Overview

Department of Statistics / Department of Statistics is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Statistics
Master of Science (MS)	Statistics
Master of Arts (MA)	Applied statistics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Statistics
Master of Science (MS)	Applied statistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	9
Doctoral Degrees	4

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 N/A Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam N/A Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Preliminary Exam after one year

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

292

Applied

37

Accepted

16

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

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

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	N/A
Master's Degree Requirements	Program prerequisites include 3 semesters of calculus, linear algebra, and one year of mathematical statistics.
Doctoral Degree Exam	N/A
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Program prerequisites include 3 semesters of calculus, linear algebra, one year of mathematical statistics and a semester of advanced calculus

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$24,468

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

50

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	16%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	82%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (28%)

Faculty

15

Total faculty

Full-time - 15

Part-time - 0

Male (8)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Computational neuroscience, fuctional data analysis, high dimensional statistical interference, multivariate analysis, time series
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	798,379

Location & Contact

Address 1800 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
230 S Bouquet Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15260
United States

Contact Dr. Satish Satish
Deparment Chair
Email: ssi@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-8341

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