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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
15.9%
#1 · Canisius University
Division I · Metro Conference · Buffalo, NY
2.5%
Median
of 364 schools, Division I
6.4×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
10.2%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Canisius UniversityDivision I · Metro Conference · Buffalo, NY15.9%
  2. 2Furman UniversityDivision I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC14.6%
  3. 3University of MemphisDivision I · American Conference · Memphis, TN14.5%
  4. 4Coastal Carolina UniversityDivision I · Sun Belt Conference · Conway, SC13.5%
  5. 5Campbell UniversityDivision I · Coastal Athletic Association · Buies Creek, NC12.4%
  6. 6Prairie View A&M UniversityDivision I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Prairie View, TX11.0%
  7. 7University of EvansvilleDivision I · Missouri Valley Conference · Evansville, IN10.9%
  8. 8Utah Tech UniversityDivision I · Big Sky Conference · St. George, UT10.9%
  9. 9Hampton UniversityDivision I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hampton, VA10.3%
  10. 10Austin Peay State UniversityDivision I · United Athletic Conference · Clarksville, TN10.2%
  11. 11Tarleton State UniversityDivision I · United Athletic Conference · Stephenville, TX10.1%
  12. 12Bethune-Cookman UniversityDivision I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Daytona Beach, FL10.0%
  13. 13University of IowaDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Iowa City, IA10.0%
  14. 14High Point UniversityDivision I · Big South Conference · High Point, NC9.9%
  15. 15University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaDivision I · Southern Conference · Chattanooga, TN9.1%

Every school, Division I

0.0%15.9%
#1 · Canisius Universityevery school

The spread across 364 schools; the median is 2.5%.

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
1Canisius University
Division I · Metro Conference · Buffalo, NY
15.9%603771,798
2Furman University
Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC
14.6%704812,327
3University of Memphis
Division I · American Conference · Memphis, TN
14.5%4302,96716,771
4Coastal Carolina University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Conway, SC
13.5%2481,83110,306
5Campbell University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Buies Creek, NC
12.4%927402,813
6Prairie View A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Prairie View, TX
11.0%1441,3088,527
7University of Evansville
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
10.9%363311,741
8Utah Tech University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · St. George, UT
10.9%1321,21412,481
9Hampton University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hampton, VA
10.3%454393,255
10Austin Peay State University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Clarksville, TN
10.2%1341,3168,587
11Tarleton State University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Stephenville, TX
10.1%2972,93613,688
12Bethune-Cookman University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Daytona Beach, FL
10.0%292902,414
13University of Iowa
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Iowa City, IA
10.0%5015,00622,130
14High Point University
Division I · Big South Conference · High Point, NC
9.9%1011,0205,006
15University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Division I · Southern Conference · Chattanooga, TN
9.1%1962,1549,982
16Delaware State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Dover, DE
9.0%566214,941
17Lindenwood University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · St. Charles, MO
8.6%839604,933
18Mississippi Valley State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Itta Bena, MS
8.6%151742,005
19Houston Christian University
Division I · Southland Conference · Houston, TX
8.4%455332,787
20Pepperdine University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Malibu, CA
8.4%708323,629
21Eastern Illinois University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Charleston, IL
8.1%891,1016,849
22University of Louisiana Monroe
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Monroe, LA
8.0%851,0666,550
23Xavier University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Cincinnati, OH
7.8%951,2114,748
24Merrimack College
Division I · Metro Conference · North Andover, MA
7.7%729324,199
25University of Tennessee at Martin
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Martin, TN
7.5%759966,234
26Elon University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Elon, NC
7.4%1091,4726,402
27Central Michigan University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Mount Pleasant, MI
7.3%1702,31910,055
28Wake Forest University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
7.3%971,3375,471
29Saint Louis University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO
7.2%1081,50310,519
30University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Princess Anne, MD
7.2%202762,233
31California Baptist University
Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA
7.1%1341,8918,110
32University of Louisville
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Louisville, KY
7.1%1962,77016,194
33Bellarmine University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Louisville, KY
7.0%415822,351
34Georgia Southern University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Statesboro, GA
7.0%2663,81922,295
35The University of Southern Mississippi
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Hattiesburg, MS
7.0%1772,52610,012
36University of Central Arkansas
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Conway, AR
6.9%1031,4967,884
37William & Mary
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA
6.9%1151,6676,963
38Indiana University, Bloomington
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN
6.8%4967,34036,833
39McNeese State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Lake Charles, LA
6.8%689985,560
40Abilene Christian University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Abilene, TX
6.7%497363,188
41James Madison University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Harrisonburg, VA
6.7%3154,70821,006
42Southern Methodist University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX
6.7%1301,9467,115
43The University of Tulsa
Division I · American Conference · Tulsa, OK
6.7%395842,485
44California State University, Fresno
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA
6.6%3395,15921,430
45University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Knoxville, TN
6.6%3986,04828,883
46California State University, Fullerton
Division I · Big West Conference · Fullerton, CA
6.5%6139,42137,125
47East Tennessee State University
Division I · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN
6.5%1422,19310,633
48Winthrop University
Division I · Big South Conference · Rock Hill, SC
6.5%538123,787
49Charleston Southern University
Division I · Big South Conference · Charleston, SC
6.4%324992,914
50Oral Roberts University
Division I · The Summit League · Tulsa, OK
6.4%416424,565
51Texas State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Marcos, TX
6.4%4406,87434,547
52Towson University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Towson, MD
6.4%2553,98616,517
53University of North Carolina Wilmington
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Wilmington, NC
6.3%2313,68914,494
54University of Southern Indiana
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
6.3%791,2517,428
55University of Texas at San Antonio
Division I · American Conference · San Antonio, TX
6.3%3715,92130,310
56Bowling Green State University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Bowling Green, OH
6.1%1742,83114,014
57Saint Mary's College of California
Division I · West Coast Conference · Moraga, CA
6.1%416722,044
58Tennessee Technological University
Division I · Southern Conference · Cookeville, TN
5.9%1091,8348,838
59University of the Pacific
Division I · West Coast Conference · Stockton, CA
5.9%477903,297
60University of Northern Colorado
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Greeley, CO
5.8%841,4606,616
61Longwood University
Division I · Big South Conference · Farmville, VA
5.6%366393,223
62Mississippi State University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Mississippi State, MS
5.6%2434,33718,230
63North Carolina Central University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Durham, NC
5.6%529235,973
64University of Kansas
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lawrence, KS
5.6%2234,01120,696
65University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC
5.5%2955,32820,681
66University of West Florida
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Pensacola, FL
5.5%1212,2009,661
67The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Division I · Southern Conference · Greensboro, NC
5.4%1713,19514,156
68University of South Dakota
Division I · The Summit League · Vermillion, SD
5.4%591,0847,095
69Saint Peter's University
Division I · Metro Conference · Jersey City, NJ
5.3%244512,101
70Southern Utah University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Cedar City, UT
5.3%881,67313,043
71St. Bonaventure University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Bonaventure, NY
5.3%213951,914
72University of North Alabama
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Florence, AL
5.3%561,0597,451
73The Citadel
Division I · Southern Conference · Charleston, SC
5.2%305802,661
74The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Division I · Southland Conference · Edinburg, TX
5.2%2585,00627,040
75Southeastern Louisiana University
Division I · Southland Conference · Hammond, LA
5.1%871,71512,684
76Colorado State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fort Collins, CO
5.0%2514,99225,834
77Stephen F. Austin State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Nacogdoches, TX
5.0%981,9689,575
78University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Las Vegas, NV
5.0%2454,88025,794
79University of New Hampshire
Division I · America East Conference · Durham, NH
5.0%1252,52511,376
80California State University, Bakersfield
Division I · Big West Conference · Bakersfield, CA
4.9%1052,1488,336
81Eastern Kentucky University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Richmond, KY
4.9%1082,19912,726
82San Diego State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA
4.9%4198,61134,050
83Arkansas State University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Jonesboro, AR
4.7%831,7528,760
84California State University, Sacramento
Division I · Big West Conference · Sacramento, CA
4.7%3527,55828,268
85North Carolina A&T State University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Greensboro, NC
4.7%1052,24412,216
86Kennesaw State University
Division I · Conference USA · Kennesaw, GA
4.6%2876,25340,509
87Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Division I · Southland Conference · Corpus Christi, TX
4.6%711,5387,822
88Western Kentucky University
Division I · Conference USA · Bowling Green, KY
4.6%1272,73514,590
89San Jose State University
Division I · Mountain West Conference · San Jose, CA
4.5%2826,29327,111
90Syracuse University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY
4.5%1503,35615,739
91University of Houston
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Houston, TX
4.5%3668,12437,946
92Gonzaga University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Spokane, WA
4.4%501,1345,163
93Middle Tennessee State University
Division I · Conference USA · Murfreesboro, TN
4.4%2174,88817,668
94Morehead State University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Morehead, KY
4.3%409408,058
95University of Delaware
Division I · Conference USA · Newark, DE
4.3%1784,17619,772
96University of Texas at El Paso
Division I · Mountain West Conference · El Paso, TX
4.3%1744,02220,609
97West Virginia University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Morgantown, WV
4.3%1824,23918,615
98Jacksonville University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL
4.2%276472,662
99Northern Arizona University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Flagstaff, AZ
4.2%2215,20523,128
100Northern Illinois University
Division I · Horizon League · DeKalb, IL
4.2%1022,44511,358
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