Six things to know from the America COMPETES report:
- 3:1 - Ratio of STEM job to non-STEM job growth over the past 10 years
- 21% - Percent of 12th graders in the U.S. that tested as "proficient" or better in science in 2009
- #1 - U.S. Ranking as destination for students studying abroad
- 68% - Percent of households that had broadband Internet access in 2010
- 39 - Number of states that are home to at least one Fortune 500 company
- 49% - Percent of non-defense spending that went to National Institutes of Health (FY09)
