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Urbana, IL vs Oberlin, OH

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Highlights
- Oberlin spends 22.2% less per student than Urbana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.5% higher in Oberlin than in Urbana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oberlin had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Urbana
 Urbana, ILOberlin, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,914$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,324$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7304573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.5%1.5%
Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 17 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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Reviews for Oberlin    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

Oberlin is a small (pop. ca. 10,000) city in Northeastern Ohio, 40 minutes west/southwest of Cleveland and 25 minutes from the Cleveland-Hopkins Airport. Its center is  More

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