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Science and engineering: U.S. states ranked (2025)

Measure: Science and engineering. All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Field of bachelor's degree by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
Data last updated: 2026-10-29

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National value: 36.4 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 51.5 %
RI 36.1 %
DE 36 %
CT 37.3 %
NJ 37.8 %
MD 43.2 %
MA 42.1 %
VT 40.1 %
NH 39.5 %

Lowest: 26 to 30.6 %
Group 2: 30.6 to 33.6 %
Group 3: 33.6 to 35.8 %
Group 4: 35.8 to 38.8 %
Highest: 38.8 to 51.5 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	District of Columbia	51.5
2	Washington	44.6
3	Maryland	43.2
4	California	42.8
5	Massachusetts	42.1
6	Virginia	41.9
7	Oregon	41.4
8	Colorado	40.7
9	Vermont	40.1
10	New Hampshire	39.5
11	Alaska	38.8
12	New Mexico	38.1
13	New Jersey	37.8
14	Wyoming	37.4
15	Connecticut	37.3
16	Texas	37.2
17	Rhode Island	36.1
18	Delaware	36
18	Minnesota	36
20	Hawaii	35.9
21	New York	35.8
22	North Carolina	35.3
23	Arizona	35.2
24	Maine	35.1
25	Idaho	34.9
26	Pennsylvania	34.5
26	Utah	34.5
28	Illinois	34.4
29	Georgia	33.8
30	Nevada	33.7
31	Michigan	33.6
31	Montana	33.6
33	Florida	33.3
34	Wisconsin	33.1
35	South Carolina	32.8
36	Ohio	31.8
37	Alabama	30.8
38	Louisiana	30.7
38	South Dakota	30.7
38	Tennessee	30.7
41	Iowa	30.6
41	North Dakota	30.6
43	Indiana	30.4
44	Arkansas	30.2
45	Oklahoma	30.1
46	Kansas	29.9
47	Missouri	29.7
48	West Virginia	29.5
49	Kentucky	29.4
49	Nebraska	29.4
51	Mississippi	26

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S1502: Field of Bachelor's Degree for First Major. Reference period: 2025.

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U.S. states ranked by science and engineering (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S1502; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-science-and-engineering/

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