| State | Avg. salary, full prof.  Average salary for full professors at public doctoral institutions, 2011–12 | Minority students Percentage of students who are members of minority groups, fall 2011 | Grad. rate (w/in 6 yrs) 6-year graduation rate, 2011 | Adults w/bachelor’s Percentage of adults with bachelor’s degree or above, 2011 | Adults w/master’s Percentage of adults with master’s degree or above, 2011 | Public 4-yr avg. tuition Average tuition and fees, 4-year public institutions, 2011–12 | Private 4-yr avg. tuition Average tuition and fees, 4-year private institutions, 2011–12 | Change in higher-ed spending Change in state spending for higher-education operations, 2012–13 | Change in R&D spending Change in total spending on academic research and development, 2010–11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $114,356 | 34.6% | 47.2% | 22.3% | 8.4% | $6,789 | $17,027 | -6.0% | 6.3% |
| Alaska | $102,796 | 30.0% | 30.7% | 26.4% | 9.5% | $5,578 | $24,845 | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| Arizona | $116,467 | 34.5% | 51.9% | 26.5% | 9.4% | $7,656 | $23,177 | 2.0% | 5.6% |
| Arkansas | $101,879 | 27.1% | 43.1% | 20.4% | 7.3% | $6,116 | $16,784 | 1.3% | 5.6% |
| California | $141,839 | 56.6% | 65.2% | 30.3% | 11.1% | $7,457 | $31,632 | -5.7% | 5.0% |
| Colorado | $109,542 | 26.4% | 51.1% | 36.7% | 13.4% | $6,578 | $30,285 | -1.1% | 9.4% |
| Connecticut | $138,639 | 27.2% | 66.9% | 36.3% | 15.8% | $8,881 | $33,877 | 0.8% | 6.4% |
| Delaware | $139,178 | 28.0% | 64.3% | 28.8% | 11.7% | $9,639 | $12,410 | 1.5% | 12.0% |
| District of Columbia | n/a | 38.3% | 73.7% | 52.5% | 29.2% | $7,000 | $33,545 | n/a | 4.9% |
| Florida | $111,823 | 44.9% | 58.3% | 25.9% | 9.4% | $3,569 | $21,160 | -8.0% | 6.6% |
| Georgia | $116,503 | 43.6% | 52.1% | 27.5% | 9.8% | $5,472 | $24,738 | 1.8% | 5.5% |
| Hawaii | $113,085 | 72.9% | 47.2% | 29.1% | 9.9% | $6,747 | $12,635 | 0.2% | 14.5% |
| Idaho | $83,769 | 13.0% | 43.4% | 25.3% | 7.8% | $5,329 | $5,720 | 7.9% | 12.6% |
| Illinois | $117,961 | 35.2% | 62.3% | 31.0% | 11.7% | $10,617 | $26,741 | -0.8% | 5.8% |
| Indiana | $118,247 | 18.1% | 57.8% | 23.0% | 8.2% | $7,650 | $26,872 | 0.4% | 7.1% |
| Iowa | $123,503 | 20.7% | 64.7% | 25.8% | 8.1% | $7,168 | $24,644 | 6.4% | 2.5% |
| Kansas | $108,771 | 19.6% | 51.6% | 30.1% | 10.4% | $6,404 | $19,301 | 2.7% | 8.9% |
| Kentucky | $107,754 | 15.0% | 48.9% | 21.1% | 8.8% | $7,562 | $19,786 | -4.7% | 3.6% |
| Louisiana | $102,362 | 36.6% | 42.4% | 21.1% | 7.1% | $4,692 | $28,591 | -5.0% | 2.2% |
| Maine | $97,272 | 8.2% | 58.9% | 28.4% | 10.5% | $8,899 | $29,173 | -2.5% | 1.8% |
| Maryland | $122,962 | 42.9% | 63.1% | 36.8% | 16.4% | $7,562 | $31,844 | 0.2% | 8.8% |
| Massachusetts | $121,525 | 24.5% | 69.7% | 39.1% | 16.8% | $9,460 | $34,901 | -0.6% | 7.2% |
| Michigan | $125,593 | 22.5% | 59.7% | 25.6% | 9.9% | $9,847 | $16,447 | 3.1% | 6.3% |
| Minnesota | $128,594 | 23.3% | 62.3% | 32.4% | 10.6% | $9,402 | $28,735 | 0.1% | 8.1% |
| Mississippi | $93,057 | 43.2% | 49.6% | 19.8% | 7.2% | $5,299 | $13,870 | -3.1% | 6.0% |
| Missouri | $110,412 | 22.1% | 54.3% | 26.1% | 9.7% | $7,124 | $18,648 | -0.2% | 3.1% |
| Montana | $81,318 | 15.2% | 48.8% | 28.1% | 8.5% | $5,731 | $18,002 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| Nebraska | $108,924 | 15.6% | 58.2% | 28.0% | 9.1% | $6,594 | $17,822 | 1.4% | 12.2% |
| Nevada | $119,576 | 41.3% | 41.8% | 22.5% | 7.6% | $3,997 | $24,936 | -0.2% | -5.1% |
| New Hampshire | $114,251 | 9.1% | 67.0% | 33.4% | 12.4% | $11,831 | $30,707 | 3.5% | 15.7% |
| New Jersey | $149,428 | 38.6% | 65.0% | 35.3% | 13.3% | $11,395 | $29,620 | -5.5% | 6.1% |
| New Mexico | $94,818 | 56.1% | 40.6% | 25.5% | 11.1% | $4,951 | $32,970 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| New York | $132,920 | 36.1% | 64.1% | 33.0% | 14.3% | $5,743 | $29,799 | 5.4% | 7.0% |
| North Carolina | $121,655 | 33.8% | 59.2% | 26.9% | 9.1% | $5,262 | $24,403 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
| North Dakota | $96,484 | 12.2% | 49.4% | 26.3% | 7.0% | $6,184 | $10,763 | 0.0% | 3.4% |
| Ohio | $112,414 | 19.8% | 57.7% | 24.6% | 9.2% | $8,576 | $25,397 | 1.3% | 8.5% |
| Oklahoma | $106,352 | 30.3% | 47.4% | 23.7% | 7.7% | $5,232 | $20,118 | -1.7% | -3.0% |
| Oregon | $103,110 | 20.0% | 57.5% | 29.3% | 10.9% | $7,444 | $29,738 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
| Pennsylvania | $127,835 | 21.5% | 67.0% | 27.0% | 10.4% | $11,153 | $31,258 | -0.5% | 5.9% |
| Rhode Island | $105,162 | 20.0% | 69.0% | 31.1% | 12.3% | $9,308 | $30,893 | -13.5% | 7.1% |
| South Carolina | $109,005 | 34.3% | 57.3% | 24.0% | 8.4% | $10,158 | $20,842 | 9.7% | -5.7% |
| South Dakota | $80,916 | 14.1% | 49.1% | 26.3% | 8.1% | $6,437 | $20,018 | 5.1% | 3.9% |
| Tennessee | $95,886 | 27.2% | 51.3% | 23.6% | 8.3% | $6,404 | $21,691 | 2.8% | 8.4% |
| Texas | $119,979 | 51.7% | 51.7% | 26.4% | 8.7% | $6,644 | $24,545 | -0.6% | 5.6% |
| Utah | $105,007 | 14.9% | 55.0% | 29.8% | 9.7% | $4,828 | $5,866 | 2.7% | 11.5% |
| Vermont | $113,338 | 9.7% | 65.2% | 35.4% | 14.0% | $12,483 | $32,179 | -2.3% | 3.4% |
| Virginia | $125,415 | 35.2% | 64.4% | 35.1% | 14.6% | $8,668 | $22,203 | 4.9% | 7.1% |
| Washington | $112,012 | 25.8% | 68.0% | 31.9% | 11.7% | $6,607 | $29,158 | 0.8% | 15.6% |
| West Virginia | $106,405 | 19.4% | 47.1% | 18.5% | 6.8% | $4,959 | $17,073 | 0.4% | 8.2% |
| Wisconsin | $110,588 | 16.1% | 60.2% | 26.5% | 9.1% | $7,387 | $25,339 | 2.5% | 8.1% |
| Wyoming | $107,794 | 11.6% | 53.1% | 24.8% | 8.3% | $3,333 | n/a | 13.7% | 4.0% |
| United States | $118,822 | 34.9% | 59.0% | 28.5% | 10.6% | $7,087 | $26,165 | -0.4% | 6.3% |
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