2025 Compare Cities Education:
New Brunswick, NJ vs Evanston, IL

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Highlights
- Evanston spends 0.2% less per student than New Brunswick.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% higher in Evanston than in New Brunswick. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Evanston had 44.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Brunswick
 New Brunswick, NJEvanston, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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