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University of California-Santa Barbara, CA vs Rochester, NY

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- Rochester spends 62.4% more per student than University of California-Santa Barbara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.9% lower in Rochester than in University of California-Santa Barbara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 16.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to University of California-Santa Barbara
 University of California-Santa Barbara, CARochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor539  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
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Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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