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DEFINITION
This is the count of all degrees awarded to nonresident aliens. A degree is an award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official recognition for the successful completion of a program of studies. A nonresident alien is a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Nonresident Alien (per capita) (most recent) by state
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States
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 | District of Columbia: | 4.409 per 1,000 people | |
| #2 | Massachusetts: | 1.365 per 1,000 people | |
| #3 | New York: | 1.004 per 1,000 people | |
| #4 | Rhode Island: | 0.884 per 1,000 people | |
| #5 | Oklahoma: | 0.654 per 1,000 people | |
| #6 | Illinois: | 0.645 per 1,000 people | |
| #7 | Missouri: | 0.605 per 1,000 people | |
| #8 | Iowa: | 0.602 per 1,000 people | |
| #9 | Connecticut: | 0.602 per 1,000 people | |
| #10 | Michigan: | 0.6 per 1,000 people | |
| #11 | Kansas: | 0.587 per 1,000 people | |
| #12 | New Hampshire: | 0.583 per 1,000 people | |
| #13 | California: | 0.578 per 1,000 people | |
| #14 | Utah: | 0.565 per 1,000 people | |
| #15 | Indiana: | 0.553 per 1,000 people | |
| #16 | Arizona: | 0.536 per 1,000 people | |
| #17 | Pennsylvania: | 0.524 per 1,000 people | |
| #18 | Maryland: | 0.509 per 1,000 people | |
| #19 | Nebraska: | 0.498 per 1,000 people | |
| #20 | Hawaii: | 0.49 per 1,000 people | |
| #21 | Oregon: | 0.481 per 1,000 people | |
| #22 | Minnesota: | 0.472 per 1,000 people | |
| #23 | Texas: | 0.461 per 1,000 people | |
| #24 | North Dakota: | 0.448 per 1,000 people | |
| #25 | New Jersey: | 0.445 per 1,000 people | |
| #26 | Florida: | 0.438 per 1,000 people | |
| #27 | Washington: | 0.425 per 1,000 people | |
| #28 | Vermont: | 0.414 per 1,000 people | |
| #29 | Ohio: | 0.408 per 1,000 people | |
| #30 | Colorado: | 0.384 per 1,000 people | |
| #31 | Georgia: | 0.383 per 1,000 people | |
| #32 | Delaware: | 0.373 per 1,000 people | |
| #33 | Virginia: | 0.37 per 1,000 people | |
| #34 | Louisiana: | 0.361 per 1,000 people | |
| #35 | Maine: | 0.346 per 1,000 people | |
| #36 | Wisconsin: | 0.338 per 1,000 people | |
| #37 | Alabama: | 0.334 per 1,000 people | |
| #38 | West Virginia: | 0.309 per 1,000 people | |
| #39 | Arkansas: | 0.273 per 1,000 people | |
| #40 | South Carolina: | 0.271 per 1,000 people | |
| #41 | Idaho: | 0.262 per 1,000 people | |
| #42 | North Carolina: | 0.259 per 1,000 people | |
| #43 | Nevada: | 0.251 per 1,000 people | |
| #44 | New Mexico: | 0.249 per 1,000 people | |
| #45 | Wyoming: | 0.249 per 1,000 people | |
| #46 | Tennessee: | 0.22 per 1,000 people | |
| #47 | Alaska: | 0.22 per 1,000 people | |
| #48 | Kentucky: | 0.217 per 1,000 people | |
| #49 | South Dakota: | 0.214 per 1,000 people | |
| #50 | Montana: | 0.203 per 1,000 people | |
| #51 | Mississippi: | 0.177 per 1,000 people | |
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Weighted average: |
0.5 per 1,000 people |
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DEFINITION: This is the count of all degrees awarded to nonresident aliens. A degree is an award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official recognition for the successful completion of a program of studies. A nonresident alien is a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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