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Best for kinesiology, parks & recreation

Where kinesiology, parks & recreation is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
30.6%
#1 · Concordia University Chicago
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · River Forest, IL
2.8%
Median
of 1,068 schools, all divisions
10.9×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
19.4%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Concordia University ChicagoDivision III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · River Forest, IL30.6%
  2. 2Springfield CollegeDivision III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA26.8%
  3. 3Catawba CollegeDivision II · South Atlantic Conference · Salisbury, NC23.3%
  4. 4Chowan UniversityDivision II · Conference Carolinas · Murfreesboro, NC23.3%
  5. 5University of JamestownDivision II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Jamestown, ND21.7%
  6. 6Barton CollegeDivision II · Conference Carolinas · Wilson, NC20.4%
  7. 7State University of New York at CortlandDivision III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Cortland, NY20.1%
  8. 8Lebanon Valley CollegeDivision III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Annville, PA19.7%
  9. 9Shaw UniversityDivision II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Raleigh, NC19.5%
  10. 10Erskine CollegeDivision II · Conference Carolinas · Due West, SC19.4%
  11. 11Manchester UniversityDivision III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · North Manchester, IN19.4%
  12. 12Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityDivision II · South Atlantic Conference · Hickory, NC19.3%
  13. 13Newberry CollegeDivision II · South Atlantic Conference · Newberry, SC19.3%
  14. 14Adrian CollegeDivision III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Adrian, MI18.9%
  15. 15Dean CollegeDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Franklin, MA18.9%

Every school, all divisions

0.0%30.6%
#1 · Concordia University Chicagoevery school

The spread across 1,068 schools; the median is 2.8%.

How it is measured

First majors, bachelor’s degrees; schools awarding at least 100 bachelor’s degrees. Share, not headcount: a big university can award more degrees and still rank lower.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in kinesiology, parks & recreationIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1Concordia University Chicago
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · River Forest, IL
30.6%892911,377
2Springfield College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA
26.8%1324921,924
3Catawba College
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Salisbury, NC
23.3%512191,153
4Chowan University
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Murfreesboro, NC
23.3%35150638
5University of Jamestown
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Jamestown, ND
21.7%38175964
6Barton College
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Wilson, NC
20.4%492401,163
7State University of New York at Cortland
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Cortland, NY
20.1%2861,4205,905
8Lebanon Valley College
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Annville, PA
19.7%763851,710
9Shaw University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Raleigh, NC
19.5%25128843
10Erskine College
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Due West, SC
19.4%27139854
11Manchester University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · North Manchester, IN
19.4%36186915
12Lenoir-Rhyne University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Hickory, NC
19.3%653371,477
13Newberry College
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Newberry, SC
19.3%452331,462
14Adrian College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Adrian, MI
18.9%643391,678
15Dean College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Franklin, MA
18.9%412171,151
16Emmanuel University (Georgia)
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Franklin Springs, GA
18.9%27143861
17Wilmington College (Ohio)
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Wilmington, OH
18.9%41217924
18Bridgewater College (Virginia)
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Bridgewater, VA
18.7%522781,391
19Emory & Henry University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Emory, VA
18.2%331811,107
20Western Colorado University
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Gunnison, CO
17.8%543033,569
21Westminster College (Missouri)
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Fulton, MO
17.7%22124593
22University of Mount Union
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Alliance, OH
17.4%653731,927
23Carroll University (Wisconsin)
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Waukesha, WI
17.0%975702,623
24Guilford College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Greensboro, NC
16.9%331951,160
25Nebraska Wesleyan University
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Lincoln, NE
16.9%573381,531
26The University of Olivet
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Olivet, MI
16.8%30179938
27Wheeling University
Division II · Mountain East Conference · Wheeling, WV
16.8%17101588
28Huntingdon College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Montgomery, AL
16.3%27166866
29Keystone College
Division III · United East Conference · La Plume, PA
16.3%27166978
30Pfeiffer University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Misenheimer, NC
16.3%25153654
31Carson-Newman University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Jefferson City, TN
16.2%493021,669
32Malone University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Canton, OH
16.1%27168987
33Southwest Baptist University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Bolivar, MO
16.1%412541,622
34Trine University
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Angola, IN
16.1%784834,157
35Wingate University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Wingate, NC
16.1%764722,464
36Canisius University
Division I · Metro Conference · Buffalo, NY
15.9%603771,798
37Davis & Elkins College
Division II · Mountain East Conference · Elkins, WV
15.8%16101683
38Loras College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA
15.5%352261,130
39Tusculum University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Greeneville, TN
15.2%332171,022
40Randolph College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lynchburg, VA
15.0%15100541
41Wisconsin Lutheran College
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Milwaukee, WI
14.8%342301,021
42Coker University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Hartsville, SC
14.6%251711,187
43Furman University
Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC
14.6%704812,327
44Greenville University
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Greenville, IL
14.6%23158905
45Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Division II · Great American Conference · Alva, OK
14.6%443011,724
46Saint Joseph's College (Maine)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Standish, ME
14.6%352391,059
47University of Memphis
Division I · American Conference · Memphis, TN
14.5%4302,96716,771
48Coastal Carolina University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Conway, SC
13.5%2481,83110,306
49Endicott College
Division III · Conference of New England · Beverly, MA
13.5%967133,176
50Hanover College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Hanover, IN
13.5%27200962
51Kentucky Wesleyan College
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Owensboro, KY
13.5%20148834
52Adams State University
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Alamosa, CO
13.4%272021,576
53Lees-McRae College
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Banner Elk, NC
13.4%26194818
54Westmont College
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA
13.3%433241,310
55East Central University
Division II · Great American Conference · Ada, OK
13.2%695222,460
56Howard Payne University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Brownwood, TX
13.2%16121768
57Texas Lutheran University
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Seguin, TX
13.1%413131,290
58Belmont Abbey College
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Belmont, NC
13.0%392991,549
59Husson University
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Bangor, ME
13.0%604622,525
60William Peace University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Raleigh, NC
12.9%22170730
61Wittenberg University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Springfield, OH
12.8%352731,288
62Brevard College
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Brevard, NC
12.7%21166764
63Johnson C. Smith University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Charlotte, NC
12.6%262071,058
64Pacific University (Oregon)
Division III · Northwest Conference · Forest Grove, OR
12.5%473771,613
65Albion College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Albion, MI
12.4%322591,354
66Campbell University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Buies Creek, NC
12.4%927402,813
67Methodist University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Fayetteville, NC
12.3%312531,436
68Walsh University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · North Canton, OH
12.3%403251,423
69Hardin-Simmons University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Abilene, TX
12.2%322621,283
70Monmouth College (Illinois)
Division III · Midwest Conference · Monmouth, IL
12.2%23189727
71Lasell University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Auburndale, MA
12.0%302511,183
72Vanguard University
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Costa Mesa, CA
11.8%595001,987
73Nichols College
Division III · Conference of New England · Dudley, MA
11.7%272311,152
74Eureka College
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Eureka, IL
11.6%13112527
75Schreiner University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Kerrville, TX
11.6%262241,062
76John Carroll University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · University Heights, OH
11.5%625382,287
77Ripon College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Ripon, WI
11.5%15130734
78Rockford University
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Rockford, IL
11.4%26229968
79University of Dubuque
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA
11.4%373251,477
80Chatham University
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
11.3%282471,507
81Colorado Mesa University
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Grand Junction, CO
11.3%1351,1948,711
82Glenville State University
Division II · Mountain East Conference · Glenville, WV
11.3%221951,583
83Augustana University (South Dakota)
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Sioux Falls, SD
11.1%393511,871
84Transylvania University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Lexington, KY
11.1%232071,022
85Crown College (Minnesota)
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · St. Bonifacius, MN
11.0%161461,379
86Manhattanville University
Division III · Skyline Conference · Purchase, NY
11.0%343081,329
87Prairie View A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Prairie View, TX
11.0%1441,3088,527
88Shorter University
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Rome, GA
11.0%292641,322
89State University of New York at Brockport
Division III · Empire 8 · Brockport, NY
11.0%1401,2685,429
90University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · La Crosse, WI
11.0%2161,9669,378
91Marian University (Wisconsin)
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Fond Du Lac, WI
10.9%302751,074
92University of Evansville
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
10.9%363311,741
93Utah Tech University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · St. George, UT
10.9%1321,21412,481
94University of Pittsburgh, Bradford
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Bradford, PA
10.8%191761,003
95Concordia University, St. Paul
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · St. Paul, MN
10.7%898343,146
96Marietta College
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Marietta, OH
10.7%222061,085
97LaGrange College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · LaGrange, GA
10.6%11104582
98Lyon College
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Batesville, AR
10.6%11104584
99Roanoke College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Salem, VA
10.6%434041,824
100Benedict College
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Columbia, SC
10.5%272571,694
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