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San Luis Obispo, CA · Kinesiology & exercise science

Kinesiology & exercise science at Cal Poly SLO

Cal Poly SLO graduates about 75 kinesiology majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 44th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#44 of 604 for kinesiology →
Graduates a year752% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate30%whole school

Around Cal Poly SLO

The southmost exterior of San Luis Obispo's 3,032-seat Mott Athletics Center is
CalPolyMottAthleticsCenterExterior2018Photo: AlmanacHobbyist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex, home to Cal Poly's women's beach volleybal
MottAthleticsCenterBeachExterior2023Photo: AlmanacHobbyist · CC0 · source
San Luis Obispo, United States
Silhouette mountain range and yellow sky (Unsplash)Photo: Pacific Austin _pacifist · CC0 · source
Chelsea Clinton speaking during a campaign stop at California Polytechnic State
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Where kinesiology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: 160F- Sport Complex Maintenance Building, 161A- Sports Complex Softball Stadium, Lockers, Transportation Services, Health and Counseling Services, Kinesiology, Recreation Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 108 · Dorm 49 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Dining 4.

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Nearby in the kinesiology ranking

  1. James Madison University 86
  2. Southern Methodist University 86
  3. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 86
  4. Oregon State University 86
  5. Colorado State University 85
  6. University of Vermont 85
  7. University of San Francisco 85
  8. California State University, Long Beach 85

Other strong majors at Cal Poly SLO

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Cal Poly SLO with every school we score in kinesiology. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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