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Kinesiology & exercise science at UNC

UNC graduates about 356 kinesiology majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 4th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $939 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#4 of 604 for kinesiology →
Graduates a year3566% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.15× the same major nationally
Research in the field$939Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1530whole school

Around UNC

The turf athletic field on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Cha
Ehringhaus FieldPhoto: Alecroot · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where kinesiology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Student Recreation Center, Stalling Evans Sports Medicine Centre, NC Area Health Education Cener, Health Science Library, Ram's Head Recreation Center, Taylor Student Health Center, Koury Oral Health Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the kinesiology ranking

  1. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 100
  2. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 98
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison 97
  4. University of Virginia 96
  5. Emory University 95
  6. Indiana University–Bloomington 95
  7. Wake Forest University 94

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC 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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