Overview

Department of Statistics / Department of Statistics is located in West Lafayette, IN, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)	Applied statistics, mathematical statistics and probability, joint statistics and computer science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	48
Doctoral Degrees	14

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exams, preliminary oral exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

451

Applied

91

Accepted

23

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 31st	December 31st	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	October 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 31
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

152

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.63%
Black or African American	1.97%
White or Caucasian	9%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	84.21%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.66%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0.66%

Gender

Male (65%)

Female (34%)

Faculty

37

Total faculty

Full-time - 37

Part-time - 0

Male (29)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Statistical learning, statistical methodology, statistical theory, data science, bioinformatics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,062,406

Location & Contact

Address 250 North University Street
West Lafayette, IN  47909
United States

Contact Dr. Dennis Lin
Head
Email: dkjlin@purdue.edu
Phone: 765-494-3141
Fax: 765-494-0558

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