Human Capital Investment Composite Index
Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees Granted in Science and Engineering

2016
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Vermont	2014	1	45.68%	100
Maryland	2014	2	43.35%	98
California	2014	3	42.86%	96
Washington	2014	4	42.17%	94
Maine	2014	5	41.64%	92
Oregon	2014	6	39.46%	90
Massachusetts	2014	7	39.33%	88
Colorado	2014	8	38.79%	86
Wyoming	2014	9	38.65%	84
Virginia	2014	10	37.86%	82
Montana	2014	11	37.58%	80
Alaska	2014	12	37.57%	78
Connecticut	2014	13	37.12%	76
New Hampshire	2014	14	36.90%	74
Hawaii	2014	15	36.84%	72
North Carolina	2014	16	36.54%	70
New Jersey	2014	17	36.36%	68
New York	2014	18	35.62%	66
Wisconsin	2014	19	35.28%	64
Delaware	2014	20	35.18%	62
Pennsylvania	2014	21	34.63%	60
Minnesota	2014	22	34.57%	58
Rhode Island	2014	23	33.71%	56
Michigan	2014	24	33.71%	54
Georgia	2014	25	33.56%	52
New Mexico	2014	26	32.67%	50
South Carolina	2014	27	32.63%	48
South Dakota	2014	28	32.51%	46
Florida	2014	29	31.58%	44
Nevada	2014	30	31.56%	42
Indiana	2014	31	30.86%	40
West Virginia	2014	32	30.84%	38
Louisiana	2014	33	30.42%	36
Texas	2014	34	30.38%	34
Idaho	2014	35	30.33%	32
Illinois	2014	36	30.22%	30
Iowa	2014	37	29.79%	28
Utah	2014	38	29.74%	26
Ohio	2014	39	29.40%	24
Missouri	2014	40	29.32%	22
Kentucky	2014	41	29.00%	20
Arizona	2014	42	28.84%	18
Alabama	2014	43	28.84%	16
Oklahoma	2014	44	28.13%	14
Tennessee	2014	45	28.13%	12
North Dakota	2014	46	26.76%	10
Kansas	2014	47	26.68%	8
Nebraska	2014	48	26.53%	6
Arkansas	2014	49	26.18%	4
Mississippi	2014	50	26.00%	2

2014
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Vermont	2011	1	42.56%	100
Maryland	2011	2	40.93%	98
California	2011	3	40.22%	96
Alaska	2011	4	39.15%	94
Wyoming	2011	5	38.92%	92
Maine	2011	6	38.85%	90
Massachusetts	2011	7	37.25%	88
Washington	2011	8	37.11%	86
Oregon	2011	9	37.06%	84
Colorado	2011	10	36.55%	82
Connecticut	2011	11	36.12%	80
Virginia	2011	12	35.85%	78
Hawaii	2011	13	34.69%	76
New Hampshire	2011	14	34.65%	74
New Jersey	2011	15	34.56%	72
Montana	2011	16	34.25%	70
North Carolina	2011	17	33.99%	68
New York	2011	18	33.40%	66
Minnesota	2011	19	32.98%	64
Wisconsin	2011	20	32.73%	62
Delaware	2011	21	32.60%	60
Iowa	2011	22	32.38%	58
Pennsylvania	2011	23	32.05%	56
South Dakota	2011	24	32.03%	54
Utah	2011	25	31.69%	52
Michigan	2011	26	31.26%	50
Rhode Island	2011	27	30.62%	48
South Carolina	2011	28	30.46%	46
New Mexico	2011	29	30.15%	44
Nevada	2011	30	30.04%	42
Georgia	2011	31	29.57%	40
Florida	2011	32	29.28%	38
Illinois	2011	33	28.76%	36
Texas	2011	34	28.34%	34
Indiana	2011	35	28.09%	32
Ohio	2011	36	27.98%	30
Louisiana	2011	37	27.55%	28
West Virginia	2011	38	27.27%	26
Alabama	2011	39	27.18%	24
Arizona	2011	40	27.12%	22
Tennessee	2011	41	26.98%	20
Idaho	2011	42	26.65%	18
Nebraska	2011	43	25.28%	16
Missouri	2011	44	25.15%	14
Kentucky	2011	45	25.01%	12
North Dakota	2011	46	24.99%	10
Kansas	2011	47	24.82%	8
Oklahoma	2011	48	24.68%	6
Mississippi	2011	49	24.12%	4
Arkansas	2011	50	24.10%	2

2012
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Alabama	2009	22	16.05%	58
Alaska	2009	5	19.25%	92
Arizona	2009	48	13.24%	6
Arkansas	2009	49	13.00%	4
California	2009	9	17.64%	84
Colorado	2009	6	19.12%	90
Connecticut	2009	47	13.24%	8
Delaware	2009	43	13.52%	16
Florida	2009	44	13.42%	14
Georgia	2009	25	15.30%	52
Hawaii	2009	31	14.52%	40
Idaho	2009	23	15.85%	56
Illinois	2009	30	14.54%	42
Indiana	2009	36	14.08%	30
Iowa	2009	42	13.58%	18
Kansas	2009	37	14.06%	28
Kentucky	2009	50	12.52%	2
Louisiana	2009	28	15.01%	46
Maine	2009	15	16.96%	72
Maryland	2009	3	20.31%	96
Massachusetts	2009	20	16.40%	62
Michigan	2009	10	17.61%	82
Minnesota	2009	13	17.09%	76
Mississippi	2009	35	14.14%	32
Missouri	2009	41	13.89%	20
Montana	2009	2	23.29%	98
Nebraska	2009	33	14.17%	36
Nevada	2009	39	13.89%	24
New Hampshire	2009	45	13.36%	12
New Jersey	2009	24	15.53%	54
New Mexico	2009	17	16.58%	68
New York	2009	38	13.99%	26
North Carolina	2009	21	16.30%	60
North Dakota	2009	18	16.58%	66
Ohio	2009	34	14.16%	34
Oklahoma	2009	40	13.89%	22
Oregon	2009	12	17.12%	78
Pennsylvania	2009	14	17.07%	74
Rhode Island	2009	26	15.22%	50
South Carolina	2009	27	15.19%	48
South Dakota	2009	4	19.80%	94
Tennessee	2009	46	13.34%	10
Texas	2009	29	14.86%	44
Utah	2009	11	17.51%	80
Vermont	2009	7	19.04%	88
Virginia	2009	16	16.70%	70
Washington	2009	19	16.57%	64
West Virginia	2009	32	14.40%	38
Wisconsin	2009	8	17.96%	86
Wyoming	2009	1	23.85%	100