Comparisons of State Appropriations for Public Four-Year Institutions 1995-96 Appropriations per Capita Appropriations per $1,000 Income Personal Income per Capita State Amount State Amount State Amount 1 Alaska 218.19 1 North Dakota 10.86 1 Connecticut 31,411 2 North Dakota 211.37 2 New Mexico 10.63 2 New Jersey 29,667 3 Nebraska 211.12 3 Mississippi 9.35 3 Massachusetts 28,126 4 New Mexico 198.01 4 Nebraska 9.34 4 New York 27,628 5 Hawaii 184.21 5 West Virginia 9.01 5 Maryland 26,523 6 Kansas 181.07 6 Alaska 8.96 6 Nevada 26,386 7 Iowa 180.27 7 Arkansas 8.68 7 New Hampshire 26,292 8 Wyoming 175.44 8 Alabama 8.60 8 Illinois 25,643 9 North Carolina 172.58 9 Utah 8.34 9 Delaware 24,902 10 Idaho 169.46 10 Idaho 8.23 10 Hawaii 24,842 11 Alabama 166.79 11 Iowa 8.22 11 Washington 24,801 12 West Virginia 165.67 12 North Carolina 8.03 12 Colorado 24,486 13 Utah 162.50 13 Kansas 7.99 13 Minnesota 24,378 14 Mississippi 160.85 14 Wyoming 7.98 14 California 24,363 15 South Dakota 160.34 15 South Dakota 7.97 15 Alaska 24,353 16 Arkansas 157.82 16 Kentucky 7.79 16 Virginia 24,247 17 Kentucky 149.57 17 Hawaii 7.42 17 Rhode Island 24,015 18 Georgia 145.56 18 South Carolina 7.26 18 Pennsylvania 23,880 19 Arizona 144.46 19 Arizona 6.72 19 Florida 23,868 20 Delaware 144.06 20 Oklahoma 6.54 20 Michigan 23,740 21 South Carolina 141.50 21 Louisiana 6.53 U.S. Average 23,563 22 Indiana 137.12 22 Georgia 6.49 21 Oregon 23,035 23 Michigan 136.83 23 Indiana 6.31 22 Kansas 22,671 24 Wisconsin 135.06 24 Montana 6.00 23 Ohio 22,606 25 Louisiana 126.49 25 Wisconsin 5.98 24 Nebraska 22,596 26 Tennessee 126.16 26 Tennessee 5.89 25 Wisconsin 22,576 27 Oklahoma 122.48 27 Delaware 5.79 26 Georgia 22,444 28 Maryland 121.77 28 Michigan 5.76 27 Missouri 22,349 29 Minnesota 121.56 29 Texas 5.48 28 Wyoming 21,979 30 Texas 118.40 30 Maine 5.06 29 Iowa 21,932 31 Montana 115.70 31 Missouri 5.06 30 Indiana 21,725 32 Missouri 113.17 32 Minnesota 4.99 31 Vermont 21,641 33 Ohio 112.64 33 Ohio 4.98 32 Texas 21,598 34 California 112.25 34 California 4.61 33 North Carolina 21,503 35 Maine 106.88 35 Maryland 4.59 34 Arizona 21,502 36 Colorado 104.24 U.S. Average 4.41 35 Tennessee 21,419 U.S. Average 103.80 36 Colorado 4.26 36 Maine 21,131 37 Nevada 103.30 37 Virginia 4.14 37 Idaho 20,587 38 Illinois 102.86 38 Washington 4.12 38 South Dakota 20,114 39 Washington 102.22 39 Rhode Island 4.03 39 South Carolina 19,501 40 Virginia 100.45 40 Illinois 4.01 40 Utah 19,494 41 Rhode Island 96.79 41 Oregon 4.01 41 North Dakota 19,454 42 New Jersey 95.64 42 Nevada 3.91 42 Alabama 19,400 43 Oregon 92.46 43 Pennsylvania 3.87 43 Louisiana 19,373 44 Pennsylvania 92.34 44 Florida 3.38 44 Montana 19,272 45 New York 88.77 45 New Jersey 3.22 45 Kentucky 19,195 46 Connecticut 86.71 46 New York 3.21 46 Oklahoma 18,734 47 Massachusetts 81.51 47 Massachusetts 2.90 47 New Mexico 18,632 48 Florida 80.68 48 Vermont 2.79 48 West Virginia 18,386 49 Vermont 60.47 49 Connecticut 2.76 49 Arkansas 18,184 50 New Hampshire 55.75 50 New Hampshire 2.12 50 Mississippi 17,201 Source: Institutional Research Services. .