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Kinesiology & exercise science at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 15 kinesiology majors a year. That puts it 55th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, 1.32× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $118 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#55 of 604 for kinesiology →
Graduates a year15under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$73,0001.32× the same major nationally
Research in the field$118Ma year, NSF
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1470whole school

Around Purdue

France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center at Purdue University in the summer
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Where kinesiology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Turf Recreation Exercise Center, Drew and Brittany Brees Student-Athletic Academic Center (BRES), Student Health Center (PUSH), France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center, Transportation Service Wash Facility, Equine Health Sciences Annex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 209 · Dorm 75 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dining 4 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the kinesiology ranking

  1. University of Miami 84
  2. The University of Alabama 84
  3. Arizona State University 84
  4. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 84
  5. Elon University 83
  6. Pepperdine University 83
  7. CUNY Queens College 83
  8. University of Minnesota–Duluth 83

Other strong majors at Purdue

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue 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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