Overview

Department of Statistics / Department of Statistics is located in Columbia, SC, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Industrial Statistics (MIS)	Industrial statistics
Master of Science (MS)	Statistics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Statistics
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)	Applied statistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	6
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test or GMAT Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

107

Applied

20

Accepted

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test or GMAT
Master's Degree Requirements	2 years of work experience (MIS)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

67

Total Graduate Students

32%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	4.48%
White or Caucasian	61%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.49%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (61%)

Female (38%)

Faculty

16

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 2

Male (13)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Reliability, environmentrics, statistics computing, psychometrics, bioinformatics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1244 Blossom Street
Columbia, SC  29208
United States

Contact Dr. Don Edwards
Phone: 803-777-7000

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