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September 30, 2010

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Kinesiology

The National Research Council assessed programs according to 21 different criteria. Here are the NRC’s five major ratings summarizing those criteria. For a detailed explanation, see our FAQ.

S-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important.
Research: Derived from faculty publications, citation rates, grants, and awards.
Students: Derived from students’ completion rates, financial aid, and other criteria.
Diversity: Reflects gender balance, ethnic diversity, and the proportion of international students.
R-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch.

Institution, program	S-Rank High	S-Rank Low	Research High	Research Low	Students High	Students Low	Diversity High	Diversity Low	R-Rank High	R-Rank Low
Arizona State U. Kinesiology	8	23	12	29	2	10	22	38	6	23
Auburn U. Exercise Science	34	39	29	37	26	38	5	16	21	37
Boston U. Rehabilitation Science	25	36	15	31	16	38	8	20	15	38
Drexel U. Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences	18	32	11	31	31	40	1	3	23	41
Georgia State U. Sports Science	8	26	10	31	2	12	5	13	30	38
Indiana U. at Blooming- ton Human Performance	26	35	35	39	3	20	24	35	4	27
Iowa State U. Health and Human Performance	10	26	19	33	2	14	32	41	9	28
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Kinesiology	29	36	31	36	19	31	9	20	20	31
Michigan State U. Kinesiology	14	25	19	30	19	29	6	17	12	30
Ohio State U. Main Campus Education: Physical Activity and Ed Svcs: Kinesiology major	14	31	9	28	14	29	10	20	31	39
Oregon State U. Exercise and Sport Science	10	26	8	23	31	38	8	18	22	33
Pennsyl- vania State U. Kinesiology	1	5	3	7	7	16	26	40	1	4
Purdue U. Main Campus Health & Kinesiology	30	37	28	37	28	38	22	33	3	23
Temple U. Kinesiology	28	36	27	36	17	31	19	27	25	35
Texas A&M U. Health & Kinesiology	17	29	27	36	6	18	22	35	2	25
U. of Arkansas Main Campus Kinesiology	39	41	40	41	9	24	31	41	31	40
U. of Connec- ticut Kinesiology Ph.D.	1	8	1	3	28	37	28	40	2	23
U. of Delaware Biomechanics and Movement Science	5	17	5	18	13	24	13	22	6	23
U. of Florida Health and Human Performance	4	19	4	16	6	16	25	37	6	23
U. of Georgia Exercise Science	3	12	4	18	6	15	29	40	2	13
U. of Houston main campus Kinesiology	17	30	16	32	17	28	26	38	16	27
U. of Illinois at Chicago Kinesiology/ Movement Sciences	1	9	2	7	10	32	11	23	2	26
U. of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Kinesiology	11	27	8	24	24	36	11	21	2	21
U. of Kentucky Exercise Science	6	23	4	16	3	10	29	41	19	30
U. of Maryland at College Park Kinesiology	6	19	6	17	14	26	5	14	7	23
U. of Massachu- setts at Amherst Kinesiology	1	6	1	3	35	40	21	31	2	20
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor Kinesiology	11	27	11	29	16	34	7	17	4	24
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Kinesiology	4	13	3	8	36	41	24	38	2	24
U. of Mississippi Exercise Science	37	41	36	39	8	23	1	3	37	41
U. of New Mexico Main Campus Health PE & Recreation	37	41	40	41	6	15	2	5	33	41
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Human Movement Science	1	8	8	26	1	2	6	18	4	24
U. of North Carolina at Greensboro Exercise and Sport Science	24	35	16	31	40	41	2	4	30	39
U. of Southern California Biokinesiology	7	23	7	24	6	24	4	8	12	28
U. of Southern Mississippi Human Performance	29	38	33	39	2	11	5	16	32	40
U. of Tennessee Exercise Science	23	34	18	31	24	39	35	41	4	22
U. of Texas at Austin Kinesiology Ph.D.	12	28	9	27	21	38	21	33	5	24
U. of Toledo Exercise Science	26	35	24	34	2	6	29	40	24	36
U. of Utah Exercise and Sport Science	37	41	29	37	26	36	21	32	33	40
U. of Virginia Kinesiology	9	23	13	29	15	26	24	37	4	25
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Kinesiology	12	28	9	23	29	40	10	23	4	24
Washing- ton U. in St. Louis Movement Science	7	23	6	21	13	29	14	28	3	21
Methodology: This interactive tool is based on rankings developed by the NRC. For a complete explanation of the methods the research council used, go to its site; registration may be required.