Welcome to the Department of Statistics! We are a small department pursuing world class research and encouraging initiative and innovation in our students. Statistics is a challenging academic discipline, but the rewards of earning a statistics degree are well worth the effort.

Statistics provides the reasoning and the methods for producing, and understanding data; it is the science of learning from data. It includes designing experiments, or sampling surveys for the collection of data, collecting the information, evaluating it, drawing conclusions, and presenting the results. Statisticians work with people from a variety of professional backgrounds to solve practical problems. The demand for statisticians is rapidly growing in a very diverse area of fields.

We encourage independent thinking, hard work, and initiative in our students. Please take advantage of all of the opportunities our department and CSU have to offer. We are here to help you succeed!

Who Makes up the Statistics Department?

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Faculty and students have won many CSU and professional awards and distinctions
  • Faculty have been supported by more than 240 grants
  • Faculty collaborate with personnel in 32 CSU departments and 31 government and industry organizations outside CSU
  • The Master of Applied Statistics ranked #3 for online M.S. Statistics programs
  • Offering online programs since 1979, online revenues were $4.5 million since 2013
  • Significant commitment to broad undergraduate and graduate student success

Opportunities:

  • Hiring faculty with research interests relevant to Biostatistics, Data Science, Agricultural Sciences, Sports Performance
  • Expand Department initiatives supporting student diversity and success
  • Develop major and minor opportunities in statistics and data science
  • Expand internship program and industry partnerships

DEPARTMENT NEWS

College of Natural Sciences Dean Nerger taking on new role in the CSU System

Professor Jacob Roberts, chair of the Department of Physics, has been named interim dean of the college.

In memory: Peter Brockwell

Peter Brockwell passed away peacefully on July 5 in Melbourne, surrounded by his family. He was a faculty member in the Statistics Department for several decades, until his retirement, including an appointment as the department chair.

Likelihood of another fire season as bad as 2020 up to 10 times higher than it was 50 years ago, CSU research shows

The 2020 wildfire season may have been the worst in Colorado’s history, but if recent climate trends hold true, years like this could become more and more common. 

Statistics undergraduate summer research program culminates at CURC

For students studying statistics, undergraduate research is a valuable, hands-on chance to learn how to use statistics to support real research with real-world outcomes.

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