Prospective Undergraduate Students

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 other professional backgrounds to solve practical problems. Statisticians can provide crucial guidance in determining what information is reliable and which predictions can be trusted. This diversity of application is an exciting aspect of the field, and is one reason for continuing strong demand for well-trained statisticians.

ABOUT YOU

Do you have a natural curiosity and seek information to better understand the world around you?

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

With a curriculum based on math, data analysis, and probability, students are prepared for graduate school and/or careers managing, analyzing, and interpreting data across a wide variety of fields.

ABOUT THE FIELD

Data analysis skills are highly valued in industries such as medicine, business, scientific research, government, and more. The number of jobs in statistics are expected to grow 11% in the next 10 years with a median salary of $109,000 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational and Wages, May 2023.

MAJORS AND MINORS

Interested in a Statistics major or minor?

Email Elizabeth Montgomery to set up an appointment!

Statistics Major

Statistics Major

Statistics Minor

Statistics Minor

Transfer Students

The Statistics department is happy to welcome transfer students!   If you plan to complete an AA or AS degree at a Colorado community college, please see the Statistics-BS transfer agreement.  For all other students, we recommend completing Calculus I and II in your first two years (if you plan to transfer as a junior).  Other recommended classes:

  • Calculus III
  • Introduction to Statistics
  • Introduction to Programming – Python

STUDENT SUCCESS

Statistics Success Center (SSC)

Statistics Success Center (SSC)

Advising

Advising

OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

DEPARTMENT NEWS

The Tomoa Skip: CSU researchers analyze the new move that revolutionized speed climbing

CSU undergraduate computer science student Caleb Chou and Department of Statistics Assistant Professor Andee Kaplan recently published a paper in CHANCE exploring the efficiency of the Tomoa Skip, a controversial rock climbing shortcut.

Q&A with data science alum Austin Lackey

CNS Source sat down with Austin Lackey, a CSU alum (’24), to learn more about the CSU Data Science program.

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.

Statistics master’s student wins Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Hackathon

Glenn Swanson, a recent graduate from the Applied Statistics Master’s Program, recently won first place in the Harmonized Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Hackathon, a competition to create statistical models that could potentially help in a health care setting.