State-by-State Statistics 2007

Engineering and Technology Graduate Degrees

The H-1B visa remains an important tool for hiring foreign nationals who receive their advanced degrees from U.S. universities.

• In many critical disciplines, particularly in math, science and engineering, 50% or more of the post-graduate degrees at U.S. universities are awarded to foreign nationals.

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

• By 2010, if current trends continue, more than 90 percent of all scientists and engineers in the world will be living in Asia ("Tapping America's Potential: The Education for Innovation Initiative," July 2005)

View the latest data on the number of foreign students receiving advanced engineering degrees at the leading U.S. universities in each state and the District of Columbia.