top 200 Bachelor's Colleges Top 200 Master's Universities A Note on Methodology: 4-Year Colleges and Universities 32 TOC IMAGES: middle: Amy Swan; bottom: Courtesy of Chloe Pressley 54 70 80 88 96 43 39 29 27 22 15 18 32