| Table 8-24 | |||||||||||
| Science and engineering doctoral degrees as a percentage of S&E degrees conferred, by state: 2000, 2005, and 2009 | |||||||||||
| S&E doctoral degrees | S&E degrees conferred | S&E doctoral degrees/S&E degrees conferred (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 | ||
| United States | 25,350 | 28,398 | 33,137 | 515,298 | 614,694 | 667,790 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | ||
| Alabama | 281 | 322 | 384 | 7,512 | 8,038 | 8,899 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | ||
| Alaska | 13 | 20 | 29 | 578 | 676 | 802 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | ||
| Arizona | 431 | 466 | 598 | 6,890 | 9,613 | 13,432 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| Arkansas | 67 | 111 | 127 | 2,828 | 3,306 | 3,390 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| California | 3,553 | 3,939 | 4,724 | 61,903 | 77,557 | 84,579 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | ||
| Colorado | 527 | 708 | 659 | 11,733 | 13,745 | 14,280 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||
| Connecticut | 413 | 433 | 435 | 6,887 | 8,154 | 9,615 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.5 | ||
| Delaware | 112 | 116 | 151 | 1,940 | 2,163 | 2,241 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.7 | ||
| District of Columbia | 355 | 364 | 385 | 5,740 | 7,490 | 8,469 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| Florida | 878 | 1,112 | 1,342 | 18,293 | 24,845 | 29,004 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| Georgia | 552 | 719 | 964 | 11,754 | 14,807 | 15,775 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.1 | ||
| Hawaii | 126 | 114 | 121 | 2,235 | 2,412 | 2,656 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| Idaho | 56 | 49 | 73 | 1,823 | 2,384 | 2,797 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | ||
| Illinois | 1,438 | 1,470 | 1,534 | 22,464 | 27,237 | 28,725 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | ||
| Indiana | 646 | 659 | 850 | 11,404 | 13,317 | 13,251 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 6.4 | ||
| Iowa | 319 | 321 | 428 | 6,611 | 7,378 | 9,079 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| Kansas | 223 | 230 | 260 | 5,317 | 6,068 | 5,920 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| Kentucky | 188 | 241 | 256 | 5,091 | 6,088 | 6,481 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Louisiana | 345 | 312 | 330 | 6,998 | 7,849 | 7,199 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | ||
| Maine | 39 | 24 | 42 | 2,302 | 2,550 | 2,749 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | ||
| Maryland | 567 | 688 | 783 | 12,235 | 15,675 | 16,514 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| Massachusetts | 1,433 | 1,562 | 1,877 | 22,662 | 25,251 | 26,712 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.0 | ||
| Michigan | 941 | 1,019 | 1,200 | 18,430 | 21,335 | 22,804 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | ||
| Minnesota | 463 | 609 | 645 | 9,043 | 11,915 | 13,887 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| Mississippi | 144 | 140 | 161 | 3,397 | 3,577 | 3,937 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| Missouri | 415 | 491 | 495 | 10,965 | 12,984 | 13,464 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
| Montana | 41 | 65 | 83 | 2,102 | 2,254 | 2,298 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | ||
| Nebraska | 142 | 154 | 182 | 3,304 | 3,847 | 4,193 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | ||
| Nevada | 78 | 92 | 142 | 1,365 | 1,963 | 2,585 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 | ||
| New Hampshire | 102 | 150 | 149 | 3,342 | 3,460 | 3,684 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 650 | 641 | 808 | 13,940 | 15,667 | 16,535 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| New Mexico | 136 | 159 | 184 | 2,636 | 3,065 | 3,255 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | ||
| New York | 2,237 | 2,440 | 2,605 | 42,901 | 51,470 | 54,412 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| North Carolina | 652 | 790 | 1,010 | 14,651 | 16,665 | 18,671 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| North Dakota | 41 | 42 | 68 | 1,519 | 1,539 | 1,610 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.2 | ||
| Ohio | 963 | 1,022 | 1,146 | 18,123 | 20,287 | 21,129 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | ||
| Oklahoma | 205 | 205 | 251 | 5,982 | 6,342 | 6,384 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| Oregon | 254 | 272 | 336 | 6,608 | 7,805 | 7,975 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 1,135 | 1,432 | 1,633 | 26,563 | 31,478 | 34,537 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| Rhode Island | 153 | 167 | 193 | 3,012 | 3,447 | 3,783 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| South Carolina | 198 | 234 | 294 | 5,953 | 6,855 | 7,279 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | ||
| South Dakota | 26 | 38 | 49 | 1,813 | 1,966 | 1,990 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | ||
| Tennessee | 356 | 354 | 496 | 8,029 | 8,749 | 9,601 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | ||
| Texas | 1,495 | 1,727 | 2,116 | 27,962 | 34,612 | 38,196 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | ||
| Utah | 238 | 251 | 303 | 6,289 | 8,153 | 8,339 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | ||
| Vermont | 40 | 38 | 43 | 2,230 | 2,508 | 3,144 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| Virginia | 668 | 758 | 863 | 16,299 | 17,810 | 20,822 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | ||
| Washington | 365 | 490 | 544 | 9,720 | 12,449 | 13,215 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| West Virginia | 80 | 97 | 93 | 2,750 | 2,945 | 3,772 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | ||
| Wisconsin | 520 | 508 | 650 | 10,260 | 12,187 | 12,881 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 | ||
| Wyoming | 50 | 33 | 43 | 910 | 757 | 839 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 73 | 163 | 147 | 4,807 | 4,817 | 5,293 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | ||
NOTES: S&E degrees conferred include bachelor's, master's, and doctorate. S&E degrees include agricultural; biological; computer; earth, atmospheric, and ocean; physical; and social sciences; mathematics, psychology, and engineering. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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