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Human Capital Investment Composite Index
Percentage of Graduate Students (Ages 25 - 34) in Science, Engineering, and Health

2016
State Year Rank Statistic Score
Massachusetts  2011 1   3.39%  100
Minnesota  2011 2   1.97%  98
North Dakota  2011 3   1.95%  96
Maryland  2011 4   1.77%  92
Rhode Island  2011 5   1.74%  90
Delaware  2011 6   1.83%  94
Colorado  2011 7   1.70%  88
New York  2011 8   1.62%  80
Connecticut  2011 9   1.68%  86
Ohio  2011 10   1.64%  84
Michigan  2011 11   1.64%  82
Kansas  2011 12   1.54%  74
Iowa  2011 13   1.52%  72
Indiana  2011 14   1.57%  78
Nebraska  2011 15   1.57%  76
Illinois  2011 16   1.49%  68
Virginia  2011 17   1.35%  60
New Mexico  2011 18   1.43%  66
Wyoming  2011 19   1.33%  56
Utah  2011 20   1.41%  64
Pennsylvania  2011 21   1.50%  70
North Carolina  2011 22   1.39%  62
South Dakota  2011 23   1.35%  58
Hawaii  2011 24   1.05%  32
Wisconsin  2011 25   1.26%  52
New Hampshire  2011 26   1.26%  54
Arizona  2011 27   1.18%  50
Texas  2011 28   1.14%  44
Florida  2011 29   1.10%  38
Montana  2011 30   0.97%  22
Oklahoma  2011 31   1.10%  40
New Jersey  2011 32   1.17%  48
West Virginia  2011 33   1.10%  36
Idaho  2011 34   0.96%  20
Alabama  2011 35   1.12%  42
Mississippi  2011 36   1.00%  30
Oregon  2011 37   1.14%  46
Missouri  2011 38   1.09%  34
Vermont  2011 39   0.85%  14
Louisiana  2011 40   1.00%  28
California  2011 41   0.98%  24
Georgia  2011 42   0.99%  26
Tennessee  2011 43   0.90%  18
Washington  2011 44   0.87%  16
Arkansas  2011 45   0.84%  12
Alaska  2011 46   0.75%  8
South Carolina  2011 47   0.81%  10
Kentucky  2011 48   0.72%  6
Nevada  2011 49   0.57%  4
Maine  2011 50   0.47%  2
2014
State Year Rank Statistic Score
Massachusetts  2011  1   3.18%  100
Minnesota  2011  2   2.15%  98
North Dakota  2011  3   2.06%  96
Maryland  2011  4   1.93%  94
Rhode Island  2011  5   1.87%  92
Delaware  2011  6   1.87%  90
Colorado  2011  7   1.77%  88
New York  2011  8   1.71%  86
Connecticut  2011  9   1.69%  84
Ohio  2011  10   1.64%  82
Michigan  2011  11   1.63%  80
Kansas  2011  12   1.61%  78
Iowa  2011  13   1.55%  76
Indiana  2011  14   1.54%  74
Nebraska  2011  15   1.53%  72
Illinois  2011  16   1.51%  70
Virginia  2011  17   1.49%  68
New Mexico  2011  18   1.48%  66
Wyoming  2011  19   1.46%  64
Utah  2011  20   1.46%  62
Pennsylvania  2011  21   1.41%  60
North Carolina  2011  22   1.39%  58
South Dakota  2011  23   1.31%  56
Hawaii  2011  24   1.30%  54
Wisconsin  2011  25   1.26%  52
New Hampshire  2011  26   1.23%  50
Arizona  2011  27   1.22%  48
Texas  2011  28   1.16%  46
Florida  2011  29   1.16%  44
Montana  2011  30   1.15%  42
Oklahoma  2011  31   1.15%  40
New Jersey  2011  32   1.14%  38
West Virginia  2011  33   1.11%  36
Idaho  2011  34   1.11%  34
Alabama  2011  35   1.10%  32
Mississippi  2011  36   1.07%  30
Oregon  2011  37   1.07%  28
Missouri  2011  38   1.04%  26
Vermont  2011  39   1.04%  24
Louisiana  2011  40   1.02%  22
California  2011  41   1.01%  20
Georgia  2011  42   0.95%  18
Tennessee  2011  43   0.95%  16
Washington  2011  44   0.89%  14
Arkansas  2011  45   0.85%  12
Alaska  2011  46   0.79%  10
South Carolina  2011  47   0.75%  8
Kentucky  2011  48   0.74%  6
Nevada  2011  49   0.62%  4
Maine  2011  50   0.56%  2
2012
State Year Rank Statistic Score
Alabama  2007  22   1.38%  58
Alaska  2007  45   0.87%  12
Arizona  2007  34   1.11%  34
Arkansas  2007  42   0.99%  18
California  2007  40   1.04%  22
Colorado  2007  13   1.67%  76
Connecticut  2007  5   1.94%  92
Delaware  2007  8   1.79%  86
Florida  2007  29   1.23%  44
Georgia  2007  43   0.96%  16
Hawaii  2007  32   1.16%  38
Idaho  2007  36   1.09%  30
Illinois  2007  18   1.56%  66
Indiana  2007  24   1.36%  54
Iowa  2007  17   1.60%  68
Kansas  2007  7   1.83%  88
Kentucky  2007  48   0.74%  6
Louisiana  2007  37   1.08%  28
Maine  2007  50   0.56%  2
Maryland  2007  4   2.01%  94
Massachusetts  2007  1   3.37%  100
Michigan  2007  9   1.69%  84
Minnesota  2007  3   2.45%  96
Mississippi  2007  44   0.94%  14
Missouri  2007  19   1.55%  64
Montana  2007  21   1.44%  60
Nebraska  2007  15   1.61%  72
Nevada  2007  47   0.75%  8
New Hampshire  2007  28   1.27%  46
New Jersey  2007  30   1.18%  42
New Mexico  2007  9   1.69%  84
New York  2007  6   1.88%  90
North Carolina  2007  27   1.31%  48
North Dakota  2007  2   2.61%  98
Ohio  2007  9   1.69%  84
Oklahoma  2007  38   1.07%  26
Oregon  2007  39   1.06%  24
Pennsylvania  2007  15   1.61%  72
Rhode Island  2007  12   1.68%  78
South Carolina  2007  49   0.67%  4
South Dakota  2007  34   1.11%  34
Tennessee  2007  41   1.00%  20
Texas  2007  33   1.14%  36
Utah  2007  20   1.47%  62
Vermont  2007  31   1.17%  40
Virginia  2007  14   1.62%  74
Washington  2007  46   0.84%  10
West Virginia  2007  25   1.33%  52
Wisconsin  2007  26   1.32%  50
Wyoming  2007  23   1.37%  56
       
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