| Universities & Colleges Share of R&D Expenditures in 2005 | ![]() |
| Rank | State | Fips Code | Pct. of Total |
| 1 | Wyoming | 56000 | 68.6% |
| 2 | Louisiana | 22000 | 60.0% |
| 3 | Alaska | 02000 | 57.8% |
| 4 | Montana | 30000 | 53.7% |
| 5 | North Dakota | 38000 | 52.7% |
| 6 | Hawaii | 15000 | 46.8% |
| 7 | Mississippi | 28000 | 45.5% |
| 8 | Nebraska | 31000 | 45.0% |
| 9 | South Dakota | 46000 | 42.6% |
| 10 | Kentucky | 21000 | 39.8% |
| 11 | Arkansas | 05000 | 39.7% |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 40000 | 35.8% |
| 13 | Georgia | 13000 | 33.0% |
| 14 | Iowa | 19000 | 32.8% |
| 15 | Nevada | 32000 | 29.1% |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 55000 | 26.3% |
| 17 | New York | 36000 | 25.6% |
| 17 | West Virginia | 54000 | 25.6% |
| 19 | Missouri | 29000 | 24.6% |
| 20 | Tennessee | 47000 | 24.1% |
| 21 | Vermont | 50000 | 23.8% |
| 22 | Florida | 12000 | 23.3% |
| 23 | South Carolina | 45000 | 23.1% |
| 24 | North Carolina | 37000 | 22.5% |
| 25 | Utah | 49000 | 21.2% |
| 26 | Alabama | 01000 | 21.0% |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | 42000 | 19.8% |
| 28 | Texas | 48000 | 19.4% |
| 29 | Ohio | 39000 | 18.5% |
| 30 | Arizona | 04000 | 17.4% |
| 31 | Maryland | 24000 | 16.7% |
| 32 | New Hampshire | 33000 | 16.2% |
| 33 | Maine | 23000 | 15.6% |
| 34 | Kansas | 20000 | 14.7% |
| 35 | Colorado | 08000 | 14.2% |
| 36 | Illinois | 17000 | 14.1% |
| 37 | Indiana | 18000 | 13.9% |
| 38 | Oregon | 41000 | 13.7% |
| 39 | Massachusetts | 25000 | 11.7% |
| 40 | Idaho | 16000 | 11.6% |
| 41 | Virginia | 51000 | 10.7% |
| 42 | Rhode Island | 44000 | 10.0% |
| 43 | California | 06000 | 9.8% |
| 44 | District of Columbia | 11000 | 9.1% |
| 45 | Michigan | 26000 | 7.9% |
| 46 | Minnesota | 27000 | 7.8% |
| 47 | Washington | 53000 | 7.6% |
| 48 | Connecticut | 09000 | 7.4% |
| 49 | Delaware | 10000 | 7.1% |
| 50 | New Mexico | 35000 | 6.6% |
| 51 | New Jersey | 34000 | 5.8% |
| Source: National Science Foundation | |||
| States IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Updated: August 25, 2008 at 11:48 |