2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salt Lake City, UT vs New Brunswick, NJ

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- New Brunswick spends 100.9% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.6% lower in New Brunswick than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Brunswick had 27.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  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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