State Graduation Data

In many critical disciplines, particularly in the STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — fields, a significant number of the post-graduate degrees at U.S. universities are awarded to foreign nationals. For example, according to the American Association of Engineering Societies, foreign-born students received 42 percent of U.S. engineering master's and 53 percent of U.S. engineering Ph.D.s nationwide in the 2009-2010 academic year.

It is counterproductive for the United States to train foreign scientists and engineers and then send them home to compete against American businesses.

The U.S. visa system for highly educated professionals must be permanently fixed so that America can retain these talented minds for U.S. economic growth and job creation.

The latest data on the number of foreign students receiving advanced engineering degrees from U.S. universities across the country are below.

Data not reported for Delaware and North Dakota.

(All data represent the 2009-2010 academic year as presented in "Engineering and Technology Degrees 2010," American Association of Engineering Societies.)