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

Measure: Science and engineering related. 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: 10.3 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 4 %
RI 9.4 %
DE 10.7 %
CT 9.4 %
NJ 9.5 %
MD 9.2 %
MA 9 %
VT 9.3 %
NH 9.7 %

Lowest: 4 to 9.4 %
Group 2: 9.4 to 10.4 %
Group 3: 10.4 to 11.2 %
Group 4: 11.2 to 11.9 %
Highest: 11.9 to 15.2 %

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	West Virginia	15.2
2	Louisiana	13.8
2	North Dakota	13.8
4	Indiana	13.7
4	Mississippi	13.7
6	South Dakota	13.3
7	Arkansas	12.7
8	Ohio	12.4
9	Kentucky	12
9	Montana	12
11	Maine	11.9
12	Alaska	11.8
12	Florida	11.8
12	Idaho	11.8
15	Michigan	11.7
15	Wisconsin	11.7
17	Missouri	11.6
18	Nebraska	11.4
19	Pennsylvania	11.3
20	Alabama	11.2
20	Kansas	11.2
22	New Mexico	11.1
22	Oklahoma	11.1
24	Utah	11
25	Arizona	10.9
25	Tennessee	10.9
27	Nevada	10.8
28	Delaware	10.7
28	Illinois	10.7
30	North Carolina	10.5
31	Hawaii	10.4
32	South Carolina	10.3
33	Iowa	10.2
34	Minnesota	10.1
35	Texas	9.8
36	New Hampshire	9.7
36	New York	9.7
36	Wyoming	9.7
39	New Jersey	9.5
40	Connecticut	9.4
40	Georgia	9.4
40	Rhode Island	9.4
43	Vermont	9.3
44	Maryland	9.2
44	Washington	9.2
46	Oregon	9.1
47	Massachusetts	9
48	California	8.8
49	Virginia	8.7
50	Colorado	8.6
51	District of Columbia	4

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 related (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-related/

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