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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
       
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