Rank List: States in Profile

Percent of Science Graduate Students Who are on Temporary Visas

Rank	State	FIPS Code	% of Sci. Grad. Students
1	Missouri	29000	70.0%
2	Arkansas	05000	56.2%
3	Illinois	17000	50.6%
4	New York	36000	50.5%
5	Indiana	18000	50.0%
6	Delaware	10000	49.9%
7	New Jersey	34000	47.7%
8	Connecticut	09000	45.0%
9	Massachusetts	25000	44.0%
10	Michigan	26000	43.3%
11	Ohio	39000	42.1%
11	Texas	48000	42.1%
13	Oklahoma	40000	41.6%
14	Alabama	01000	41.1%
15	Arizona	04000	40.8%
16	Iowa	19000	40.3%
17	Pennsylvania	42000	39.5%
18	South Dakota	46000	38.9%
19	North Dakota	38000	38.2%
20	New Hampshire	33000	37.9%
21	Wisconsin	55000	37.0%
22	North Carolina	37000	36.0%
23	Kansas	20000	35.0%
23	Minnesota	27000	35.0%
25	Rhode Island	44000	34.9%
26	Nebraska	31000	34.7%
27	Louisiana	22000	32.9%
28	Tennessee	47000	32.7%
29	South Carolina	45000	31.3%
30	Maryland	24000	30.5%
30	Washington	53000	30.5%
32	California	06000	29.8%
32	Mississippi	28000	29.8%
34	District of Columbia	11000	29.7%
35	Georgia	13000	28.7%
36	Wyoming	56000	28.6%
37	Florida	12000	28.1%
38	Utah	49000	27.6%
39	New Mexico	35000	25.7%
40	Kentucky	21000	25.4%
41	Nevada	32000	24.8%
42	Vermont	50000	23.4%
43	West Virginia	54000	22.8%
44	Oregon	41000	22.2%
45	Colorado	08000	22.1%
46	Hawaii	15000	20.5%
47	Virginia	51000	20.3%
48	Idaho	16000	20.1%
49	Maine	23000	20.0%
50	Montana	30000	17.9%
51	Alaska	02000	8.1%

Data Source: National Science Foundation

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