Rank List: States in Profile

Universities & Colleges R&D Expenditures in 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Value ($000)
1	California	06000	$13,474,000
2	New York	36000	$9,058,000
3	Texas	48000	$8,331,000
4	Maryland	24000	$5,988,000
5	Pennsylvania	42000	$5,955,000
6	Massachusetts	25000	$5,175,000
7	North Carolina	37000	$4,345,000
8	Georgia	13000	$3,664,000
9	Florida	12000	$3,519,000
10	Illinois	17000	$3,476,000
11	Ohio	39000	$3,392,000
12	Michigan	26000	$3,369,000
13	Virginia	51000	$2,297,000
14	Wisconsin	55000	$2,216,000
15	Washington	53000	$2,160,000
16	Indiana	18000	$2,147,000
17	Colorado	08000	$2,085,000
18	Tennessee	47000	$1,973,000
19	Arizona	04000	$1,940,000
20	Missouri	29000	$1,873,000
21	Connecticut	09000	$1,757,000
22	New Jersey	34000	$1,717,000
23	Alabama	01000	$1,579,000
24	Minnesota	27000	$1,366,000
25	Utah	49000	$1,265,000
26	Iowa	19000	$1,102,000
27	Oregon	41000	$1,095,000
28	Louisiana	22000	$1,064,000
29	Kansas	20000	$1,054,000
30	District of Columbia	11000	$925,000
31	South Carolina	45000	$919,000
32	Kentucky	21000	$757,000
33	Oklahoma	40000	$725,000
34	Nebraska	31000	$680,000
35	Mississippi	28000	$608,000
36	New Hampshire	33000	$591,000
37	New Mexico	35000	$565,000
38	Rhode Island	44000	$514,000
39	Delaware	10000	$462,000
40	Arkansas	05000	$458,000
41	Montana	30000	$382,000
42	North Dakota	38000	$374,000
43	Hawaii	15000	$340,000
44	Nevada	32000	$326,000
45	West Virginia	54000	$287,000
46	Alaska	02000	$242,000
47	Vermont	50000	$238,000
48	Maine	23000	$211,000
49	Idaho	16000	$206,000
50	Wyoming	56000	$150,000
51	South Dakota	46000	$129,000

Data Source: National Science Foundation

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