Research and Development Inputs Composite Index
Competitive NSF Proposal Funding Rate

2016
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Rhode Island	2015	1	36.29%	100
Washington	2015	2	29.69%	98
Illinois	2015	3	28.26%	96
Minnesota	2015	4	28.23%	94
Oregon	2015	5	27.43%	92
California	2015	6	27.42%	90
Massachusetts	2015	7	26.88%	88
Maine	2015	8	26.46%	86
Wisconsin	2015	9	26.32%	84
Maryland	2015	10	26.07%	82
Pennsylvania	2015	11	25.93%	80
New Hampshire	2015	12	25.69%	78
Michigan	2015	13	25.39%	76
Colorado	2015	14	25.08%	74
Georgia	2015	15	24.84%	72
New York	2015	16	24.80%	70
Connecticut	2015	17	24.42%	68
Montana	2015	18	24.29%	66
New Jersey	2015	19	24.20%	64
North Carolina	2015	20	24.16%	62
Indiana	2015	21	24.15%	60
Delaware	2015	22	23.44%	58
Hawaii	2015	23	23.22%	56
Kansas	2015	24	23.10%	54
Utah	2015	25	22.56%	52
Arizona	2015	26	21.94%	50
Ohio	2015	27	21.67%	48
Virginia	2015	28	21.60%	46
Louisiana	2015	29	21.52%	44
Tennessee	2015	30	21.24%	42
Texas	2015	31	21.08%	40
Iowa	2015	32	21.07%	38
Wyoming	2015	33	20.93%	36
Missouri	2015	34	20.00%	34
Florida	2015	35	19.97%	32
Alaska	2015	36	19.92%	30
West Virginia	2015	37	19.79%	28
South Carolina	2015	38	19.40%	26
Nebraska	2015	39	19.22%	24
Vermont	2015	40	18.75%	22
New Mexico	2015	41	18.57%	20
South Dakota	2015	42	17.99%	18
Oklahoma	2015	43	17.53%	16
Nevada	2015	44	17.39%	14
Kentucky	2015	45	17.29%	12
Mississippi	2015	46	16.67%	10
Arkansas	2015	47	16.30%	8
Idaho	2015	48	15.81%	6
Alabama	2015	49	14.58%	4
North Dakota	2015	50	11.70%	2

2014
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Rhode Island	2012	1	31.83%	100
Alaska	2012	2	27.15%	98
Minnesota	2012	3	27.07%	96
Wisconsin	2012	4	26.39%	94
California	2012	5	26.33%	92
Massachusetts	2012	6	25.40%	90
Washington	2012	7	24.73%	88
Maine	2012	8	24.64%	86
Delaware	2012	9	24.39%	84
Illinois	2012	10	24.30%	82
Colorado	2012	11	24.25%	80
Pennsylvania	2012	12	24.08%	78
Utah	2012	13	23.73%	76
Vermont	2012	14	23.60%	74
Oregon	2012	15	23.58%	72
New Hampshire	2012	16	23.44%	70
Montana	2012	17	23.36%	68
Connecticut	2012	18	23.23%	66
Georgia	2012	19	22.79%	64
New York	2012	20	22.50%	62
Maryland	2012	21	22.44%	60
North Carolina	2012	22	22.29%	58
New Jersey	2012	23	22.25%	56
Arizona	2012	24	21.71%	54
Tennessee	2012	25	21.59%	52
Virginia	2012	26	21.16%	50
Michigan	2012	27	20.85%	48
Iowa	2012	28	19.96%	46
New Mexico	2012	29	19.85%	44
Louisiana	2012	30	19.65%	42
Missouri	2012	31	19.53%	40
South Carolina	2012	32	19.36%	38
Nebraska	2012	33	19.34%	36
Idaho	2012	34	19.16%	34
Hawaii	2012	35	19.15%	32
Ohio	2012	36	18.58%	30
Texas	2012	37	18.42%	28
Indiana	2012	38	18.16%	26
Arkansas	2012	39	17.69%	24
South Dakota	2012	40	17.18%	22
Kansas	2012	41	16.54%	20
Florida	2012	42	16.42%	18
Wyoming	2012	43	15.65%	16
Nevada	2012	44	15.21%	14
Oklahoma	2012	45	14.97%	12
Kentucky	2012	46	14.80%	10
Alabama	2012	47	14.53%	8
West Virginia	2012	48	13.92%	6
North Dakota	2012	49	11.73%	4
Mississippi	2012	50	10.69%	2

2012
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Alaska	2011	1	33.33%	100
Rhode Island	2011	2	32.58%	98
Hawaii	2011	3	28.17%	96
Massachusetts	2011	4	26.13%	94
Wisconsin	2011	5	26.08%	92
California	2011	6	25.67%	90
Wyoming	2011	7	25.41%	88
Minnesota	2011	8	25.19%	86
Colorado	2011	9	24.74%	84
Delaware	2011	10	23.81%	82
Illinois	2011	11	23.71%	80
Pennsylvania	2011	12	23.48%	78
New York	2011	13	23.43%	76
Maryland	2011	14	23.42%	74
Oregon	2011	15	23.15%	72
Connecticut	2011	16	22.34%	70
North Carolina	2011	17	22.22%	68
New Mexico	2011	18	21.88%	66
Arizona	2011	19	21.72%	64
New Hampshire	2011	20	21.63%	62
New Jersey	2011	21	21.23%	60
Virginia	2011	22	20.94%	58
Washington	2011	23	20.92%	56
Kansas	2011	24	20.80%	54
Michigan	2011	25	20.75%	52
Maine	2011	26	20.10%	50
Tennessee	2011	27	19.46%	48
Georgia	2011	28	19.44%	46
Indiana	2011	29	19.37%	44
Utah	2011	30	19.30%	42
Nebraska	2011	31	19.16%	40
Iowa	2011	32	18.63%	38
Missouri	2011	33	18.57%	36
Idaho	2011	34	18.32%	34
Vermont	2011	35	18.18%	32
Texas	2011	36	17.45%	30
Ohio	2011	37	17.40%	28
Oklahoma	2011	38	17.17%	26
South Carolina	2011	39	16.62%	24
Louisiana	2011	40	16.43%	22
Alabama	2011	41	15.96%	20
Arkansas	2011	42	15.92%	18
Florida	2011	43	15.90%	16
Montana	2011	44	15.77%	14
South Dakota	2011	45	14.81%	12
Kentucky	2011	46	14.65%	10
Mississippi	2011	47	14.63%	8
North Dakota	2011	48	14.29%	6
Nevada	2011	49	14.12%	4
West Virginia	2011	50	13.91%	2