AGI reports that there are 20,560 students enrolled nationwide in bachelor degree programs in geoscience.Arizona ranked 32nd for Undergrads, with 1.1% of the total undergrad population, and 19th for Graduate Students, with 1.8% of the total population. [right: UA Geosciences field camp]
Arizona's 15 departments account for about 1.8% of all Geoscience Departments in the country (about 850 nation-wide), so our enrollment percentages could be considered on target. We just have fewer departments than big states like Texas with 44.
The five states with the most undergrads are:
California 7.5%
Texas 7.4%
New York 7.4%
Colorado 5.4%
Pennsylvania 5.3%
For grad students, it's:
Texas 13.6%
California 9.3%
Florida 7.6%
Colorado 5.7%
Washington 4.4%