Colleges that graduate the most parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies majors

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The 50 largest parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

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Every college for parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies

All 659 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies page.

• Abilene Christian University 49
• Adams State University 27
• Adelphi University 53
• Adrian College 64
• Alabama A&M University 22
• Alabama-Huntsville 40
• Alaska Anchorage 13
• Alaska Fairbanks 11
• Albion College 32
• Alcorn State University 14
• Allen University 15
• Alvernia University 13
• American International College 20
• Anderson University (IN) 17
• Anderson University (SC) 52
• Angelo State University 69
• Appalachian State University 134
• Aquinas College 22
• Arcadia University 13
• Arizona State University 298
• Arkansas State University 83
• Arkansas Tech University 19
• Ashland University 10
• Auburn Montgomery 45
• Augsburg University 22
• Augusta University 76
• Augustana University 39
• Aurora University 64
• Austin College 12
• Austin Peay State University 134
• Averett University 22
• Avila University 12
• Azusa Pacific University 52
• Baker University 28
• Baldwin Wallace University 32
• Ball State University 108
• Barry University 21
• Barton College 49
• Baylor University 112
• Belhaven University 31
• Bellarmine University 41
• Bellevue University 26
• Belmont Abbey College 39
• Belmont University 49
• Bemidji State University 39
• Benedict College 27
• Benedictine College 31
• Benedictine University 12
• Berea College 13
• Berry College 37
• Bethany College (KS) 14
• Bethel University (IN) 24
• Bethel University (MN) 25
• Bethel University (TN) 24
• Bethune-Cookman University 29
• Biola University 21
• Black Hills State University 28
• Blue Mountain Christian University 26
• Bluefield University 22
• Bluffton University 16
• Bob Jones University 36
• Bowie State University 24
• Bowling Green State University 174
• Briar Cliff University 18
• Bridgewater College 52
• Brigham Young University 261
• Brooklyn College 41
• Bryan College 19
• Bushnell University 13
• Cal Poly Humboldt 58
• Cal Poly Pomona 187
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 169
• Cal State Chico 204
• Cal State Dominguez Hills 135
• Cal State East Bay 162
• Cal State Fullerton 613
• Cal State Long Beach 290
• Cal State Los Angeles 232
• Cal State Monterey Bay 145
• Cal State Northridge 340
• Cal State San Bernardino 258
• Cal State San Marcos 164
• Cal State Stanislaus 75
• California Baptist University 134
• California Lutheran University 58
• California University of PA 138
• Calvin University 26
• Cameron University 31
• Campbell University 92
• Campbellsville University 37
• Canisius University 60
• Capital University 17
• Carroll University 97
• Carson-Newman University 49
• Carthage College 19
• Catawba College 51
• Cedarville University 16
• Central Baptist College 16
• Central Christian College 16
• Central Christian College of Kansas 16
• Central Methodist University 19
• Central Michigan University 170
• Central Missouri 73
• Central Oklahoma 71
• Central State University 17
• Central Washington University 69
• Chadron State College 22
• Charleston Southern University 32
• Charleston University (WV) 29
• Chowan University 35
• Claflin University 18
• Clarion University 138
• Clarke University 16
• Clayton State University 10
• Clemson University 106
• Coastal Carolina University 248
• Coe College 17
• Coker University 25
• College of Saint Mary (NE) 12
• College of the Ozarks 16
• Colorado Christian University 16
• Colorado Mesa University 135
• Colorado State Pueblo 25
• Colorado State University 251
• Columbia College (MO) 18
• Columbia International University 11
• Columbus State University 27
• Commonwealth U Bloomsburg 82
• Commonwealth U Lock Haven 82
• Commonwealth U Mansfield 82
• Concordia University Ann Arbor 18
• Concordia University Chicago 89
• Concordia University Irvine 42
• Concordia University Nebraska 18
• Concordia University St. Paul 89
• Concordia University Texas 13
• Corban University 12
• Cornell College 22
• Cornerstone University 27
• Crown College 16
• Culver-Stockton College 22
• Cumberland University 30
• Curry College 10
• Dakota State University 10
• Dallas Baptist University 24
• Davenport University 44
• Davis & Elkins College 16
• Defiance College 21
• Delaware State University 56
• Denison University 24
• DePaul University 11
• DePauw University 14
• DeSales University 31
• Dickinson State University 17
• Doane University 17
• Dordt University 15
• Drexel University 25
• East Carolina University 88
• East Central University 69
• East Stroudsburg University 83
• East Tennessee State University 142
• East Texas A&M University 63
• Eastern Connecticut State 23
• Eastern Illinois University 89
• Eastern Kentucky University 108
• Eastern Michigan University 37
• Eastern Oregon University 76
• Edinboro University 138
• Elizabeth City State University 35
• Elmhurst University 33
• Elon University 109
• Emmanuel University (GA) 27
• Emory & Henry University 33
• Emory University 62
• Emporia State University 13
• Endicott College 96
• Erskine College 27
• Evangel University 12
• Fairmont State University 41
• Faulkner University 18
• Fisher College 10
• Flagler College 24
• Florida A&M University 21
• Florida Atlantic University 157
• Florida Gulf Coast University 55
• Florida International University 68
• Florida Southern College 11
• Florida State University 174
• Fort Lewis College 50
• Franklin College 20
• Franklin Pierce University 21
• Freed-Hardeman University 33
• Fresno State University 339
• Friends University 19
• Frostburg State University 44
• Furman University 70
• Gallaudet University 18
• Gannon University 21
• Gardner-Webb University 12
• George Fox University 30
• George Mason University 101
• Georgetown College (KY) 15
• Georgia College 54
• Georgia Gwinnett College 47
• Georgia Southern University 266
• Georgia Southwestern State 10
• Georgian Court University 20
• Glenville State University 22
• Goldey-Beacom College 12
• Gonzaga University 50
• Grace College 21
• Grambling State University 22
• Grand Canyon University 258
• Grand Valley State University 232
• Grand View University 47
• Grove City College 26
• Guilford College 33
• Gustavus Adolphus College 39
• Hamline University 14
• Hampton University 45
• Hanover College 27
• Harding University 46
• Hastings College 14
• Hawaii Hilo 33
• Henderson State University 17
• High Point University 101
• Hillsdale College 18
• Hope College 23
• Hope International University 18
• Houston Christian University 45
• Howard University 76
• Huston-Tillotson University 25
• Illinois Springfield 20
• Illinois State University 148
• Illinois Wesleyan University 12
• Indiana State University 62
• Indiana U of Pennsylvania 62
• Indiana University 496
• Indiana University Indianapolis 84
• Indiana Wesleyan University 10
• Iowa State University 234
• IU Kokomo 11
• Jacksonville State University 30
• Jacksonville University 27
• James Madison University 315
• Jarvis Christian University 34
• Jefferson University 12
• John Brown University 24
• John Carroll University 62
• Johnson C. Smith University 26
• Judson University 19
• Kansas State University 23
• Kansas Wesleyan University 22
• Kean University 69
• Keene State College 24
• Keiser University 91
• Kennesaw State University 287
• Kent State University 137
• Kentucky State University 22
• Kentucky Wesleyan College 20
• King University 20
• Kutztown University 60
• La Sierra University 13
• Lake Erie College 10
• Lake Superior State University 13
• Lamar University 43
• Lancaster Bible College 17
• Lander University 41
• Lebanon Valley College 76
• Lee University 15
• Lees-McRae College 26
• Lenoir-Rhyne University 65
• Lewis University 32
• Lewis-Clark State College 18
• Liberty University 228
• Lincoln Memorial University 27
• Lindenwood University 83
• Linfield University 47
• Lipscomb University 26
• Livingstone College 17
• Long Island University 42
• Longwood University 36
• Loras College 35
• Louisiana Christian University 19
• Louisiana State University 206
• Louisiana Tech University 19
• Lourdes University 17
• Loyola University Chicago 21
• LSU Alexandria 14
• Lubbock Christian University 29
• Luther College 11
• Lynn University 41
• Madonna University 18
• Malone University 27
• Marian University (IN) 38
• Mars Hill University 17
• Marshall University 56
• Mary University 41
• Maryville University 58
• Masters University 35
• McDaniel College 39
• McKendree University 37
• McNeese State University 68
• McPherson College 15
• Mercer University 25
• Mercy University 17
• Merrimack College 72
• Metro State Denver 90
• Miami University (Ohio) 256
• Michigan State University 311
• Michigan Tech 16
• MidAmerica Nazarene University 33
• Middle Tennessee State University 217
• Midland University 33
• Midway University 28
• Millersville University 16
• Milligan University 24
• Millikin University 22
• Minnesota Duluth 72
• Minnesota State Mankato 123
• Minnesota State Moorhead 26
• Minot State University 13
• Mississippi College 53
• Mississippi State University 243
• Mississippi Valley State University 15
• Missouri Baptist University 20
• Missouri Southern State 23
• Missouri State University 97
• Missouri Valley College 18
• Missouri Western State 44
• Missouri-St. Louis 14
• Mobile University 28
• Monmouth University 25
• Montana State Billings 14
• Montana Western 14
• Montclair State University 143
• Montevallo 36
• Morehead State University 40
• Morehouse College 24
• Mount Marty University 31
• Mount Olive University 38
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University 20
• Muskingum University 18
• NC State University 149
• Nebraska-Kearney 65
• New Mexico State University 71
• Newberry College 45
• Nichols College 27
• Norfolk State University 20
• North Carolina A&T State University 105
• North Carolina Central University 52
• North Central College 37
• North Dakota State University 61
• North Georgia 154
• North Greenville University 19
• North Park University 26
• Northeastern State University 52
• Northern Arizona University 221
• Northern Illinois University 102
• Northern Michigan University 64
• Northern State University 12
• Northwest Missouri State 25
• Northwestern College (IA) 23
• Northwestern Oklahoma State 44
• Northwestern State University 25
• Northwood University 23
• Norwich University 17
• Nova Southeastern University 65
• Oakland University 42
• Occidental College 10
• Ohio Dominican University 16
• Ohio Northern University 23
• Ohio State University 168
• Ohio University 100
• Ohio Wesleyan University 29
• Oklahoma Baptist University 17
• Oklahoma Panhandle State University 14
• Oklahoma State University 126
• Oklahoma Wesleyan University 18
• Old Dominion University 109
• Olivet Nazarene University 33
• Oral Roberts University 41
• Oregon State University 211
• Ottawa University 45
• Otterbein University 27
• Ouachita Baptist University 21
• Our Lady of the Lake University 30
• Pacific Lutheran University 40
• Palm Beach Atlantic University 26
• Park University 29
• Parkside University (WI) 41
• Penn State University 304
• Pepperdine University 70
• Peru State College 13
• Pittsburg State University 48
• Plymouth State University 63
• Point Loma Nazarene University 27
• Post University 26
• Prairie View A&M University 144
• Providence University (MT) 16
• Queens College (NY) 21
• Queens University of Charlotte 11
• Quincy University 17
• Radford University 52
• Regis University 21
• Reinhardt University 17
• Rhode Island College 10
• Rice University 24
• Ripon College 15
• Roanoke College 43
• Rockhurst University 35
• Rocky Mountain College 16
• Rogers State University 16
• Rutgers University 301
• Sacramento State University 352
• Saginaw Valley State University 36
• Saint Leo University 20
• Saint Louis University 108
• Saint Martin's University 12
• Saint Mary University (KS) 30
• Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College 40
• Saint Mary's College of California 41
• Saint Xavier University 45
• Salisbury University 106
• Sam Houston State University 141
• Samford University 16
• San Diego State University 419
• San Francisco State University 152
• San Jose State University 282
• SE Oklahoma State 39
• Seton Hall University 32
• Seton Hill University 28
• Shaw University 25
• Shawnee State University 26
• Shepherd University 31
• Shippensburg University 36
• Shorter University 29
• Simpson University 17
• Sioux Falls University 22
• Slippery Rock University 101
• South Dakota State University 70
• Southeast Missouri State University 45
• Southeastern Louisiana University 87
• Southeastern University 61
• Southern Arkansas University 45
• Southern Connecticut State 75
• Southern Illinois University 68
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 56
• Southern Methodist University 130
• Southern Nazarene University 16
• Southern New Hampshire University 119
• Southern Oregon University 52
• Southern Utah University 88
• Southern Wesleyan University 12
• Southwest Baptist University 41
• Southwestern Christian University 25
• Southwestern College (KS) 21
• Spring Arbor University 17
• Springfield College 132
• St. Ambrose University 73
• St. Bonaventure University 21
• St. Cloud State University 15
• St. Edward's University 27
• St. John Fisher University 37
• St. John's University 56
• St. Mary's University (TX) 29
• St. Olaf College 32
• St. Thomas Aquinas College 24
• Stephen F. Austin State University 98
• Sterling College 13
• Stockton University 42
• SUNY Brockport 140
• SUNY Fredonia 22
• SUNY Oneonta 94
• SUNY Potsdam 10
• SW Minnesota State 36
• SW Oklahoma State 58
• Syracuse University 150
• Tabor College 22
• TAMU San Antonio 86
• TAMU Texarkana 23
• Tarleton State University 297
• Temple University 174
• Tennessee State University 23
• Tennessee Tech University 109
• Tennessee Wesleyan University 22
• Texas A&M International 81
• Texas A&M Kingsville 61
• Texas A&M University 549
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71
• Texas Christian University 17
• Texas Southern University 41
• Texas State University 440
• Texas Tech University 107
• Texas Wesleyan University 12
• Texas Woman's University 124
• The Citadel 30
• The College of New Jersey 65
• Thomas More University 22
• Thomas University 15
• Tiffin University 36
• Tougaloo College 14
• Towson University 255
• Trevecca Nazarene University 11
• Trine University 78
• Trinity Christian College 17
• Troy University 55
• Truman State University 55
• Tulane University 13
• Tusculum University 33
• U of Arkansas Monticello 28
• U of Indianapolis 76
• U.S. Military Academy 14
• UMass Lowell 70
• UNC Greensboro 171
• UNC Pembroke 75
• UNC Wilmington 231
• Union College (KY) 40
• Union University (TN) 17
• University of Akron 30
• University of Alabama 259
• University of Arkansas 81
• University of Central Arkansas 103
• University of Central Florida 418
• University of Cincinnati 138
• University of Connecticut 56
• University of Dayton 24
• University of Delaware 178
• University of Evansville 36
• University of Florida 209
• University of Georgia 281
• University of Hawaiʻi 114
• University of Houston 366
• University of Idaho 15
• University of Illinois 271
• University of Iowa 501
• University of Kansas 223
• University of Louisiana at Monroe 85
• University of Louisville 196
• University of Maine 19
• University of Maryland 179
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore 20
• University of Massachusetts Amherst 112
• University of Memphis 430
• University of Miami 74
• University of Michigan 318
• University of Minnesota 82
• University of Mississippi 137
• University of Missouri 70
• University of Nebraska Omaha 69
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas 245
• University of New Hampshire 125
• University of New Orleans 19
• University of North Alabama 56
• University of North Carolina 295
• University of North Dakota 44
• University of North Florida 76
• University of North Texas 251
• University of Northern Colorado 84
• University of Northern Iowa 63
• University of Northwestern Ohio 18
• University of Northwestern St. Paul 21
• University of Oklahoma 175
• University of Pittsburgh 35
• University of Rhode Island 128
• University of San Francisco 42
• University of Scranton 46
• University of South Alabama 28
• University of South Carolina 248
• University of South Dakota 59
• University of Southern Indiana 79
• University of Southern Mississippi 177
• University of St. Thomas 46
• University of Tampa 82
• University of Tennessee 398
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 196
• University of Texas at Arlington 194
• University of Texas at Austin 319
• University of Texas at El Paso 174
• University of Texas at San Antonio 371
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 258
• University of the Cumberlands 131
• University of the Incarnate Word 25
• University of the Pacific 47
• University of the Southwest 11
• University of Tulsa 39
• University of Utah 33
• University of Vermont 41
• University of Virginia 86
• University of Wisconsin 206
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 71
• University of Wyoming 67
• Upper Iowa University 10
• USC Aiken 44
• UT Martin 75
• UT Permian Basin 41
• UT Southern 26
• UT Tyler 67
• Utah State University 171
• Utah Valley University 123
• Utica University 18
• UW-Eau Claire 78
• UW-La Crosse 216
• UW-Oshkosh 21
• UW-Platteville 27
• UW-Stevens Point 15
• UW-Whitewater 29
• Valdosta State University 23
• Vanguard University 59
• Wake Forest University 97
• Waldorf University 15
• Walla Walla University 13
• Walsh University 40
• Warner Pacific University 14
• Warner University 26
• Washburn University 29
• Washington State University 56
• Wayland Baptist University 15
• Wayne State College (NE) 30
• Wayne State University (MI) 114
• Webber International University 39
• Weber State University 41
• West Alabama 18
• West Chester University 172
• West Florida 121
• West Liberty University 24
• West Texas A&M 71
• West Virginia University 182
• Western Carolina University 66
• Western Colorado University 54
• Western Illinois University 28
• Western Kentucky University 127
• Western Michigan University 106
• Western New Mexico University 16
• Western Oregon University 44
• Western Washington University 74
• Westmont College 43
• Wheeling University 17
• Whitworth University 13
• Wichita State University 39
• Willamette University 17
• William & Mary 115
• William Paterson University 64
• William Penn University 37
• William Woods University 16
• Williams Baptist University 16
• Wilmington University (DE) 12
• Wingate University 76
• Winona State University 83
• Winston-Salem State University 41
• Winthrop University 53
• Wittenberg University 35
• Wright State University 39
• WV State University 18
• WV Wesleyan College 15
• Xavier University 95
• York College (PA) 31
• Young Harris College 14
• Youngstown State University 64

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