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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
1.8%
Median
of 410 schools, Division III
17.0×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
17.7%
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. 3State University of New York at CortlandDivision III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Cortland, NY20.1%
  4. 4Lebanon Valley CollegeDivision III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Annville, PA19.7%
  5. 5Manchester UniversityDivision III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · North Manchester, IN19.4%
  6. 6Adrian CollegeDivision III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Adrian, MI18.9%
  7. 7Dean CollegeDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Franklin, MA18.9%
  8. 8Wilmington College (Ohio)Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Wilmington, OH18.9%
  9. 9Bridgewater College (Virginia)Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Bridgewater, VA18.7%
  10. 10Westminster College (Missouri)Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Fulton, MO17.7%
  11. 11University of Mount UnionDivision III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Alliance, OH17.4%
  12. 12Carroll University (Wisconsin)Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Waukesha, WI17.0%
  13. 13Guilford CollegeDivision III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Greensboro, NC16.9%
  14. 14Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityDivision III · American Rivers Conference · Lincoln, NE16.9%
  15. 15The University of OlivetDivision III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Olivet, MI16.8%

Every school, Division III

0.0%30.6%
#1 · Concordia University Chicagoevery school

The spread across 410 schools; the median is 1.8%.

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
3State University of New York at Cortland
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Cortland, NY
20.1%2861,4205,905
4Lebanon Valley College
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Annville, PA
19.7%763851,710
5Manchester University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · North Manchester, IN
19.4%36186915
6Adrian College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Adrian, MI
18.9%643391,678
7Dean College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Franklin, MA
18.9%412171,151
8Wilmington College (Ohio)
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Wilmington, OH
18.9%41217924
9Bridgewater College (Virginia)
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Bridgewater, VA
18.7%522781,391
10Westminster College (Missouri)
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Fulton, MO
17.7%22124593
11University of Mount Union
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Alliance, OH
17.4%653731,927
12Carroll University (Wisconsin)
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Waukesha, WI
17.0%975702,623
13Guilford College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Greensboro, NC
16.9%331951,160
14Nebraska Wesleyan University
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Lincoln, NE
16.9%573381,531
15The University of Olivet
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Olivet, MI
16.8%30179938
16Huntingdon College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Montgomery, AL
16.3%27166866
17Keystone College
Division III · United East Conference · La Plume, PA
16.3%27166978
18Pfeiffer University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Misenheimer, NC
16.3%25153654
19Trine University
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Angola, IN
16.1%784834,157
20Loras College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA
15.5%352261,130
21Randolph College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lynchburg, VA
15.0%15100541
22Wisconsin Lutheran College
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Milwaukee, WI
14.8%342301,021
23Greenville University
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Greenville, IL
14.6%23158905
24Saint Joseph's College (Maine)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Standish, ME
14.6%352391,059
25Endicott College
Division III · Conference of New England · Beverly, MA
13.5%967133,176
26Hanover College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Hanover, IN
13.5%27200962
27Howard Payne University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Brownwood, TX
13.2%16121768
28Texas Lutheran University
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Seguin, TX
13.1%413131,290
29Husson University
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Bangor, ME
13.0%604622,525
30William Peace University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Raleigh, NC
12.9%22170730
31Wittenberg University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Springfield, OH
12.8%352731,288
32Brevard College
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Brevard, NC
12.7%21166764
33Pacific University (Oregon)
Division III · Northwest Conference · Forest Grove, OR
12.5%473771,613
34Albion College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Albion, MI
12.4%322591,354
35Methodist University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Fayetteville, NC
12.3%312531,436
36Hardin-Simmons University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Abilene, TX
12.2%322621,283
37Monmouth College (Illinois)
Division III · Midwest Conference · Monmouth, IL
12.2%23189727
38Lasell University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Auburndale, MA
12.0%302511,183
39Nichols College
Division III · Conference of New England · Dudley, MA
11.7%272311,152
40Eureka College
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Eureka, IL
11.6%13112527
41Schreiner University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Kerrville, TX
11.6%262241,062
42John Carroll University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · University Heights, OH
11.5%625382,287
43Ripon College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Ripon, WI
11.5%15130734
44Rockford University
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Rockford, IL
11.4%26229968
45University of Dubuque
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA
11.4%373251,477
46Chatham University
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
11.3%282471,507
47Transylvania University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Lexington, KY
11.1%232071,022
48Crown College (Minnesota)
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · St. Bonifacius, MN
11.0%161461,379
49Manhattanville University
Division III · Skyline Conference · Purchase, NY
11.0%343081,329
50State University of New York at Brockport
Division III · Empire 8 · Brockport, NY
11.0%1401,2685,429
51University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · La Crosse, WI
11.0%2161,9669,378
52Marian University (Wisconsin)
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Fond Du Lac, WI
10.9%302751,074
53University of Pittsburgh, Bradford
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Bradford, PA
10.8%191761,003
54Marietta College
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Marietta, OH
10.7%222061,085
55LaGrange College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · LaGrange, GA
10.6%11104582
56Lyon College
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Batesville, AR
10.6%11104584
57Roanoke College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Salem, VA
10.6%434041,824
58Cornell College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Mt. Vernon, IA
10.5%222101,082
59Franklin College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Franklin, IN
10.5%20191911
60Belhaven University
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Jackson, MS
10.4%312971,452
61Heidelberg University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Tiffin, OH
10.4%18173905
62McDaniel College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Westminster, MD
9.9%393931,665
63McMurry University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Abilene, TX
9.9%161612,544
64Ohio Wesleyan University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Delaware, OH
9.6%293031,452
65Linfield University
Division III · Northwest Conference · McMinnville, OR
9.4%474981,678
66New England College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Henniker, NH
9.3%22237986
67Gallaudet University
Division III · United East Conference · Washington, DC
9.2%18195919
68Plymouth State University
Division III · Little East Conference · Plymouth, NH
9.2%636863,336
69Whittier College
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Whittier, CA
9.2%22239813
70California Lutheran University
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Thousand Oaks, CA
9.1%586382,380
71Penn State Berks College
Division III · United East Conference · Reading, PA
8.8%262971,940
72Houghton University
Division III · Empire 8 · Houghton, NY
8.6%13152975
73Anderson University (Indiana)
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Anderson, IN
8.4%172021,095
74Colby-Sawyer College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · New London, NH
8.4%17202834
75Vermont State University Castleton
Division III · Little East Conference · Castleton, VT
8.4%597064,087
76Vermont State University-Johnson
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Johnson, VT
8.4%597064,087
77Vermont State University Lyndon
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Lyndonville, VT
8.4%597064,087
78Warren Wilson College
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Swannonoa, NC
8.3%13156742
79University of La Verne
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · La Verne, CA
8.2%688253,352
80Mount St. Joseph University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Cincinnati, OH
8.1%141731,446
81University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Belton, TX
7.9%475983,024
82Berry College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Mount Berry, GA
7.8%374752,226
83State University of New York at Oneonta
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Oneonta, NY
7.8%941,2054,904
84Averett University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Danville, VA
7.7%222851,180
85University of New England
Division III · Conference of New England · Biddeford, ME
7.7%405223,863
86Southwestern University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Georgetown, TX
7.5%233061,457
87University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · West Hartford, CT
7.5%15201879
88North Park University
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Chicago, IL
7.2%263621,876
89Salisbury University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Salisbury, MD
7.2%1061,4686,281
90Gustavus Adolphus College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Saint Peter, MN
7.0%395571,952
91Simpson College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Indianola, IA
6.9%172471,140
92Coe College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Cedar Rapids, IA
6.7%172531,278
93Millikin University
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Decatur, IL
6.7%223281,570
94Pacific Lutheran University
Division III · Northwest Conference · Tacoma, WA
6.7%405952,393
95North Central College
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Naperville, IL
6.6%375572,397
96Covenant College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Lookout Mountain, GA
6.5%11169908
97Lancaster Bible College
Division III · United East Conference · Lancaster, PA
6.3%172721,778
98Immaculata University
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Immaculata, PA
6.2%162601,529
99Wilson College
Division III · United East Conference · Chambersburg, PA
6.2%81301,180
100DeSales University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Center Valley, PA
6.1%315052,149
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