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Largest sports, kinesiology, and physical education programs in the United States
U.S. sports, kinesiology, and physical education programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Public University System | Charles Town | For-profit, 4-year | 683 |
| 2 | California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | Public, 4-year | 633 |
| 3 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | 632 |
| 4 | University of Iowa | Iowa City | Public, 4-year | 552 |
| 5 | Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | Public, 2-year | 479 |
| 6 | University of Memphis | Memphis | Public, 4-year | 471 |
| 7 | University of Central Florida | Orlando | Public, 4-year | 465 |
| 8 | Texas State University | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | 451 |
| 9 | The University of Tennessee | Knoxville | Public, 4-year | 438 |
| 10 | Indiana University-Bloomington | Bloomington | Public, 4-year | 432 |
| 11 | San Diego State University | San Diego | Public, 4-year | 413 |
| 12 | Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 397 |
| 13 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | 393 |
| 14 | University of Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | 382 |
| 15 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Public, 4-year | 377 |
| 16 | College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Public, 2-year | 376 |
| 17 | University of Florida | Gainesville | Public, 4-year | 367 |
| 18 | California State University-Northridge | Northridge | Public, 4-year | 351 |
| 19 | Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Public, 4-year | 345 |
| 20 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg | Public, 4-year | 339 |
| 21 | University of Georgia | Athens | Public, 4-year | 338 |
| 22 | Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | Public, 4-year | 338 |
| 23 | California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | Public, 4-year | 336 |
| 24 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public, 4-year | 333 |
| 25 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Public, 4-year | 327 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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