S&E Grad Students & Post-Docs by State, 2003
Ranked by Federal R&D Obligations per Student

Source: Division of Science Resources Statistics, National Science Foundation

Note: The U.S. total includes American Samoa, Guam, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands. All dollars are in thousands.

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State
$R&D
SCI
ENG
Total Students
$R&D per Student
Rank
Alabama
343,766
4,055
1,950
6,005
57.25
14
Alaska
74,250
612
149
761
97.57
3
Arizona
260,208
4,820
2,284
7,104
36.63
36
Arkansas
75,952
1,696
477
2,173
34.95
37
California
3,193,421
46,541
17,307
63,848
50.02
21
Colorado
523,145
7,135
3,251
10,386
50.37
20
Connecticut
439,972
5,756
1,257
7,013
62.74
11
Delaware
67,016
1,174
490
1,664
40.27
31
District of Columbia
172,342
6,038
1,684
7,722
22.32
48
Florida
541,132
12,722
5,968
18,690
28.95
44
Georgia
483,676
6,677
3,943
10,620
45.54
24
Hawaii
146,697
1,578
183
1,761
83.30
6
Idaho
42,471
1,382
597
1,979
21.46
49
Illinois
878,352
18,927
5,006
23,933
36.70
35
Indiana
307,368
6,364
2,600
8,964
34.29
38
Iowa
255,717
3,847
1,298
5,145
49.70
22
Kansas
131,630
4,715
1,611
6,326
20.81
50
Kentucky
186,334
3,551
966
4,517
41.25
30
Louisiana
202,832
4,783
1,599
6,382
31.78
41
Maine
30,326
540
139
679
44.66
25
Maryland
1,294,617
8,149
2,518
10,667
121.37
2
Massachusetts
1,220,700
15,981
6,218
22,199
54.99
17
Michigan
714,343
10,614
6,323
16,937
42.18
29
Minnesota
316,924
5,672
1,554
7,226
43.86
27
Mississippi
147,875
1,924
587
2,511
58.89
13
Missouri
550,507
5,290
1,927
7,217
76.28
8
Montana
75,051
1,248
198
1,446
51.90
19
Nebraska
105,520
2,383
401
2,784
37.90
34
Nevada
73,725
1,379
489
1,868
39.47
32
New Hampshire
139,984
1,125
333
1,458
96.01
4
New Jersey
362,230
8,338
3,644
11,982
30.23
43
New Mexico
125,084
2,720
1,054
3,774
33.14
40
New York
1,857,646
34,533
7,283
41,816
44.42
26
North Carolina
938,818
9,030
2,513
11,543
81.33
7
North Dakota
58,392
1,147
387
1,534
38.07
33
Ohio
603,563
12,286
5,680
17,966
33.59
39
Oklahoma
114,872
2,982
1,571
4,553
25.23
47
Oregon
288,553
3,323
1,067
4,390
65.73
10
Pennsylvania
1,417,348
15,509
5,138
20,647
68.65
9
Puerto Rico
61,445
3,000
366
3,366
18.25
51
Rhode Island
114,025
1,574
304
1,878
60.72
12
South Carolina
167,329
2,183
1,257
3,440
48.64
23
South Dakota
28,047
665
335
1,000
28.05
45
Tennessee
372,788
4,468
2,178
6,646
56.09
15
Texas
1,385,229
22,372
10,448
32,820
42.21
28
Utah
260,661
3,040
1,670
4,710
55.34
16
Vermont
84,524
503
110
613
137.89
1
Virginia
399,182
8,803
4,089
12,892
30.96
42
Washington
628,324
5,088
1,601
6,689
93.93
5
West Virginia
42,532
1,518
872
2,390
17.80
52
Wisconsin
471,861
6,245
2,375
8,620
54.74
18
Wyoming
23,437
743
126
869
26.97
46
U.S. total
22,808,789
346,828
127,375
474,203
48.10

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