In their article “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?” Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus offer harsh criticisms of colleges by insisting that they are not focusing on the right things, thus making higher education not worth the cost and efforts that students put into it. To support their argument they tell of their conclusion from a visit to college institutions across the United States. They say that there are some things that successful colleges do that distinguish them from other colleges. Examples of these include engaging the students in their learning more effectively, making teaching undergraduates their first priority, not giving teachers or faculty members too much money, and making education affordable. Hacker and Dreifus observe
