Research and Planning: College Magazine Analysis

We can tell that this Magazine is aimed at college students for many reasons, such as:

Firstly we can tell by the masthead, which says "COLLEGE" which is an obvious hint towards being a college magazine.

 Secondly we can tell by the publication line, which says "COLLEGE MAX EDITION" which is once a again a large hint towards being a magazine aimed for college students. 

The main picture also helps us find out who the magazine is aimed at, as you can tell that she looks like a college student herself, you would think that this magazine is for students. 

Finally we can tell that this magazine is aimed for college students by the cover lines, we can tell because as one of them says "on SMU's campus" and "the American teenager" which tell us about teenagers and college. All this makes us know that this magazine is aimed at college students.

The age range for a magazine like this would be in the areas of around 14-19, because of one of the cover lines which says "she's 15" and the girl looks about 17-18.