2025 Compare Cities Education:
College Station, TX vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 41.0% more per student than College Station.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% higher in Boulder than in College Station. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to College Station
 College Station, TXBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor410  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 4 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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