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Kinesiology & exercise science at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 281 kinesiology majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 10th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $83 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year2813% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0001.21× the same major nationally
Research in the field$83Ma year, NSF
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at a scene-setter video while touring t
Secretary Kerry Looks at a Scene-Setter Video While Touring the LBJ PresidentialPhoto: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain · source
Looking north from the Stadium
Looking north from the Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
The World's Largest Texas FlagPhoto: Klobetime · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Todd Dwyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where kinesiology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Transformation Building, Health Discovery Building, Health Center Garage, Athletic Fields Pavilion (Rehab), Recreational Sports Center, Athletic Fields Pavilion, Athletic Fields Pavilion (Eastside), Health Learning Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the kinesiology ranking

  1. Emory University 95
  2. Indiana University–Bloomington 95
  3. Wake Forest University 94
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 94
  5. University of Georgia 93
  6. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 93
  7. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 92
  8. University of Maryland, College Park 92

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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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