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50 Years of Michigan Statistics

Bridge Master's Program in Applied Statistics An outstanding opportunity to take coursework with leading Statistics faculty, gain research experience, and prepare for PhD program application.

Data Science Master's Program A collaborative program with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, the Department of Statistics, the School of Information and the Department of Biostatistics. We are thrilled to offer a one of a kind program!

Welcome to the Department of Statistics! Located in West Hall, through the iconic “West Engin Arches” on U-M’s central campus, the department offers top-ranked undergraduate and graduate programs. With renowned faculty members working on some of the most important problems of the day, and a fast-growing reputation as an international leader in statistical education and research, we continue to recruit the highest-quality faculty and students.

U-M Statistics is ranked as one of the top programs in the world. The Department of Statistics at the University of Michigan is widely regarded as one of the top programs of its kind.

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Recent News

Announcing the Bridge Master's Program in Applied Statistics

Congratulations to Liza Levina for her Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award

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"Statistics at a Crossroads" Report

This report was a result of a project sponsored by the National Science Foundation Award (DMS-1840278, PI: Xuming He, University of Michigan), based on year-long engagements with the broad statistics community through webinars/panel discussions, a workshop and a public input forum to identify and discuss the challenges and opportunities for our profession in the data science era. The report was submitted to the NSF in November 2019, but prepared with all the stakeholders in statistics in mind. Please feel free to share with your colleagues.

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