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47 Science and Engineering Profile
Characteristic State U.S. Rank Characteristic State U.S. Rank
Doctoral scientists, 19971...................................... 14,219 483,162 10 $4,136 $199,110
Total R&D performance, 1997 (millions)............................................. 14
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Doctoral engineers, 1997 ..................................... 3,104 97,075 11 $1,767
Industry R&D, 1997 (millions)............................................. $150,329 18
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S&E doctorates awarded, 1998 ...........................................
619 27,272 14 $455
Academic R&D, 1997 (millions)............................................. $23,740 17
of which, in engineering............................................. 25% 22% 50% 56%
of which, in life sciences............................................................................
in life sciences..................................................... 25% 25% 19%
in engineering............................................................................ 16%
in psychology..................................................... 13% 13% 13% 6%
in environmental sciences............................................................................
S&E postdoctorates, 19971 Higher education current-fund
634
in doctorate-granting institutions............................................. 37,928 20 $4,410 $189,626
expenditures, 1996 (millions)............................................. 12
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S&E graduate students, 1997 1,952 35,413
Number of SBIR awards, 1990-98............................................. 3
13,020
in doctorate-granting institutions............................................. 424,650 10 1,051 80,287
Patents issued to State residents, 1998............................................. 22
6,791
Population, 1998 (000s)............................................. 274,153 12 $211
Gross State product, 1997 (billions)............................................. $8,152 13
3,488
Civilian labor force, 1998 (000s)............................................. 139,125 12 of which, agriculture............................................. 1% 2%
20%
manufacturing, mining, construction............................................. 23%
$27,385
Personal income per capita, 1998............................................. $26,412 14 9%
transportation, communication, utilities............................................. 8%
wholesale and retail trade............................................. 14% 16%
Federal spending 18%
finance, insurance, real estate............................................. 19%
$55,830 $1,453,884
Total expenditures, 1998 (millions)............................................. 6 21%
services............................................................................ 20%
$4,850
R&D obligations, 1997 (millions)............................................. $68,424 3 18%
government............................................................................ 12%
NOTE: Rankings and totals are based on data for the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Reliability of the estimates of industry R&D and of doctoral
scientists and engineers varies by state, because the sample allocation was based on sector, not geography. The rankings do not take into account the
margin of error of estimates from sample surveys.
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Data on graduate students, doctoral scientists and engineers, and postdoctorates include all graduate degree (except M.D.) candidates and recipients in S&E fields,
including health fields. Data on doctorates awarded do not include health fields.
Federal Obligations for Research and Development by Agency and Performer: Fiscal Year 1997
Agency Performer
Federal All Universities & Other State & local State rank,
Total Intramural FFRDCs Industrial firms colleges nonprofits government total
[In thousands of dollars]
Total, all agencies…………………………………. 4,849,753 1,654,696 205,648 2,718,179 226,968 36,922 7,340 3
Department of Agriculture……………………………. 10,526 799 0 82 8,743 838 64 37
Department of Commerce……………………………… 17,973 6,609 0 9,061 2,263 40 0 14
Department of Defense…………………………………. 3,875,822 1,293,462 138,216 2,402,659 35,513 5,815 157 2
Department of Energy…………………………………. 91,843 11,506 61,134 7,295 8,984 2,924 0 13
149,469
Department of Health & Human Services…………………………………. 710 349 29,532 109,322 8,395 1,161 20
Department of Interior………………………………………. 93,401 91,793 0 41 1,087 480 0 1
40,372
Department of Transportation……………………………………… 1,238 5,590 20,795 6,268 600 5,881 4
18,866
Environmental Protection Agency………………………………. 0 0 12,697 3,012 3,157 0 5
490,543
National Aeronautics & Space Admin…………………………………….. 245,167 0 212,567 19,915 12,817 77 6
National Science Foundation………………………60,938 3,412 359 23,450 31,861 1,856 0 12
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State rank, total……………...…………………………………….. 3 8 3 18 15 5 na
NOTE: Federal R&D obligations are as reported by funding agencies. Ranks and totals are based on data for the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
KEY: FFRDC = federally funded research and development center; SBIR = small business innovation research; na = not applicable
SOURCES: Prepared by the National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Studies. Data compiled from numerous sources -- see the section, "Data
Sources for Science and Engineering (S&E) State Profiles".
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