Welcome to the Department of Statistics at UW–Madison
The Department of Statistics is a hub for statistics and data science research and education. Housed in the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences within the College of Letters & Science, we are proud to be considered one of the premier statistics departments in the nation and the home of some of the fastest-growing programs at UW–Madison.
We harness statistics and data science to tackle interdisciplinary challenges, and our renowned faculty and staff prepare the next generation of data-driven leaders for in-demand careers across a wide range of sectors.
Prospective Students
Our department offers four undergraduate programs.
Our undergraduate majors are the Statistics Major and the Data Science Major. We also offer a Statistics Certificate and a Data Science Certificate for students to pair with their undergraduate major(s).
Prospective graduate students can pursue any of our graduate programs, including:
Featured Statistics Stories
Celebrating winter 2024 graduates from the Department of Statistics
Our graduates have bright futures ahead as leaders in the rapidly growing, interconnected fields of data science and statistics.
Faculty Q&A: Jessi Cisewski-Kehe on winning NSF CAREER Award
Cisewski-Kehe discussed what the award means to her and the interdisciplinary research it will allow her to take on, how statisticians and astronomers can learn from one another, and her guidance for students and younger researchers.
Statistics researchers thrive in pioneering semester-long research program on statistical genomics
Among the program’s organizers were two UW–Madison faculty members, Professor Cécile Ané of the Departments of Statistics and Botany and Professor Sebastien Roch of the Department of Mathematics.
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Celebrating winter 2024 graduates from the Department of Statistics
December 13, 2024Faculty Q&A: Jessi Cisewski-Kehe on winning NSF CAREER Award
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