Useful Stats: 2003 Federal Obligations per S&E Graduate Student, by State

A new National Science Foundation (NSF) report shows graduate enrollment in S&E increased by 4.2 percent from 2002, reaching a record high of 474,203 students in fall 2003. Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in S&E: Fall 2003 presents the distribution of graduate students in science and engineering (S&E) by academic fields, demographics, institution and state. Data contained in the report represent estimates of S&E enrollment from 12,261 graduate departments at 591 institutions in the U.S. and outlying areas.



Using the report and NSF's data on 2003 federal R&D obligations to academic institutions, SSTI has prepared a table ranking federal R&D obligations per S&E graduate student by state. Results show Vermont led the nation in federal R&D obligations at $137.89 per student in 2003. Maryland ranked second with federal R&D obligations per student at $121.37, followed by Alaska ($97.57), New Hampshire ($96.01) and Washington ($93.93).



Conversely, West Virginia ranked lowest in the nation at $17.80 in federal R&D obligations per student. Puerto Rico followed closely at $18.25 per student, with Kansas ($20.81), Idaho ($21.46) and the District of Columbia ($22.32) rounding off the final five.



The SSTI table is available at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/062606t.htm



Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in S&E: Fall 2003: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06307/



Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and NPOs: FY 2003: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06309/