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Kinesiology & exercise science at UVA

UVA graduates about 96 kinesiology majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 5th of 604 schools we score for kinesiology, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $81,000 four years out, 1.47× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $304 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#5 of 604 for kinesiology →
Graduates a year962% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$81,0001.47× the same major nationally
Research in the field$304Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1520whole school

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Where kinesiology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: UVA Health Orthopedic Center, James C Slaughter Recreation Center, Athletic Village, UVA HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, Student Health and Wellness Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 223 · Athletics 129 · Dorm 79 · Library 11 · Dining 9 · Student housing 7.

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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 North Carolina–Chapel Hill 96
  5. Emory University 95
  6. Indiana University–Bloomington 95
  7. Wake Forest University 94
  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 94

Other strong majors at UVA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UVA 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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