Even with all its universities, Massachusetts lags behind other states in R&D spending
Research by Caitlin Stier
State — Total R&D expenditures at universities and colleges in 2004 (dollars in thousands)
1. California — 5,714,383
2. New York — 3,365,658
3. Texas — 2,880,784
4. Maryland — 2,269,201
5. Pennsylvania — 2,206,023
6. Massachusetts — 2,000,120
7. Illinois — 1,707,597
8. North Carolina — 1,442,854
9. Michigan — 1,397,011
10. Ohio — 1,318,420
Source: National Science Foundation
Massachusetts comes in at third if you look at this per capita (according to my calculations).
National average – $146 per capita
DC – $550 per capita
Maryland – $410 (Johns Hopkins accounts for 60% of this)
Massachusetts – $310 (Harvard and MIT account for 50%)
North Dakota – $240
Alaska – $220
New Hampshire – $210
National average – $146 per capita