FY 2003 R&D expenditures at universities and colleges
Ranked by geographic division, state, and science and engineering field

Source: National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, FY 2003 http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf05320/

Note: Dollars are in thousands. Outlying areas include Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

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Division and state
All R&D expenditures
Rank for All R&D
Life sciences
Rank for Total Life Science R&D
Life Science % of Total

Rank for Total
Life Science % of Total R&D

U.S. Total
$40,077,399
--
$23,763,981
--
59.30
--
Vermont
106,581
46
95,534
39
89.64
1
Missouri
806,907
15
658,297
11
81.58
2
Connecticut
594,541
22
468,767
16
78.85
3
North Carolina
1,394,545
8
1,034,820
5
74.20
4
Minnesota
517,346
25
374,062
20
72.30
5
Kentucky
377,635
30
268,519
28
71.11
6
Alabama
557,859
23
393,671
18
70.57
7
New York
3,089,988
2
2,128,290
2
68.88
8
Arkansas
183,183
40
126,002
37
68.78
9
Nebraska
300,540
34
202,386
30
67.34
10
Washington
869,695
14
584,457
14
67.20
11
Texas
2,765,634
3
1,849,606
3
66.88
12
Iowa
498,669
26
333,248
24
66.83
13
Oregon
436,958
27
287,768
27
65.86
14
Outlying areas
101,161
49
65,374
44
64.62
15
Wisconsin
881,214
13
568,472
15
64.51
16
Tennessee
599,723
21
386,594
19
64.46
17
Louisiana
524,262
24
332,187
25
63.36
18
Kansas
310,052
32
193,923
31
62.55
19
District of Columbia
263,342
36
161,143
33
61.19
20
Pennsylvania
2,013,453
5
1,187,741
4
58.99
21
Michigan
1,388,284
9
817,583
9
58.89
22
South Dakota
49,977
52
29,246
48
58.52
23
Montana
141,220
42
82,221
41
58.22
24
California
5,362,683
1
3,105,124
1
57.90
25
Illinois
1,613,691
7
931,685
7
57.74
26
Idaho
105,039
47
59,811
46
56.94
27
Ohio
1,268,784
10
720,733
10
56.81
28
West Virginia
120,514
45
68,153
42
56.55
29
South Carolina
435,328
28
242,675
29
55.75
30
Georgia
1,175,852
12
640,808
12
54.50
31
Virginia
776,026
16
415,731
17
53.57
32
Florida
1,204,592
11
629,257
13
52.24
33
Indiana
725,752
18
369,679
21
50.94
34
New Hampshire
252,210
37
127,567
36
50.58
35
Colorado
694,862
19
347,101
23
49.95
36
Utah
385,158
29
191,226
32
49.65
37
North Dakota
133,615
44
65,105
45
48.73
38
New Jersey
747,481
17
363,329
22
48.61
39
Maryland
2,030,544
4
978,216
6
48.18
40
Oklahoma
295,098
35
140,815
35
47.72
41
Massachusetts
1,821,817
6
868,452
8
47.67
42
Arizona
617,978
20
294,500
26
47.66
43
Mississippi
324,298
31
154,450
34
47.63
44
Wyoming
60,054
51
27,752
49
46.21
45
Rhode Island
187,131
38
82,246
40
43.95
46
New Mexico
306,623
33
112,888
38
36.82
47
Hawaii
184,602
39
66,608
43
36.08
48
Maine
75,092
50
25,836
51
34.41
49
Nevada
154,515
41
51,803
47
33.53
50
Delaware
104,650
48
26,720
50
25.53
51
Alaska
140,641
43
25,800
52
18.34
52

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