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