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St. Louis, MO · Kinesiology & exercise science

Kinesiology & exercise science at SLU

SLU graduates about 108 kinesiology majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 19th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $77,000 four years out, 1.39× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $37 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#19 of 604 for kinesiology →
Graduates a year1086% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$77,0001.39× the same major nationally
Research in the field$37Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1400whole school

Around SLU

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Fox Theatre (C. Howard Crane, 1929), University Club Building (Eames and Young,
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Where kinesiology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Athletic Hitting Facility, Simon Recreation Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the kinesiology ranking

  1. University of South Carolina 92
  2. Syracuse University 92
  3. University of Delaware 91
  4. University of Utah 91
  5. Texas A&M University 91
  6. Rice University 90
  7. The University of Oklahoma 90
  8. University of Florida 90

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SLU 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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