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Iowa City, IA vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- College Station spends 35.5% less per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in College Station than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Station had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IACollege Station, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.3%1.5%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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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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