Comparisons of State Appropriations for Public Four-Year Institutions 1997-98 Appropriations per Capita Appropriations per Personal Income per Capita $1,000 Income State Amount State Amount State Amount 1 North Dakota $253.94 1 North Dakota $11.68 1 Connecticut $36,364 2 Alaska 218.72 2 New Mexico 8.66 2 New Jersey 33,107 3 Minnesota 207.34 3 Alaska 8.48 3 Massachusetts 31,818 4 North Carolina 194.54 4 Iowa 8.16 4 New York 30,847 5 Iowa 191.77 5 Wyoming 8.09 5 Nevada 29,732 6 Wyoming 184.08 6 Idaho 8.08 6 Delaware 29,526 7 Hawaii 180.69 7 North Carolina 8.03 7 Maryland 29,409 8 Nebraska 180.60 8 Alabama 7.94 8 New Hampshire 28,655 9 New Mexico 175.56 9 Utah 7.63 9 Illinois 28,631 10 Idaho 174.77 10 Minnesota 7.51 10 Colorado 28,232 11 Alabama 169.07 11 Kentucky 7.35 11 Washington 28,034 12 Utah 167.77 12 Nebraska 7.34 12 Minnesota 27,595 13 Arizona 161.43 13 West Virginia 7.09 13 California 27,428 14 Kansas 159.69 14 Mississippi 6.98 14 Virginia 26,932 15 Wisconsin 157.53 15 South Dakota 6.93 15 Florida 26,228 16 Kentucky 155.75 16 Hawaii 6.90 U.S. Average 26,208 17 South Dakota 154.33 17 Arizona 6.65 16 Hawaii 26,196 18 Delaware 153.43 18 Montana 6.53 17 Pennsylvania 26,087 19 Michigan 150.60 19 Arkansas 6.50 18 Michigan 25,969 20 Indiana 149.52 20 Kansas 6.47 19 Rhode Island 25,859 21 Georgia 143.79 21 Wisconsin 6.33 20 Alaska 25,785 22 West Virginia 134.21 22 Indiana 6.24 21 Oregon 25,484 23 Montana 132.56 23 Oklahoma 5.97 22 Georgia 25,196 24 Arkansas 131.57 24 Louisiana 5.82 23 Wisconsin 24,883 25 Mississippi 130.97 25 Michigan 5.80 24 Ohio 24,699 26 Maryland 130.07 26 Georgia 5.71 25 Kansas 24,687 27 California 125.49 27 South Carolina 5.35 26 Nebraska 24,610 28 Oklahoma 125.15 28 Delaware 5.20 27 Texas 24,579 29 Missouri 123.72 29 Missouri 5.05 28 Missouri 24,509 U.S. Average 122.01 30 Maine 5.01 29 Arizona 24,279 30 Louisiana 121.82 31 Ohio 4.85 30 North Carolina 24,215 31 Nevada 119.86 U.S. Average 4.66 31 Indiana 23,971 32 Ohio 119.78 32 California 4.58 32 Vermont 23,850 33 Virginia 118.35 33 Tennessee 4.49 33 Tennessee 23,591 34 Colorado 114.93 34 Maryland 4.42 34 Iowa 23,501 35 South Carolina 114.65 35 Virginia 4.39 35 Wyoming 22,763 36 Illinois 114.47 36 Colorado 4.07 36 Maine 22,295 37 Maine 111.66 37 Rhode Island 4.04 37 South Dakota 22,277 38 Washington 110.66 38 Nevada 4.03 38 Utah 21,999 39 Tennessee 105.92 39 Illinois 4.00 39 North Dakota 21,736 40 Rhode Island 104.49 40 Washington 3.95 40 Idaho 21,641 41 Pennsylvania 96.05 41 Texas 3.80 41 South Carolina 21,416 42 Massachusetts 95.86 42 Pennsylvania 3.68 42 Alabama 21,300 43 Texas 93.43 43 Oregon 3.56 43 Kentucky 21,182 44 Oregon 90.75 44 Florida 3.35 44 Oklahoma 20,945 45 Florida 87.93 45 Massachusetts 3.01 45 Louisiana 20,928 46 Connecticut 80.16 46 Vermont 2.62 46 Montana 20,299 47 New York 79.64 47 New York 2.58 47 New Mexico 20,269 48 New Jersey 74.49 48 New Jersey 2.25 48 Arkansas 20,230 49 Vermont 62.48 49 Connecticut 2.20 49 West Virginia 18,920 50 New Hampshire 57.98 50 New Hampshire 2.02 50 Mississippi 18,751 NOTES: Medical schools are not included. Source: Institutional Research Services.