TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 1 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:
Florida State University's doctoral program in kinesiology has earned the No. 1 spot in the National Academy of Kinesiology's (NAK) 2026 rankings.
Housed in the Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (Anne's College), the kinesiology program, which explores human movement and physical activity, rose from No. 3 in the 2023 rankings.
Released every three years, the evaluation examined data from 2023 through 2025 across 39 participating universities. The rankings evaluate total research expenditures, faculty productivity and research impact, faculty leadership roles in the field, doctoral student support, student research pr...