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Kinesiology & exercise science at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 346 kinesiology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 98 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $72,000 four years out, 1.30× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $354 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

98/100Standout#2 of 604 for kinesiology →
Graduates a year3464% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$72,0001.30× the same major nationally
Research in the field$354Ma year, NSF
Admit rate58%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1480whole school

Around Rutgers

The Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, also known as the College Avenue Co
Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the steeple of the Second Reformed Church, also known as the College Ave
Steeple, Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick Theological Seminary (55143271800)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Two bicycles sit in the foreground of a misty morning at Rutgers University, New
Early Morning Bikes in the FogPhoto: Askarion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where kinesiology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Outreach, Promotion and Education (H.O.P.E.), Hurtado Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 56 · Dorm 13 · Chapel 3 · Dining 3 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the kinesiology ranking

  1. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 100
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 97
  3. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 96
  4. University of Virginia 96
  5. Emory University 95

Other strong majors at Rutgers

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers 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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