USEFUL STATS: Academic R&D Expenditures by Date and Source, 2004-2009

The District of Columbia leads the country in per capita academic R&D expenditures, spending about $543.19 per resident, according to new data released by the National Science Foundation. Maryland follows closely behind with $530.06 per resident, while Massachusetts ranks a distant third with $373.60. While California, New York and Texas lead in total expenditures, smaller states, such as North Dakota, Rhode Island and Hawaii place in the top 10 for per capita spending. Read more...

SSTI has prepared several tables with academic R&D expenditures by state from 2004 to 2009. The tables include data on total expenditures for each year, 2009 rank, per capita expenditures, five-year change, expenditures by funding source (federal government, state and local government, industry or institutional funds) and federal funding per capita. View the tables...