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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