Overview

The Ph.D. Statistics program from University of Wisconsin Madison provides excellent training in the modern theory, methods and applications of statistics and prepares students to become independent researchers. Graduates are prepared for positions in academia, business, or government. The median time to degree is five years.

Features

The Ph.D. program also has an option in biostatistics with slightly different course requirements, but students can freely switch between options after enrollment.

The admissions process pools together all applicants to the Ph.D. programs regardless of option, so there is no need to apply to both programs.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The Statistics Department provides extensive computing facilities, both hardware and software, to support instruction and research.

Several computers and advanced graphic workstations are available for use in advanced courses enabling students to pursue the latest research directions in statistical computing and graphics.

Common statistical packages and libraries are available on a variety of machines.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

51 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students holding a bachelor's degree with a natural science, social science, or engineering major and strong mathematical background are encouraged to apply for admission to the graduate program in statistics.

Students are advised to undertake graduate work in statistics only if their undergraduate grades in mathematics were uniformly high.

Tuition Fee

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International

25652 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 25652 USD per year during 60 months.
National

25652 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 25652 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

12326 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12326 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Madison

1015 - 1752 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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