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Education in the Statistics discipline acquaints students with the role played by probabilistic and statistical ideas and methods in the many fields of science, medicine, technology, and even the humanities.
We provide instruction in the theory and application of techniques that have been found to be commonly useful, and offer advanced training through interdisciplinary and graduate programs.
News & Announcements
2019 Statistics Department Diploma Ceremony
Statistics graduates and their family and friends are cordially invited to the department's Diploma Ceremony following the University's graduation exercises. Our ceremony is a joint affair with the...Mackey, Hwang, Orenstein take prizes in Sub-Seasonal Climate Forecast Rodeo
Lester Mackey, Jessica Hwang, and Paulo Orenstein, in joint work with AER climatologist Judah Cohen and MIT professor Ernest Fraenkel, have completed a year-long real-time forecasting competition...Q&A with Stanford statistician Susan Holmes
At the recent American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Washington, D.C., Holmes spoke with Stanford Report about the challenges she and her colleagues face when analyzing...International Prize in Statistics awarded to Bradley Efron
The International Statistical Institute in partnership with ASA, IBS, IMS, and RSS in the International Prize in Statistics Foundation have selected Efron as the second winner of this distinction–the...Tengyu Ma appointed Assistant Professor of Statistics
Tengyu Ma comes to the department from Princeton University where he received a Ph.D. in Computer Science advised by Sanjeev Arora. His undergraduate studies were at Tsinghua University. With a joint...Featured
Admissions Info
Statistics PhD and MS Application Deadlines
Graduate Admissions Application is CLOSED: Autumn 2019-2020 start
PhD: December 4, 2018
Decisions: Posted
MS: January 15, 2019
Decisions: Posted
Data Science: MS: January 15, 2019
Decisions: Posted
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Industrial Affiliates
Our IA Program develops practical relationships between the department and the industrial community by creating opportunities for scientists, engineers, and researchers in local companies to meet with our graduate students in an informal setting. The program offers a variety of benefits, including the annual workshop and faculty visits to member organizations.
IA Members:
- Baidu Research
- BlackRock
- Stitch Fix
- Systematica Investments
- Two Sigma Investments LLC
