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State-By-State Report Card for Higher Education

Measuring Up 2002: The State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education

FACTS AND FIGURES COMPARISON RESULTS
STATE NAME Approp. for Higher Ed. Per $1,000 of personal income Approp. for Higher Ed. Per capita Approp. for Higher Ed. % Change, Over 10 years, in constant dollars
Alabama (2002) $11 $261 36%
Alaska (2002) $10 $292 14%
Arizona (2002) $9 $250 59%
Arkansas (2002) $10 $235 71%
California (2002) $10 $330 68%
Colorado (2002) $6 $185 57%
Connecticut (2002) $5 $216 52%
Delaware (2002) $8 $242 56%
Florida (2002) $6 $186 96%
Georgia (2002) $7 $203 94%
Hawaii (2002) $10 $270 3%
Idaho (2002) $10 $229 69%
Illinois (2002) $8 $270 71%
Indiana (2002) $8 $212 46%
Iowa (2002) $12 $306 47%
Kansas (2002) $11 $304 59%
Kentucky (2002) $10 $251 70%
Louisiana (2002) $8 $199 69%
Maine (2002) $7 $182 39%
Maryland (2002) $7 $223 81%
Massachusetts (2002) $5 $185 73%
Michigan (2002) $9 $266 48%
Minnesota (2002) $9 $279 39%
Mississippi (2002) $15 $313 118%
Missouri (2002) $7 $203 83%
Montana (2002) $8 $168 7%
Nebraska (2002) $12 $320 54%
Nevada (2002) $5 $169 81%
New Hampshire (2002) $2 $81 43%
New Jersey (2002) $6 $225 55%
New Mexico (2002) $16 $332 75%
New York (2002) $6 $208 19%
North Carolina (2002) $12 $323 69%
North Dakota (2002) $12 $279 33%
Ohio (2002) $7 $203 56%
Oklahoma (2002) $10 $239 52%
Oregon (2002) $8 $221 55%
Pennsylvania (2002) $6 $172 37%
Rhode Island (2002) $5 $163 65%
South Carolina (2002) $9 $236 47%
South Dakota (2002) $7 $173 43%
Tennessee (2002) $7 $184 58%
Texas (2002) $8 $223 80%
Utah (2002) $10 $246 86%
Vermont (2002) $4 $110 31%
Virginia (2002) $8 $233 75%
Washington (2002) $7 $228 49%
West Virginia (2002) $10 $210 38%
Wisconsin (2002) $10 $290 38%
Wyoming (2002) $13 $325 36%

Source: Measuring Up 2002: The State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education
http://measuringup.highereducation.org/2002/state_addcomparison.cfm
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education