Rank List: States in Profile

Federal Government Share of Academic R&D Funding at Public Universities in 2024

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Pct. of Total
1	Rhode Island	44000	83.5%
2	District of Columbia	11000	82.9%
3	Colorado	08000	72.4%
4	Utah	49000	69.2%
5	New Hampshire	33000	68.8%
6	Oregon	41000	68.2%
7	Alaska	02000	67.5%
8	Maryland	24000	66.4%
9	Georgia	13000	65.5%
10	Washington	53000	65.3%
11	Hawaii	15000	65.1%
12	Pennsylvania	42000	64.3%
13	New Mexico	35000	63.7%
14	Montana	30000	63.3%
15	Vermont	50000	59.9%
16	Connecticut	09000	58.7%
17	Alabama	01000	57.0%
18	Massachusetts	25000	56.9%
19	South Carolina	45000	56.8%
20	Illinois	17000	56.3%
20	Mississippi	28000	56.3%
22	Michigan	26000	55.0%
23	North Carolina	37000	54.5%
24	Minnesota	27000	54.0%
25	California	06000	53.3%
26	Maine	23000	52.8%
27	Ohio	39000	52.6%
28	South Dakota	46000	52.2%
29	Delaware	10000	52.1%
29	West Virginia	54000	52.1%
31	Idaho	16000	51.7%
32	Indiana	18000	51.5%
33	Nevada	32000	50.9%
34	Florida	12000	50.0%
34	Iowa	19000	50.0%
34	Wisconsin	55000	50.0%
37	Kentucky	21000	49.9%
38	New Jersey	34000	49.6%
39	Missouri	29000	49.5%
39	Nebraska	31000	49.5%
41	Tennessee	47000	48.3%
42	Virginia	51000	48.1%
43	Arizona	04000	47.1%
44	Oklahoma	40000	46.9%
45	Wyoming	56000	46.0%
46	Arkansas	05000	45.9%
47	New York	36000	45.8%
48	Kansas	20000	43.7%
49	Texas	48000	43.6%
50	North Dakota	38000	36.5%
51	Louisiana	22000	36.2%

Data Source: National Science Foundation

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