Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards by State: 2001

Sources: National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards: 2001, and the U.S. Census Bureau, 2001 population estimates

A table presenting 2000 S&E doctoral awards is available at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/110901t.htm

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State

2001 S&E Doctorates Awarded/100,000 Residents

Total S&E Doctorates Awarded

Engineering Doctorates

Doctorates in Physical Sciences

Doctorates in Earth, Atmos. & Ocean Sciences

Doctorates in Mathematics

Doctorates in Computer Sciences

Doctorates in Biological & Ag Sciences

Doctorates in Psychology & Social Sciences

Total Doctorates (including Non S&E)

2001 Population

Number

Rank

#

Rank

#

Rank

#

Rank

#

Rank

#

Rank

#

Rank

#

Rank

#

Rank

#

Rank

(estimate)

District of Columbia

50.89

1

291

26

41

30

30

30

1

43

12

26

17

14

54

34

136

16

494

26

571,822

Massachusetts

22.70

2

1,448

4

351

3

229

3

36

5

52

5

38

8

357

4

385

5

2,102

5

6,379,304

Delaware

16.08

3

128

38

38

31

14

37

13

19

3

38

6

27

19

44

35

39

191

38

796,165

Rhode Island

15.30

4

162

35

26

35

22

34

14

17

14

21

2

36

21

43

63

31

225

37

1,058,920

Iowa

12.86

5

376

23

86

20

49

23

5

35

14

21

8

25

110

23

104

24

588

23

2,923,179

Maryland

12.35

6

664

11

152

15

63

16

16

15

32

10

24

11

197

9

180

10

939

15

5,375,156

New York

11.19

7

2,128

2

337

5

255

2

54

3

86

2

85

2

563

2

748

2

3,397

2

19,011,378

Colorado

10.98

8

485

17

123

16

50

22

29

7

25

14

14

17

121

21

123

20

694

19

4,417,714

Connecticut

10.80

9

370

24

34

32

59

17

6

31

16

18

6

27

119

22

130

19

569

25

3,425,074

Illinois

10.60

10

1,323

5

305

6

208

4

13

19

63

3

45

5

291

5

398

4

2,087

6

12,482,301

Utah

10.40

11

236

31

47

28

49

23

8

25

9

32

7

26

60

32

56

34

348

32

2,269,789

Pennsylvania

10.15

12

1,247

6

340

4

167

6

17

14

47

6

55

4

261

6

360

6

2,116

4

12,287,150

Wisconsin

9.81

13

530

16

111

17

69

15

18

13

27

13

11

21

149

14

145

15

824

16

5,401,906

Kansas

9.80

14

264

28

49

27

39

27

2

39

13

24

1

39

71

28

89

25

425

29

2,694,641

California

9.66

15

3,334

1

718

1

458

1

111

1

121

1

125

1

702

1

1,099

1

4,801

1

34,501,130

Nebraska

9.57

16

164

34

12

39

12

39

5

35

9

32

9

23

61

31

56

34

274

35

1,713,235

Ohio

9.33

17

1,061

7

283

7

163

7

28

8

33

9

13

19

261

6

280

7

1,697

8

11,373,541

Minnesota

9.15

18

455

19

111

17

40

26

9

24

16

18

13

19

132

18

134

17

772

17

4,972,294

Indiana

9.13

19

558

15

160

12

107

9

16

15

24

16

14

17

148

15

89

25

1,012

11

6,114,745

Michigan

9.07

20

906

8

259

8

114

8

10

22

40

7

27

9

190

10

266

8

1,342

9

9,990,817

North Carolina

8.87

21

726

10

155

14

84

12

23

10

40

7

19

12

256

8

149

13

1,093

10

8,186,268

Hawaii

8.74

22

107

39

8

42

10

42

6

31

1

45

1

39

29

39

52

37

144

40

1,224,398

Virginia

8.74

22

628

12

169

11

82

13

13

19

12

26

41

7

134

17

177

11

968

12

7,187,734

Vermont

8.48

24

52

44

6

43

7

46

0

49

0

47

0

45

27

40

12

46

62

49

613,090

New Mexico

8.04

25

147

36

34

32

30

30

8

25

6

36

5

30

25

42

39

38

263

36

1,829,146

Missouri

7.80

26

439

20

70

22

55

20

7

27

10

31

10

22

153

13

134

17

739

18

5,629,707

Wyoming

7.69

27

38

49

2

47

5

48

2

39

3

38

0

45

14

48

12

46

70

47

494,423

Washington

7.63

28

457

18

82

21

54

21

23

10

19

17

16

15

141

16

122

21

660

21

5,987,973

Arizona

7.59

29

403

21

101

19

57

18

37

4

12

26

2

36

89

27

105

23

675

20

5,307,331

Oregon

7.54

30

262

29

28

34

35

28

19

12

9

32

5

30

92

26

74

29

383

31

3,472,867

Texas

7.49

31

1,598

3

378

2

198

5

68

2

57

4

60

3

408

3

429

3

2,660

3

21,325,018

Louisiana

7.48

32

334

25

47

28

57

18

14

17

15

20

15

16

102

25

84

28

577

24

4,465,430

New Jersey

7.32

33

621

13

159

13

94

10

26

9

32

10

27

9

129

19

154

12

941

14

8,484,431

Georgia

7.25

34

608

14

184

9

71

14

7

27

25

14

18

13

156

11

147

14

968

12

8,383,915

Oklahoma

6.88

35

238

30

50

25

19

35

10

22

8

35

4

32

58

33

89

25

427

28

3,460,097

North Dakota

6.78

36

43

47

2

47

8

44

1

43

2

41

1

39

16

46

13

43

66

48

634,448

Tennessee

6.57

37

377

22

60

24

49

23

2

39

14

21

9

23

127

20

116

22

659

22

5,740,021

Alabama

6.43

38

287

27

61

23

34

29

6

31

13

24

6

27

108

24

59

32

482

27

4,464,356

New Hampshire

6.04

39

76

41

9

41

18

36

6

31

2

41

2

36

35

37

4

50

93

44

1,259,181

South Carolina

5.32

40

216

32

50

25

27

32

2

39

12

26

4

32

64

30

57

33

389

30

4,063,011

Florida

4.76

41

781

9

180

10

92

11

31

6

32

10

45

5

154

12

247

9

1,727

7

16,396,515

Montana

4.64

42

42

48

2

47

10

42

1

43

6

36

0

45

15

47

8

48

58

50

904,433

Mississippi

4.51

43

129

37

20

36

23

33

5

35

3

38

4

32

43

35

31

40

338

33

2,858,029

South Dakota

4.49

44

34

50

1

52

2

51

4

38

0

47

0

45

14

48

13

43

97

43

756,600

Kentucky

4.23

45

172

33

15

37

14

37

0

49

12

26

1

39

65

29

65

30

332

34

4,065,556

Alaska

4.10

46

26

52

2

47

3

50

7

27

0

47

0

45

13

50

1

52

27

52

634,892

Idaho

3.86

47

51

46

11

40

2

51

1

43

2

41

1

39

26

41

8

48

86

46

1,321,006

West Virginia

3.72

48

67

42

15

37

8

44

1

43

1

45

1

39

17

45

24

41

128

42

1,801,916

Nevada

2.47

49

52

44

4

46

11

41

7

27

0

47

0

45

9

52

21

42

92

45

2,106,074

Maine

2.33

50

30

51

6

43

6

47

1

43

0

47

3

35

11

51

3

51

41

51

1,286,670

Arkansas

2.30

51

62

43

5

45

5

48

0

49

2

41

0

45

37

36

13

43

138

41

2,692,090

Puerto Rico

NA

NA

97

40

2

47

12

39

0

49

0

47

0

45

30

38

53

36

151

39

NA

United States

8.86

 

25,233

 

5,499

 

3,367

 

749

 

1,006

 

820

 

6,454

 

7,338

 

40,280

 

284,796,887

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