S&E Doctorate Awards by State, Federal R&D, 2003
Data Source:
- National Science Foundation, Science & Engineering Doctorate Awards: 2003 Detailed Statistical Tables, http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf05300/start.htm
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State
|
2003
S&E Doctorates Awarded per 100,000 Residents
|
Total
S&E Doctorates
|
Engineering
|
Agricultural
|
Biological
|
Computer
sciences
|
Earth,
Atmos, & Ocean
|
Mathematics
|
Physical
Sciences
|
Psychology
|
Social
Sciences
|
Non
S&E
|
All
Fields
|
2003
Population (est.)
|
|||||||||||||
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
||
DC
|
56.13
|
1
|
313
|
25
|
37
|
28
|
0
|
49
|
51
|
31
|
7
|
25
|
1
|
45
|
8
|
28
|
20
|
35
|
51
|
21
|
138
|
8
|
206
|
25
|
519
|
25
|
557,620
|
MA
|
21.23
|
2
|
1,363
|
6
|
289
|
5
|
9
|
32
|
313
|
4
|
50
|
5
|
42
|
4
|
58
|
4
|
218
|
3
|
82
|
10
|
302
|
3
|
666
|
7
|
2,029
|
6
|
6,420,357
|
RI
|
13.20
|
3
|
142
|
37
|
18
|
37
|
2
|
47
|
29
|
36
|
4
|
35
|
5
|
34
|
19
|
15
|
23
|
32
|
15
|
39
|
27
|
31
|
73
|
38
|
215
|
37
|
1,076,084
|
DE
|
12.47
|
4
|
102
|
39
|
30
|
32
|
4
|
43
|
3
|
52
|
3
|
36
|
8
|
26
|
1
|
41
|
17
|
38
|
15
|
39
|
21
|
37
|
65
|
39
|
167
|
39
|
818,166
|
CO
|
11.72
|
5
|
533
|
17
|
128
|
16
|
18
|
22
|
96
|
21
|
15
|
17
|
31
|
6
|
17
|
16
|
91
|
12
|
54
|
19
|
83
|
17
|
231
|
21
|
764
|
17
|
4,547,633
|
MD
|
11.50
|
6
|
634
|
14
|
139
|
14
|
9
|
32
|
173
|
9
|
29
|
9
|
21
|
12
|
23
|
12
|
70
|
16
|
60
|
17
|
110
|
13
|
319
|
14
|
953
|
14
|
5,512,310
|
NY
|
11.09
|
7
|
2,131
|
2
|
300
|
4
|
69
|
1
|
519
|
2
|
81
|
2
|
44
|
3
|
93
|
2
|
257
|
2
|
335
|
2
|
433
|
2
|
1,282
|
3
|
3,413
|
2
|
19,212,425
|
CT
|
11.04
|
8
|
385
|
23
|
34
|
30
|
8
|
35
|
120
|
14
|
6
|
29
|
6
|
32
|
16
|
18
|
57
|
19
|
41
|
26
|
97
|
14
|
193
|
29
|
578
|
23
|
3,486,960
|
NE
|
10.59
|
9
|
184
|
35
|
17
|
38
|
28
|
14
|
56
|
30
|
2
|
39
|
3
|
42
|
4
|
36
|
14
|
40
|
34
|
31
|
26
|
34
|
119
|
34
|
303
|
35
|
1,737,475
|
IN
|
10.57
|
10
|
655
|
11
|
176
|
9
|
26
|
16
|
97
|
19
|
20
|
11
|
8
|
26
|
33
|
10
|
118
|
9
|
61
|
15
|
116
|
9
|
427
|
10
|
1,082
|
11
|
6,199,571
|
ND
|
10.42
|
11
|
66
|
46
|
5
|
45
|
8
|
35
|
14
|
44
|
3
|
36
|
1
|
45
|
1
|
41
|
19
|
36
|
15
|
39
|
0
|
50
|
24
|
45
|
90
|
46
|
633,400
|
IA
|
10.16
|
12
|
299
|
27
|
64
|
23
|
32
|
7
|
76
|
25
|
5
|
31
|
1
|
45
|
23
|
13
|
35
|
26
|
26
|
34
|
37
|
28
|
204
|
26
|
503
|
27
|
2,941,976
|
UT
|
10.16
|
12
|
239
|
34
|
48
|
26
|
10
|
31
|
61
|
29
|
7
|
25
|
8
|
26
|
4
|
36
|
40
|
23
|
38
|
29
|
23
|
36
|
97
|
35
|
336
|
34
|
2,352,119
|
IL
|
9.98
|
14
|
1,262
|
5
|
276
|
6
|
32
|
7
|
255
|
6
|
39
|
8
|
11
|
21
|
68
|
3
|
178
|
4
|
160
|
4
|
243
|
4
|
851
|
5
|
2,113
|
5
|
12,649,087
|
KS
|
9.87
|
15
|
269
|
28
|
29
|
33
|
40
|
4
|
51
|
31
|
0
|
44
|
5
|
34
|
7
|
31
|
33
|
28
|
61
|
15
|
43
|
25
|
145
|
32
|
414
|
28
|
2,724,786
|
PA
|
9.85
|
16
|
1,219
|
7
|
355
|
3
|
21
|
18
|
256
|
5
|
58
|
3
|
28
|
8
|
52
|
5
|
134
|
7
|
142
|
6
|
173
|
6
|
794
|
6
|
2,013
|
7
|
12,370,761
|
WI
|
9.77
|
17
|
535
|
16
|
109
|
17
|
42
|
3
|
141
|
12
|
10
|
21
|
20
|
13
|
21
|
14
|
60
|
18
|
50
|
22
|
82
|
18
|
284
|
19
|
819
|
16
|
5,474,290
|
CA
|
9.60
|
18
|
3,405
|
1
|
754
|
1
|
31
|
10
|
724
|
1
|
156
|
1
|
123
|
1
|
138
|
1
|
448
|
1
|
479
|
1
|
552
|
1
|
1,331
|
2
|
4,736
|
1
|
35,462,712
|
MI
|
9.46
|
19
|
954
|
9
|
248
|
7
|
39
|
5
|
161
|
10
|
17
|
16
|
15
|
17
|
50
|
7
|
123
|
8
|
128
|
8
|
173
|
6
|
468
|
9
|
1,422
|
9
|
10,082,364
|
NM
|
8.68
|
20
|
163
|
36
|
29
|
33
|
11
|
27
|
32
|
35
|
5
|
31
|
4
|
38
|
8
|
28
|
33
|
28
|
14
|
42
|
27
|
31
|
91
|
36
|
254
|
36
|
1,878,562
|
OH
|
8.65
|
21
|
989
|
8
|
238
|
8
|
30
|
12
|
242
|
7
|
13
|
18
|
22
|
11
|
30
|
11
|
165
|
6
|
135
|
7
|
114
|
11
|
600
|
8
|
1,589
|
8
|
11,437,680
|
NC
|
8.59
|
22
|
723
|
10
|
146
|
13
|
30
|
12
|
241
|
8
|
24
|
10
|
15
|
17
|
46
|
8
|
94
|
11
|
46
|
23
|
81
|
19
|
384
|
12
|
1,107
|
10
|
8,421,190
|
WY
|
8.56
|
23
|
43
|
49
|
4
|
47
|
4
|
43
|
13
|
46
|
0
|
44
|
5
|
34
|
3
|
39
|
10
|
42
|
3
|
50
|
1
|
46
|
13
|
50
|
56
|
49
|
502,111
|
VA
|
8.42
|
24
|
620
|
12
|
158
|
12
|
15
|
24
|
97
|
19
|
46
|
7
|
31
|
6
|
16
|
18
|
79
|
14
|
86
|
9
|
92
|
15
|
389
|
11
|
1,009
|
12
|
7,365,284
|
MN
|
8.39
|
25
|
425
|
18
|
82
|
21
|
19
|
20
|
88
|
22
|
19
|
14
|
8
|
26
|
14
|
21
|
52
|
21
|
79
|
11
|
64
|
23
|
316
|
15
|
741
|
18
|
5,064,172
|
AZ
|
8.08
|
26
|
451
|
20
|
97
|
18
|
7
|
38
|
83
|
23
|
11
|
19
|
27
|
9
|
16
|
18
|
70
|
16
|
53
|
20
|
87
|
16
|
268
|
20
|
719
|
20
|
5,579,222
|
NH
|
7.76
|
27
|
100
|
44
|
11
|
42
|
0
|
49
|
46
|
33
|
5
|
31
|
8
|
26
|
3
|
39
|
18
|
37
|
7
|
48
|
2
|
44
|
22
|
47
|
122
|
44
|
1,288,705
|
MO
|
7.61
|
28
|
435
|
19
|
87
|
20
|
20
|
19
|
116
|
15
|
10
|
21
|
11
|
21
|
11
|
25
|
43
|
22
|
64
|
14
|
73
|
21
|
299
|
18
|
734
|
19
|
5,719,204
|
HI
|
7.37
|
29
|
92
|
42
|
2
|
51
|
2
|
47
|
29
|
36
|
3
|
36
|
11
|
21
|
1
|
41
|
5
|
49
|
5
|
49
|
34
|
29
|
36
|
44
|
128
|
42
|
1,248,755
|
WA
|
7.19
|
30
|
441
|
21
|
88
|
19
|
19
|
20
|
111
|
16
|
19
|
14
|
23
|
10
|
14
|
21
|
56
|
20
|
37
|
30
|
74
|
20
|
210
|
24
|
651
|
21
|
6,131,298
|
OR
|
7.18
|
31
|
256
|
29
|
32
|
31
|
31
|
10
|
63
|
27
|
7
|
25
|
13
|
20
|
8
|
28
|
26
|
31
|
19
|
36
|
57
|
24
|
127
|
33
|
383
|
29
|
3,564,330
|
GA
|
7.15
|
32
|
620
|
13
|
172
|
10
|
34
|
6
|
147
|
11
|
20
|
11
|
14
|
19
|
14
|
21
|
71
|
15
|
76
|
12
|
72
|
22
|
370
|
13
|
990
|
13
|
8,676,460
|
TX
|
7.00
|
33
|
1,548
|
3
|
369
|
2
|
67
|
2
|
383
|
3
|
47
|
6
|
56
|
2
|
51
|
6
|
169
|
5
|
192
|
3
|
214
|
5
|
1,024
|
4
|
2,572
|
3
|
22,103,374
|
AL
|
6.97
|
34
|
314
|
24
|
82
|
21
|
28
|
14
|
80
|
24
|
6
|
29
|
6
|
32
|
14
|
21
|
30
|
30
|
41
|
26
|
27
|
31
|
223
|
23
|
537
|
24
|
4,503,726
|
NJ
|
6.76
|
35
|
584
|
15
|
135
|
15
|
13
|
26
|
106
|
18
|
20
|
11
|
19
|
14
|
41
|
9
|
83
|
13
|
55
|
18
|
112
|
12
|
315
|
16
|
899
|
15
|
8,642,412
|
LA
|
6.39
|
36
|
287
|
26
|
49
|
25
|
14
|
25
|
73
|
26
|
11
|
19
|
8
|
26
|
11
|
25
|
38
|
25
|
41
|
26
|
42
|
26
|
230
|
22
|
517
|
26
|
4,493,665
|
TN
|
5.82
|
37
|
340
|
22
|
64
|
23
|
3
|
45
|
108
|
17
|
9
|
23
|
4
|
38
|
9
|
27
|
35
|
26
|
69
|
13
|
39
|
27
|
310
|
17
|
650
|
22
|
5,845,208
|
WV
|
5.58
|
38
|
101
|
40
|
22
|
35
|
11
|
27
|
27
|
38
|
0
|
44
|
1
|
45
|
1
|
41
|
10
|
42
|
16
|
38
|
13
|
40
|
47
|
42
|
156
|
40
|
1,811,440
|
MT
|
5.55
|
39
|
51
|
47
|
3
|
48
|
9
|
32
|
14
|
44
|
1
|
41
|
0
|
52
|
6
|
32
|
10
|
42
|
8
|
47
|
0
|
50
|
23
|
46
|
74
|
47
|
918,157
|
AK
|
5.55
|
39
|
36
|
52
|
3
|
48
|
3
|
45
|
7
|
50
|
0
|
44
|
17
|
16
|
0
|
47
|
4
|
50
|
1
|
52
|
1
|
46
|
0
|
52
|
36
|
52
|
648,280
|
OK
|
5.42
|
41
|
190
|
32
|
39
|
27
|
17
|
23
|
26
|
39
|
1
|
41
|
19
|
14
|
4
|
36
|
21
|
34
|
42
|
25
|
21
|
37
|
170
|
31
|
360
|
32
|
3,506,469
|
ID
|
5.12
|
42
|
70
|
43
|
17
|
38
|
11
|
27
|
13
|
46
|
5
|
31
|
3
|
42
|
1
|
41
|
9
|
46
|
3
|
50
|
8
|
41
|
54
|
41
|
124
|
43
|
1,367,034
|
MS
|
4.86
|
43
|
140
|
33
|
16
|
40
|
11
|
27
|
25
|
40
|
7
|
25
|
3
|
42
|
6
|
32
|
22
|
33
|
29
|
33
|
21
|
37
|
200
|
27
|
340
|
33
|
2,882,594
|
FL
|
4.81
|
44
|
818
|
4
|
167
|
11
|
32
|
7
|
130
|
13
|
52
|
4
|
40
|
5
|
17
|
16
|
109
|
10
|
156
|
5
|
115
|
10
|
1,339
|
1
|
2,157
|
4
|
16,999,181
|
VT
|
4.68
|
45
|
29
|
50
|
1
|
52
|
6
|
40
|
9
|
48
|
0
|
44
|
1
|
45
|
0
|
47
|
2
|
52
|
9
|
43
|
1
|
46
|
18
|
48
|
47
|
50
|
619,343
|
KY
|
4.49
|
46
|
185
|
31
|
22
|
35
|
8
|
35
|
62
|
28
|
9
|
23
|
1
|
45
|
6
|
32
|
15
|
39
|
32
|
32
|
30
|
30
|
187
|
30
|
372
|
31
|
4,118,189
|
SC
|
4.36
|
47
|
181
|
30
|
36
|
29
|
7
|
38
|
40
|
34
|
2
|
39
|
5
|
34
|
6
|
32
|
40
|
23
|
21
|
35
|
24
|
35
|
195
|
28
|
376
|
30
|
4,148,744
|
SD
|
4.31
|
48
|
33
|
48
|
5
|
45
|
5
|
41
|
8
|
49
|
0
|
44
|
1
|
45
|
0
|
47
|
3
|
51
|
9
|
43
|
2
|
44
|
41
|
43
|
74
|
47
|
764,905
|
NV
|
3.43
|
49
|
77
|
41
|
13
|
41
|
0
|
49
|
20
|
42
|
0
|
44
|
9
|
24
|
0
|
47
|
10
|
42
|
17
|
37
|
8
|
41
|
56
|
40
|
133
|
41
|
2,242,207
|
AR
|
3.01
|
50
|
82
|
38
|
10
|
43
|
22
|
17
|
22
|
41
|
0
|
44
|
4
|
38
|
1
|
41
|
11
|
41
|
9
|
43
|
3
|
43
|
86
|
37
|
168
|
38
|
2,727,774
|
ME
|
2.83
|
51
|
37
|
51
|
7
|
44
|
5
|
41
|
4
|
51
|
1
|
41
|
4
|
38
|
0
|
47
|
6
|
47
|
9
|
43
|
1
|
46
|
8
|
51
|
45
|
51
|
1,309,205
|
PR
|
2.06
|
52
|
80
|
45
|
3
|
48
|
0
|
49
|
17
|
43
|
0
|
44
|
9
|
24
|
0
|
47
|
6
|
47
|
45
|
24
|
0
|
50
|
14
|
49
|
94
|
45
|
3,877,881
|
USA
|
8.69
|
25,258
|
5,265
|
922
|
5,694
|
866
|
783
|
994
|
3,320
|
3,275
|
4,139
|
15,452
|
40,710
|
290,788,976
|
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