| Table 8-16 | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's degrees in natural sciences and engineering conferred per 1,000 individuals 18–24 years old, by state: 1997, 2002, and 2007 | |||||||||||
| NS&E bachelor's degrees | Population 18–24 years old | Degrees/1,000 individuals 18–24 years old | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | ||
| EPSCoR states | 33,748 | 35,339 | 37,632 | 4,462,502 | 4,864,031 | 4,847,332 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | ||
| Non-EPSCoR states | 164,878 | 178,965 | 197,718 | 20,474,452 | 23,483,971 | 24,486,412 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | ||
| Average EPSCoR state value | na | na | na | na | na | na | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 | ||
| Average non-EPSCoR state value | na | na | na | na | na | na | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.7 | ||
| United States | 199,868 | 216,028 | 236,802 | 24,980,036 | 28,419,861 | 29,407,260 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | ||
| Alabama | 3,460 | 3,333 | 3,728 | 433,513 | 448,685 | 446,162 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.4 | ||
| Alaska | 301 | 229 | 267 | 66,729 | 64,031 | 72,877 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| Arizona | 2,773 | 3,715 | 6,034 | 430,444 | 548,385 | 589,973 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 10.2 | ||
| Arkansas | 1,462 | 1,656 | 1,525 | 248,415 | 270,578 | 262,261 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | ||
| California | 21,476 | 23,435 | 26,086 | 3,050,146 | 3,564,996 | 3,797,718 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 | ||
| Colorado | 4,477 | 4,993 | 5,046 | 362,705 | 458,430 | 457,831 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 11.0 | ||
| Connecticut | 1,954 | 1,904 | 2,333 | 258,320 | 290,083 | 319,957 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 7.3 | ||
| Delaware | 693 | 717 | 734 | 65,110 | 80,006 | 83,909 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 8.7 | ||
| District of Columbia | 1,242 | 1,724 | 1,452 | 43,082 | 71,859 | 73,516 | 28.8 | 24.0 | 19.8 | ||
| Florida | 6,642 | 7,808 | 9,226 | 1,183,286 | 1,439,912 | 1,588,214 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | ||
| Georgia | 4,546 | 5,509 | 5,984 | 736,994 | 876,433 | 900,438 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.6 | ||
| Hawaii | 582 | 686 | 683 | 117,605 | 122,728 | 124,276 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||
| Idaho | 871 | 1,008 | 1,324 | 134,718 | 145,770 | 146,117 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 9.1 | ||
| Illinois | 8,428 | 9,559 | 9,441 | 1,108,589 | 1,246,753 | 1,303,052 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | ||
| Indiana | 5,170 | 5,378 | 5,860 | 566,940 | 625,957 | 600,127 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 9.8 | ||
| Iowa | 2,956 | 3,140 | 3,237 | 270,541 | 304,469 | 304,047 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 10.6 | ||
| Kansas | 2,312 | 2,482 | 2,506 | 254,180 | 286,702 | 288,019 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.7 | ||
| Kentucky | 2,177 | 2,312 | 2,419 | 394,870 | 409,809 | 381,413 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.3 | ||
| Louisiana | 3,061 | 3,594 | 3,381 | 463,579 | 491,999 | 469,512 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | ||
| Maine | 991 | 1,110 | 1,185 | 110,057 | 109,039 | 111,798 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 10.6 | ||
| Maryland | 4,389 | 4,862 | 5,585 | 427,282 | 486,971 | 539,344 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 10.4 | ||
| Massachusetts | 7,115 | 7,394 | 7,564 | 501,116 | 600,205 | 656,481 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 11.5 | ||
| Michigan | 8,324 | 8,609 | 9,240 | 916,990 | 971,354 | 967,733 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 3,717 | 4,205 | 4,722 | 426,154 | 492,940 | 503,943 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.4 | ||
| Mississippi | 1,707 | 1,753 | 1,767 | 296,825 | 315,700 | 303,351 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | ||
| Missouri | 4,525 | 5,310 | 5,054 | 498,637 | 557,922 | 555,959 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.1 | ||
| Montana | 1,135 | 1,197 | 1,133 | 86,917 | 90,990 | 93,761 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 12.1 | ||
| Nebraska | 1,477 | 1,412 | 1,733 | 163,298 | 181,923 | 185,182 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | ||
| Nevada | 503 | 556 | 785 | 140,784 | 191,087 | 207,957 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | ||
| New Hampshire | 1,265 | 1,133 | 1,127 | 93,994 | 110,493 | 117,693 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 9.6 | ||
| New Jersey | 4,654 | 5,392 | 5,147 | 667,162 | 702,715 | 759,003 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | ||
| New Mexico | 1,124 | 1,129 | 1,251 | 171,641 | 193,224 | 203,225 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| New York | 14,300 | 15,173 | 16,436 | 1,588,411 | 1,836,834 | 1,977,437 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | ||
| North Carolina | 6,541 | 6,313 | 6,754 | 694,894 | 821,050 | 857,552 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | ||
| North Dakota | 843 | 876 | 898 | 66,864 | 77,340 | 82,096 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 10.9 | ||
| Ohio | 7,980 | 8,002 | 8,432 | 1,046,134 | 1,092,489 | 1,074,846 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | ||
| Oklahoma | 2,473 | 2,514 | 2,583 | 330,430 | 376,524 | 368,779 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | ||
| Oregon | 2,073 | 2,483 | 2,984 | 295,027 | 342,012 | 332,599 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 9.0 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 11,287 | 12,425 | 13,953 | 1,021,108 | 1,133,927 | 1,192,303 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.7 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1,134 | 1,287 | 1,571 | 82,236 | 112,316 | 113,670 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 13.8 | ||
| South Carolina | 2,821 | 2,798 | 3,073 | 379,854 | 419,038 | 430,733 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.1 | ||
| South Dakota | 991 | 1,009 | 1,056 | 74,361 | 80,949 | 82,097 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 12.9 | ||
| Tennessee | 3,455 | 3,380 | 3,617 | 509,421 | 564,930 | 548,165 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.6 | ||
| Texas | 11,292 | 12,014 | 14,487 | 1,979,779 | 2,335,170 | 2,421,150 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.0 | ||
| Utah | 2,714 | 3,037 | 3,338 | 277,479 | 340,031 | 328,226 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 10.2 | ||
| Vermont | 754 | 809 | 944 | 51,147 | 59,065 | 61,388 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | ||
| Virginia | 5,529 | 5,875 | 6,562 | 648,469 | 711,752 | 762,960 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.6 | ||
| Washington | 3,860 | 4,053 | 4,614 | 521,036 | 594,975 | 596,815 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.7 | ||
| West Virginia | 1,141 | 1,296 | 1,562 | 183,414 | 173,637 | 157,857 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 9.9 | ||
| Wisconsin | 4,701 | 4,997 | 5,982 | 487,388 | 543,276 | 550,539 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 10.9 | ||
| Wyoming | 470 | 443 | 397 | 51,961 | 52,398 | 53,199 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 2,771 | 3,074 | 2,787 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
na = not applicable; NA = not available EPSCoR = Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; NS&E = natural sciences and engineering NOTE: For explanation of EPSCoR and non-EPSCoR averages, see chapter introduction. SOURCES: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (various years); Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census; and Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 |
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