2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cambridge, MA vs New Brunswick, NJ

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Highlights
- New Brunswick spends 6.8% less per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in New Brunswick than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Brunswick had 31.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MANew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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Reviews for New Brunswick    4 Reviews

As an undergrad at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, I have lived here for 4 years -- 2 inside the University dormitories on College Ave Campus and 2 in a rented house  More

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Over 16 years ago

Between the entitled drivers, Jersey manners, and new student drivers, nevermind insane bus drivers and trucks speeding on narrow streets, driving around here will  More

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It is sad to see the city that I was born in 1959 and lived until 1972 decline so. Not only is it overpriced, perhaps because of the university or it being a suburb for  More

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