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Table 80. Higher education R&D expenditures in science and engineering fields, by state: FYs 2007–16

(Dollars in thousands)

State 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
United States 49,494,913 51,871,804 54,862,998 58,387,646 61,988,062 62,198,565 63,354,945 63,764,096 64,945,510 67,672,389
Alabama 655,245 707,801 761,982 829,363 878,622 804,713 807,180 784,855 868,160 917,395
Alaska 130,637 128,242 131,753 141,190 140,736 135,751 133,170 168,948 157,565 163,092
Arizona 782,671 831,192 873,063 901,697 951,223 987,123 1,013,898 987,348 1,031,313 1,072,623
Arkansas 239,994 246,621 239,407 255,537 270,576 275,503 278,640 268,551 278,259 284,160
California 6,733,546 7,026,354 7,406,686 7,579,847 7,927,305 8,102,898 8,056,392 8,122,661 8,335,457 8,564,435
Colorado 872,576 924,088 1,058,283 1,128,509 1,240,906 1,249,413 1,200,521 1,184,397 1,226,205 1,326,252
Connecticut 691,408 731,711 752,793 866,600 922,694 924,357 1,042,379 1,029,748 1,062,809 1,143,663
Delaware 125,663 133,231 133,810 161,927 178,496 176,743 187,730 187,295 183,868 189,768
District of Columbia 336,618 375,459 325,155 430,944 446,448 455,063 463,042 487,260 488,789 483,863
Florida 1,557,504 1,591,774 1,663,542 1,778,300 1,896,576 1,930,189 1,921,895 2,019,460 2,080,940 2,238,512
Georgia 1,388,976 1,521,486 1,565,574 1,611,447 1,657,919 1,711,596 1,789,112 1,850,346 1,918,019 2,029,544
Hawaii 274,373 278,751 300,302 314,652 325,915 328,168 338,992 330,584 328,698 314,431
Idaho 114,224 113,482 120,721 122,754 139,392 142,976 139,444 137,825 142,954 150,043
Illinois 1,867,003 1,972,752 2,113,124 2,146,061 2,264,226 2,269,727 2,407,183 2,238,266 2,284,059 2,265,419
Indiana 893,808 954,621 1,005,216 1,048,218 1,141,830 1,150,327 1,200,697 1,169,076 1,191,841 1,235,217
Iowa 586,786 527,769 562,569 689,831 705,684 695,465 693,052 743,656 726,233 774,017
Kansas 375,960 403,512 441,321 460,629 466,851 479,721 499,788 485,562 489,955 478,843
Kentucky 503,293 498,742 518,874 538,189 555,579 546,893 515,406 505,815 505,561 535,369
Louisiana 604,007 660,262 671,131 657,569 667,523 653,885 632,537 627,547 609,102 630,012
Maine 137,425 128,090 128,434 118,832 129,236 118,589 103,373 120,628 98,607 97,680
Maryland 2,542,336 2,747,001 3,021,052 3,094,055 3,366,663 3,308,014 3,376,440 3,514,719 3,704,962 3,744,025
Massachusetts 2,171,596 2,271,757 2,463,395 2,628,804 2,806,845 3,010,696 3,246,125 3,218,358 3,406,239 3,521,513
Michigan 1,509,953 1,593,654 1,742,051 1,903,476 2,029,656 2,076,947 2,134,096 2,115,363 2,202,000 2,320,601
Minnesota 636,920 698,920 758,084 802,840 866,304 840,731 869,824 885,306 882,516 912,843
Mississippi 410,637 406,459 416,806 418,235 431,365 437,775 385,916 378,750 381,383 412,153
Missouri 941,445 960,171 1,008,901 964,192 984,357 1,055,960 1,028,703 1,014,509 1,046,359 1,088,195
Montana 179,137 185,791 181,649 195,619 182,326 184,754 175,054 172,201 171,530 184,756
Nebraska 364,842 376,092 393,611 383,260 393,395 419,164 419,565 428,017 435,767 447,703
Nevada 192,081 190,893 182,016 170,989 160,254 149,323 147,079 146,056 148,339 172,933
New Hampshire 307,074 302,008 298,298 298,650 341,848 349,891 335,518 337,909 336,857 361,834
New Jersey 864,725 878,330 913,904 1,022,690 1,091,890 1,060,469 1,120,119 1,081,018 1,048,622 1,071,815
New Mexico 410,375 416,991 435,375 407,429 400,121 390,548 390,745 400,180 377,543 357,360
New York 3,971,652 3,982,048 4,174,906 4,782,174 5,105,083 5,157,872 5,327,470 5,450,410 5,449,862 5,828,948
North Carolina 1,884,244 1,979,164 2,160,505 2,422,947 2,603,702 2,618,572 2,669,329 2,741,270 2,744,906 2,847,296
North Dakota 169,468 180,764 185,708 202,626 209,430 213,666 212,705 215,551 212,524 221,251
Ohio 1,767,903 1,827,042 1,895,074 1,963,559 2,107,830 2,017,370 2,048,353 2,043,780 2,017,358 2,055,047
Oklahoma 298,663 333,230 336,904 383,110 418,373 412,978 384,729 391,926 392,480 428,939
Oregon 574,521 594,945 636,617 663,378 701,228 680,956 667,974 670,105 679,739 701,813
Pennsylvania 2,438,312 2,604,118 2,722,278 3,026,823 3,201,566 3,125,789 3,237,847 3,210,166 3,249,295 3,710,326
Rhode Island 230,281 236,627 246,322 287,708 330,272 335,689 320,663 379,144 376,956 330,514
South Carolina 569,347 576,219 611,539 616,972 576,881 563,599 567,300 565,820 571,747 605,162
South Dakota 81,544 91,797 102,299 126,562 132,295 123,383 113,284 100,343 97,179 102,269
Tennessee 761,388 787,122 832,991 879,994 952,398 968,317 973,486 1,079,491 1,022,308 1,037,952
Texas 3,417,082 3,744,182 3,982,142 4,220,820 4,427,560 4,413,601 4,585,482 4,658,686 4,794,484 4,994,539
Utah 414,690 425,683 500,421 551,607 614,316 608,199 673,095 674,070 715,106 537,012
Vermont 115,025 117,210 125,023 132,519 136,623 119,802 120,178 113,711 118,957 120,041
Virginia 971,377 1,052,601 1,088,367 1,134,387 1,300,258 1,283,852 1,323,095 1,287,075 1,302,589 1,356,482
Washington 981,229 1,058,170 1,083,799 1,304,992 1,438,349 1,376,467 1,402,118 1,399,577 1,431,158 1,525,348
West Virginia 167,208 169,054 174,486 178,435 195,952 189,225 184,992 184,291 187,867 188,571
Wisconsin 1,066,688 1,117,152 1,203,919 1,230,932 1,338,580 1,330,338 1,278,050 1,268,950 1,227,545 1,335,963
Wyoming 79,700 74,720 77,633 53,957 55,320 63,812 63,149 48,736 54,928 108,552
American Samoa ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne 1,337 793
Guam 7,059 6,106 5,834 5,555 5,477 5,975 5,873 6,790 5,919 7,351
Puerto Rico 106,852 111,744 105,330 114,982 152,435 141,188 123,784 117,258 121,299 116,936
Virgin Islands 17,842 18,099 22,019 31,272 21,373 24,543 18,374 14,732 19,456 21,215
ne = not eligible; no institutions within the state met the criteria for inclusion.
NOTE: R&D expenditure amounts in various fields may show increases or decreases from amounts reported in FY 2015 because of the reclassification of disciplines. See Technical Notes, Appendix A for specific details about discipline changes.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey.