| Table 8-50 | |||||||||||
| Academic patents awarded per 1,000 science and engineering doctorate holders in academia, by state: 1997, 2003, and 2008 | |||||||||||
| Patents awarded to academic institutions | S&E doctorate holders in academiaa | Academic patents/1,000 academic S&E doctorate holders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 1997 | 2003 | 2008 | 1997 | 2003 | 2008 | 1997 | 2003 | 2008 | ||
| United States | 2,443 | 3,256 | 2,818 | 245,670 | 277,970 | 289,500 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 9.7 | ||
| Alabama | 23 | 41 | 19 | 4,640 | 3,240 | 3,500 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 5.4 | ||
| Alaska | 2 | 3 | 0 | 450 | 600 | 700 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Arizona | 22 | 22 | 25 | 3,050 | 3,660 | 4,200 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Arkansas | 8 | 24 | 14 | 1,520 | 1,850 | 1,500 | 5.3 | 13.0 | 9.3 | ||
| California | 428 | 664 | 527 | 26,050 | 29,830 | 30,500 | 16.4 | 22.3 | 17.3 | ||
| Colorado | 37 | 32 | 32 | 4,550 | 5,320 | 5,200 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | ||
| Connecticut | 37 | 44 | 28 | 4,000 | 4,490 | 5,100 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 5.5 | ||
| Delaware | 5 | 7 | 7 | 750 | 800 | 800 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | ||
| District of Columbia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2,210 | 2,690 | 2,100 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | ||
| Florida | 91 | 130 | 129 | 6,850 | 8,710 | 9,700 | 13.3 | 14.9 | 13.3 | ||
| Georgia | 49 | 76 | 68 | 5,780 | 7,240 | 8,100 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 8.4 | ||
| Hawaii | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1,380 | 1,910 | 1,900 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| Idaho | 8 | 7 | 7 | 780 | 1,190 | 1,400 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 5.0 | ||
| Illinois | 79 | 105 | 131 | 10,620 | 10,930 | 11,500 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 11.4 | ||
| Indiana | 39 | 23 | 22 | 4,680 | 5,810 | 5,900 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | ||
| Iowa | 44 | 56 | 35 | 3,100 | 3,390 | 3,900 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 9.0 | ||
| Kansas | 7 | 20 | 8 | 2,260 | 2,380 | 2,700 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 3.0 | ||
| Kentucky | 15 | 21 | 25 | 3,040 | 3,320 | 3,400 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 7.4 | ||
| Louisiana | 25 | 29 | 24 | 3,580 | 3,570 | 3,100 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.7 | ||
| Maine | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1,340 | 1,150 | 1,200 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 5.8 | ||
| Maryland | 71 | 128 | 119 | 6,400 | 7,060 | 8,200 | 11.1 | 18.1 | 14.5 | ||
| Massachusetts | 177 | 208 | 222 | 11,810 | 14,630 | 13,800 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 16.1 | ||
| Michigan | 97 | 115 | 122 | 7,850 | 9,050 | 9,000 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.6 | ||
| Minnesota | 50 | 68 | 55 | 4,490 | 5,600 | 5,400 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 10.2 | ||
| Mississippi | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1,940 | 2,060 | 1,900 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.9 | ||
| Missouri | 37 | 41 | 27 | 5,770 | 5,770 | 5,800 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 4.7 | ||
| Montana | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1,020 | 1,090 | 1,200 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.8 | ||
| Nebraska | 28 | 17 | 17 | 2,360 | 1,880 | 1,800 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 9.4 | ||
| Nevada | 2 | 9 | 6 | 980 | 1,260 | 1,500 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 4.0 | ||
| New Hampshire | 7 | 11 | 14 | 1,130 | 1,360 | 1,600 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 8.8 | ||
| New Jersey | 71 | 118 | 99 | 5,290 | 6,160 | 6,300 | 13.4 | 19.2 | 15.7 | ||
| New Mexico | 46 | 90 | 18 | 2,450 | 2,960 | 2,300 | 18.8 | 30.4 | 7.8 | ||
| New York | 204 | 236 | 217 | 20,900 | 22,360 | 23,100 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 9.4 | ||
| North Carolina | 97 | 121 | 94 | 7,740 | 9,650 | 10,600 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.9 | ||
| North Dakota | 3 | 4 | 4 | 900 | 740 | 900 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 4.4 | ||
| Ohio | 70 | 85 | 58 | 9,750 | 10,620 | 9,900 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 5.9 | ||
| Oklahoma | 17 | 14 | 14 | 2,680 | 2,900 | 3,000 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| Oregon | 18 | 19 | 25 | 2,690 | 3,690 | 3,300 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 7.6 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 131 | 161 | 131 | 12,150 | 15,650 | 15,200 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 8.6 | ||
| Rhode Island | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1,730 | 2,180 | 1,800 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| South Carolina | 14 | 23 | 13 | 3,230 | 3,000 | 3,800 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 3.4 | ||
| South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 2 | 700 | 670 | 700 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | ||
| Tennessee | 28 | 42 | 26 | 4,720 | 5,210 | 5,500 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 4.7 | ||
| Texas | 123 | 166 | 155 | 13,760 | 15,240 | 18,400 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 8.4 | ||
| Utah | 39 | 25 | 32 | 3,080 | 2,770 | 3,400 | 12.7 | 9.0 | 9.4 | ||
| Vermont | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1,140 | 1,100 | 900 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | ||
| Virginia | 55 | 62 | 46 | 5,830 | 7,630 | 8,800 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 5.2 | ||
| Washington | 39 | 52 | 50 | 5,410 | 6,740 | 7,300 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.8 | ||
| West Virginia | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1,190 | 1,190 | 1,200 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 2.5 | ||
| Wisconsin | 59 | 80 | 93 | 5,390 | 5,180 | 6,000 | 10.9 | 15.4 | 15.5 | ||
| Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 2 | 560 | 490 | 500 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 4.0 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 5 | 2 | 640 | 1,360 | 1,300 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.5 | ||
aCoefficients of variation for estimates of S&E doctorate holders in academia presented in appendix table SOURCES: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Technology Assessment and Forecast Branch, special tabulations of U.S. Colleges and Universities—Utility Patent Grants, Calendar Years 1969–2008; National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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