B.S. in Kinesiology – Exercise Science
Overview
The B.S. in Exercise Science provides a strong foundation for students who want to pursue careers or graduate and professional degrees in a wide range of health careers. At URI, you can choose between two areas of specialization, the Pre-Professional Track or the Applied Track, depending on your specific interests and career goals. Students who were using the Applied or Pre-Professional tracks prior to Fall 2025 can still follow these tracks, but new students entering URI as of Fall 2025 must follow the Single Track curriculum.
Program Outcomes
CoAES Outcome Measures for URI Kinesiology Undergraduate Exercise Science Program
Academic Year | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 |
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Graduation Rate % seniors to graduate | 83 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 81 | 85 |
Retention % students remaining at year end | 88 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 98 |
Internship pass rate Culminating Experience | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 98 |
Graduate Survey % positive satisfaction rating | 93 | N/A | 100 | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Employer Survey % positive satisfaction rating | 76 | N/A | 91 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Graduate Placement % employed/enrolled 1yr post-grad | N/A | 86 | 93 | 91 | 95 | 91 |

