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Kinesiology & exercise science at San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University graduates about 180 kinesiology majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 50th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#50 of 604 for kinesiology →
Graduates a year1803% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate96%whole school

Around San Francisco State University

// Reel-to-rell recorders and magnetic tape by Sameer Verma, San Francisco State
Concord Stereophonic 440 tape recorder (18344803338)Photo: Sameer Verma from San Francisco, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Many students and other people gather here by the truckloads when there is some
Student gathering, San Francisco State University (November 2009)Photo: Michael Ocampo · CC BY 2.0 · source
Looka em all. S'many.
SF State studentsPhoto: Orin Zebest from San Francisco, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Vereinigte Staaten, January 2025
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Where kinesiology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Student Health Services, Gator Student Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 7 · Dining 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the kinesiology ranking

  1. University of Vermont 85
  2. University of San Francisco 85
  3. California State University, Long Beach 85
  4. University of Massachusetts–Boston 85
  5. University of Miami 84
  6. The University of Alabama 84
  7. Arizona State University 84
  8. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 84

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Francisco State University 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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