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 |
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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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