| Table 8-16 | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's degrees in natural sciences and engineering conferred per 1,000 individuals 18–24 years old, by state: 1996, 2001, and 2005 | |||||||||||
| NS&E bachelor's degrees | Population 18–24 years old | Degrees/1,000 individuals 18–24 years old |
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| State | 1996 | 2001 | 2005 | 1996 | 2001 | 2005 | 1996 | 2001 | 2005 | ||
| United States | 196,433 | 208,494 | 232,707 | 24,842,610 | 27,998,931 | 29,333,266 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.9 | ||
| Alabama | 3,635 | 3,596 | 3,424 | 437,421 | 448,725 | 448,894 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | ||
| Alaska | 293 | 230 | 248 | 64,682 | 60,394 | 70,429 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Arizona | 2,846 | 3,004 | 6,028 | 417,142 | 536,708 | 576,725 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 10.5 | ||
| Arkansas | 1,408 | 1,492 | 1,630 | 247,651 | 268,747 | 270,471 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | ||
| California | 20,744 | 22,180 | 25,702 | 2,982,515 | 3,487,649 | 3,726,736 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 | ||
| Colorado | 4,443 | 4,592 | 5,107 | 354,247 | 449,661 | 459,040 | 12.5 | 10.2 | 11.1 | ||
| Connecticut | 2,055 | 1,902 | 2,116 | 261,580 | 282,433 | 313,202 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | ||
| Delaware | 674 | 682 | 689 | 65,107 | 78,501 | 83,016 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 8.3 | ||
| District of Columbia | 1,314 | 1,685 | 1,304 | 45,801 | 72,372 | 70,265 | 28.7 | 23.3 | 18.6 | ||
| Florida | 6,462 | 7,422 | 8,525 | 1,168,986 | 1,399,219 | 1,572,959 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| Georgia | 4,565 | 5,025 | 5,943 | 728,478 | 865,538 | 903,396 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.6 | ||
| Hawaii | 615 | 670 | 724 | 116,166 | 118,324 | 123,584 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | ||
| Idaho | 890 | 900 | 1,210 | 130,028 | 144,632 | 149,739 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 8.1 | ||
| Illinois | 8,339 | 9,216 | 9,667 | 1,111,306 | 1,242,578 | 1,274,718 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | ||
| Indiana | 5,095 | 4,953 | 5,797 | 571,520 | 627,241 | 623,312 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 9.3 | ||
| Iowa | 2,888 | 3,055 | 3,199 | 269,324 | 302,946 | 311,451 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 10.3 | ||
| Kansas | 2,329 | 2,536 | 2,596 | 249,744 | 281,504 | 292,984 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.9 | ||
| Kentucky | 2,195 | 2,132 | 2,290 | 397,201 | 409,650 | 395,618 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.8 | ||
| Louisiana | 3,078 | 3,480 | 3,539 | 459,805 | 484,149 | 490,354 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | ||
| Maine | 970 | 1,060 | 1,136 | 110,955 | 108,029 | 117,048 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | ||
| Maryland | 4,086 | 4,737 | 5,845 | 427,478 | 473,697 | 526,277 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 11.1 | ||
| Massachusetts | 7,207 | 7,209 | 7,613 | 511,122 | 593,001 | 625,908 | 14.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | ||
| Michigan | 8,342 | 8,344 | 9,096 | 921,950 | 957,339 | 986,126 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 9.2 | ||
| Minnesota | 3,719 | 4,009 | 4,652 | 418,324 | 486,487 | 516,133 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 9.0 | ||
| Mississippi | 1,714 | 1,755 | 1,630 | 299,031 | 316,573 | 311,137 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | ||
| Missouri | 4,218 | 4,891 | 5,238 | 495,615 | 552,843 | 572,472 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.1 | ||
| Montana | 1,014 | 1,171 | 1,127 | 85,538 | 88,639 | 94,488 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 11.9 | ||
| Nebraska | 1,395 | 1,495 | 1,631 | 161,398 | 178,383 | 188,583 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.6 | ||
| Nevada | 493 | 527 | 653 | 133,106 | 189,705 | 207,871 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| New Hampshire | 1,241 | 1,198 | 1,130 | 94,357 | 108,106 | 121,124 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 9.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 4,426 | 5,199 | 5,354 | 668,453 | 696,100 | 747,332 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | ||
| New Mexico | 1,135 | 1,140 | 1,276 | 169,870 | 186,485 | 205,017 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.2 | ||
| New York | 14,026 | 15,153 | 16,686 | 1,602,205 | 1,820,985 | 1,919,224 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 | ||
| North Carolina | 6,236 | 6,183 | 6,773 | 699,477 | 816,974 | 822,150 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | ||
| North Dakota | 821 | 798 | 913 | 66,272 | 74,916 | 80,276 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 11.4 | ||
| Ohio | 7,594 | 7,754 | 8,086 | 1,052,052 | 1,081,211 | 1,112,156 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | ||
| Oklahoma | 2,182 | 2,491 | 2,580 | 328,471 | 367,634 | 375,095 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | ||
| Oregon | 1,974 | 2,371 | 2,753 | 287,641 | 337,895 | 341,623 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 8.1 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 11,281 | 12,049 | 13,819 | 1,039,419 | 1,121,633 | 1,191,907 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 11.6 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1,229 | 1,202 | 1,730 | 84,855 | 109,933 | 116,201 | 14.5 | 10.9 | 14.9 | ||
| South Carolina | 2,711 | 2,795 | 3,062 | 381,672 | 418,585 | 420,351 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | ||
| South Dakota | 988 | 939 | 1,090 | 73,421 | 79,589 | 83,635 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 13.0 | ||
| Tennessee | 3,511 | 3,281 | 3,528 | 510,638 | 563,333 | 557,703 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 6.3 | ||
| Texas | 11,390 | 11,798 | 13,681 | 1,947,117 | 2,280,525 | 2,421,692 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | ||
| Utah | 2,606 | 2,797 | 3,184 | 265,713 | 329,723 | 326,302 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 9.8 | ||
| Vermont | 720 | 846 | 865 | 51,912 | 58,647 | 62,424 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 13.9 | ||
| Virginia | 5,564 | 5,978 | 6,187 | 649,086 | 697,925 | 737,118 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | ||
| Washington | 3,503 | 3,861 | 4,426 | 505,840 | 581,479 | 605,063 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.3 | ||
| West Virginia | 1,248 | 1,296 | 1,288 | 186,316 | 174,936 | 167,236 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | ||
| Wisconsin | 4,609 | 5,004 | 5,559 | 483,384 | 535,174 | 562,611 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.9 | ||
| Wyoming | 412 | 411 | 378 | 51,218 | 51,476 | 54,090 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 2,586 | 3,054 | 2,848 | NA | 426,194 | 411,575 | NA | 7.2 | 6.9 | ||
NA = not available NS&E = natural sciences and engineering SOURCES: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (various years); Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census; and Population Estimates Program (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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