| Table 8-18 | |||||||||||
| S&E graduate students per 1,000 individuals 25–34 years old, by state: 1996, 2001, and 2005 | |||||||||||
| S&E graduate students | Population 25–34 years old | S&E graduate students/ 1,000 individuals 25–34 years old |
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| State | 1996 | 2001 | 2005 | 1996 | 2001 | 2005 | 1996 | 2001 | 2005 | ||
| United States | 408,754 | 422,331 | 471,371 | 40,245,871 | 39,701,883 | 40,144,656 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 11.7 | ||
| Alabama | 5,334 | 5,257 | 6,232 | 630,233 | 591,099 | 596,242 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 10.5 | ||
| Alaska | 782 | 611 | 795 | 84,704 | 88,274 | 94,149 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 8.4 | ||
| Arizona | 6,381 | 6,665 | 6,849 | 657,074 | 760,730 | 864,417 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 7.9 | ||
| Arkansas | 2,040 | 2,052 | 2,420 | 338,213 | 349,764 | 370,205 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.5 | ||
| California | 51,004 | 54,249 | 63,474 | 5,347,874 | 5,270,958 | 5,261,651 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 12.1 | ||
| Colorado | 8,364 | 8,843 | 8,835 | 558,163 | 681,814 | 706,360 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 12.5 | ||
| Connecticut | 5,732 | 6,900 | 6,943 | 503,807 | 438,925 | 413,537 | 11.4 | 15.7 | 16.8 | ||
| Delaware | 1,459 | 1,461 | 1,760 | 121,415 | 106,814 | 107,945 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 16.3 | ||
| District of Columbia | 8,255 | 7,448 | 8,662 | 108,632 | 102,322 | 104,177 | 76.0 | 72.8 | 83.1 | ||
| Florida | 14,264 | 16,345 | 19,130 | 2,002,813 | 2,086,696 | 2,234,269 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.6 | ||
| Georgia | 8,508 | 9,345 | 10,675 | 1,215,294 | 1,309,335 | 1,354,947 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.9 | ||
| Hawaii | 1,734 | 1,455 | 1,892 | 168,485 | 169,440 | 175,190 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 10.8 | ||
| Idaho | 1,343 | 1,495 | 1,923 | 149,784 | 171,653 | 196,134 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 9.8 | ||
| Illinois | 22,121 | 24,173 | 23,307 | 1,825,273 | 1,802,505 | 1,787,380 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 13.0 | ||
| Indiana | 8,781 | 8,489 | 9,695 | 867,584 | 822,315 | 841,485 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 11.5 | ||
| Iowa | 4,722 | 4,693 | 5,009 | 383,395 | 357,757 | 358,104 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 14.0 | ||
| Kansas | 5,873 | 5,846 | 5,825 | 368,460 | 345,539 | 351,504 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 16.6 | ||
| Kentucky | 3,740 | 4,017 | 4,625 | 565,744 | 560,393 | 578,303 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 8.0 | ||
| Louisiana | 5,585 | 5,703 | 4,777 | 614,661 | 585,687 | 593,005 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 8.1 | ||
| Maine | 666 | 605 | 684 | 176,186 | 154,509 | 151,290 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | ||
| Maryland | 9,253 | 9,181 | 11,198 | 838,211 | 737,209 | 729,112 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 15.4 | ||
| Massachusetts | 19,537 | 20,118 | 22,493 | 1,036,693 | 911,871 | 838,499 | 18.8 | 22.1 | 26.8 | ||
| Michigan | 14,593 | 15,431 | 15,224 | 1,449,151 | 1,338,131 | 1,289,703 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 | ||
| Minnesota | 6,465 | 6,634 | 10,674 | 691,672 | 669,256 | 671,628 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 15.9 | ||
| Mississippi | 2,703 | 2,594 | 3,138 | 382,545 | 375,787 | 381,834 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 | ||
| Missouri | 5,895 | 6,320 | 7,278 | 770,644 | 731,638 | 757,374 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.6 | ||
| Montana | 1,146 | 1,176 | 1,371 | 101,054 | 101,958 | 109,731 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 12.5 | ||
| Nebraska | 2,560 | 2,428 | 2,811 | 223,417 | 221,334 | 225,120 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | ||
| Nevada | 1,439 | 1,584 | 1,992 | 252,663 | 316,202 | 363,877 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.5 | ||
| New Hampshire | 1,216 | 1,337 | 1,448 | 188,221 | 158,323 | 153,457 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 9.4 | ||
| New Jersey | 10,429 | 11,148 | 12,093 | 1,200,054 | 1,170,282 | 1,105,168 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 10.9 | ||
| New Mexico | 3,171 | 3,269 | 3,762 | 228,959 | 231,954 | 249,745 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 15.1 | ||
| New York | 38,439 | 38,613 | 42,039 | 2,852,788 | 2,706,393 | 2,559,820 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 16.4 | ||
| North Carolina | 9,768 | 10,494 | 12,019 | 1,150,418 | 1,213,053 | 1,215,149 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.9 | ||
| North Dakota | 896 | 1,078 | 1,512 | 87,491 | 74,406 | 74,480 | 10.2 | 14.5 | 20.3 | ||
| Ohio | 17,491 | 16,080 | 18,885 | 1,633,740 | 1,489,708 | 1,459,108 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 12.9 | ||
| Oklahoma | 3,905 | 4,166 | 4,274 | 442,383 | 448,235 | 467,576 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.1 | ||
| Oregon | 3,831 | 3,844 | 4,310 | 437,028 | 476,414 | 506,932 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 18,814 | 18,348 | 20,146 | 1,705,702 | 1,520,455 | 1,460,565 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 13.8 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1,662 | 1,646 | 2,018 | 158,924 | 137,986 | 134,088 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 15.0 | ||
| South Carolina | 3,507 | 3,120 | 3,234 | 573,575 | 553,179 | 563,274 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | ||
| South Dakota | 918 | 982 | 930 | 93,985 | 89,669 | 92,998 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Tennessee | 6,090 | 5,737 | 6,448 | 801,585 | 804,104 | 826,126 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.8 | ||
| Texas | 26,007 | 28,224 | 32,582 | 2,897,002 | 3,207,841 | 3,392,687 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.6 | ||
| Utah | 4,107 | 4,034 | 4,884 | 292,112 | 333,573 | 390,591 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 12.5 | ||
| Vermont | 599 | 597 | 644 | 87,507 | 72,773 | 71,097 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 9.1 | ||
| Virginia | 11,571 | 12,156 | 12,408 | 1,114,265 | 1,030,917 | 1,044,709 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 11.9 | ||
| Washington | 5,802 | 5,834 | 6,513 | 828,876 | 844,924 | 874,525 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 | ||
| West Virginia | 1,885 | 2,013 | 2,205 | 230,950 | 224,034 | 232,453 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.5 | ||
| Wisconsin | 7,606 | 7,729 | 8,439 | 750,352 | 694,595 | 697,679 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 12.1 | ||
| Wyoming | 761 | 764 | 887 | 56,110 | 59,150 | 65,257 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 13.6 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 2,206 | 3,062 | 3,649 | NA | 537,823 | 550,887 | NA | 5.7 | 6.6 | ||
NA = not available SOURCES: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering; and Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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