Overview

Department of Statistics / Department of Statistics is located in Chicago, IL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	48
Doctoral Degrees	13

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 GRE General Test Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test; GRE Subject Test in mathematics (strongly encouraged) Thesis Required Preliminary examinations

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

933

Applied

152

Accepted

46

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 3rd	January 3rd	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Research statement, 3 letters of recommendation, transcripts for all previous degrees and institutions attended
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test; GRE Subject Test in mathematics (strongly encouraged)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Research statement, 3 letters of recommendation, transcripts for all previous degrees and institutions attended

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 31
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

125

Total Graduate Students

81%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.6%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	9%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.8%
Unknown	0.8%

Gender

Male (70%)

Female (29%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Probability; theory, methodology, and application of statistics; computational mathematics and machine learning
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	953,626

Location & Contact

Address 5734 South University Avenue, E108
Chicago, IL  60637
United States

Contact Dan Nicolae
Chair
Email: kraynik@galton.uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-702-8335

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