Department of Statistics

Overview

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

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	29
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	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exams, preliminary oral exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

523

Applied

30

Accepted

29

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

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

169

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.78%
Black or African American	2.37%
White or Caucasian	11%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	68.64%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1.18%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (69%)

Female (30%)

Faculty

34

Total faculty

Full-time - 34

Part-time - 0

Male (28)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Statistical computing, bioinformatics, statistical theory, computational finance, spatial statistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,036,398

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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