<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am going to be a junior-level transfer student this Fall, and because my applications were rather late, I am still able to enroll at either the University of Utah or Rutgers University-New Brunswick to study Geology.</p>
<p>Although I am a resident of New Jersey, the high housing costs (and low out-of-state tuition at Utah) have made the cost of attendance about equal between the two Universities.</p>
<p>I have lived in New Jersey for all of my life (and I haven't particularly enjoyed it), so going out to Utah would be a welcome experience. Furthermore, I feel that I would enjoy Salt Lake City much more than I would New Brunswick. Conventional wisdom would also suggest that a school so accessible to various mountain ranges and mining operations would also provide for better learning opportunities both during and after my education, should I stay in Utah.</p>
<p>What has kept Rutgers in my mind, though, is its ranking. It's much higher than Utah's, no matter which source I've used. I know that these rankings are general, and not major specific, but still, the differences are large.</p>
<p>Typically, Rutgers is around 50, whereas Utah is around 125.</p>
<p>Can anyone help me out in choosing between these two schools?</p>