Overview

Department of Statistics / Department of Statistics is located in Tallahassee, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Statistics	Mathematical statistics applied statistics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Statistics
Master of Science (MS)	Statistical data science
Master of Science (MS)	Biostatistics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biostatistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	42
Doctoral Degrees	12

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam None for none through at least Fall 2026 Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Departmental qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

266

Applied

159

Accepted

34

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	July 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	None for none through at least Fall 2026
Master's Degree Requirements	Calculus, linear algebra, one course each in applied statistics and probability, minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, two semesters of advanced calculus (intermediate analysis, real analysis with proofs)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 80 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

164

Total Graduate Students

71%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.22%
Black or African American	2.44%
White or Caucasian	15%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4.88%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	4.88%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (59%)

Female (40%)

Faculty

27

Total faculty

Full-time - 25

Part-time - 2

Male (20)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Statistical inference, high dimensional data analysis, biostatistics, nonparametric estimation, automatic target recognition
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,190,760

Location & Contact

Address 117 North Woodward Avenue, PO Box 3064330
Tallahassee, FL  32306-4330
United States

Contact Dr. Xufeng Niu
Chairman
Email: niu@stat.fsu.edu
Phone: 850-644-4008
Fax: 850-644-5271

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