Statistical Science Admissions
The Statistical Science graduate program is open to majors of any discipline that have sufficient quantitative training. At a minimum, students applying to the Statistical Sciences programs are expected to have taken courses on the following as part of their undergraduate degrees:
- Univariate and multivariate calculus (UCSC equivalent, MATH19A/B and MATH23A/B at UCSC, respectively),
- Linear algebra (UCSC equivalent MATH 21),
- Introductory statistics (UCSC equivalent STAT 5 or STAT 7/L),
- Introductory calculus-based probability and statistical inference (UCSC equivalent STAT 131 and STAT 132), and
- Basic computing (UCSC equivalent CSE 5P, CSE 14, or CSE 20)
Additional courses in mathematical statistics, linear regression, generalized linear models, time series, data visualization, programming, and/or machine learning are recommended. Students applying to the Ph.D. program can benefit from taking real analysis and advanced programming courses, but these are not required.
Application Fee (Domestic): $135
Application Fee (International): $155
- GPA (minimum 3.0)
- Letters of Recommendation (3)
- Transcripts
- TOEFL or IELTS (International Only)
- Personal History Statement
- Statement of Purpose
- NOTE: GRE - Suspended for the Fall 2022 Start admission cycle for Statistical Science MS and PhD applications
Students are admitted into the statistical science program and not into a specific faculty lab or research group. Securing a faculty sponsor before your application is not required for admission.
All students admitted into the program are assigned both a first-year faculty mentor and a graduate student peer mentor. Students are not required or expected to work with their first-year faculty mentor for the capstone project or doctoral dissertation.