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Statistical thinking and quantitative reasoning have become pervasive in our culture, dramatically changing the way people view the world. Our programs prepare students for careers in statistics in a wide variety of fields.
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Cornell's Department of Statistics and Data Science offers four programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Undergraduates can earn a BA in statistical science, social statistics, or biometry and statistics, while the Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Data Science and Applied Statistics offers students the opportunity to earn a professional master's degree to help them specialize and deepen their study in statistics prior to advancing in a career. The MS/PhD program in Statistics and Data Science prepares students for a research career in academia or industry.
Each semester, the Department of Statistics and Data Science hosts seminars on statistics topics that would be of interest to students in a variety of disciplines. Please check our Events page often for updates.
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The Department of Statistics and Data Science is home to research and teaching of core statistics and outreach to other disciplines.
Because SDS is an interdisciplinary department, faculty, staff and students are housed in different buildings around campus.
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Formed in 2016, SGS is the official graduate student organization of Cornell University's Statistics field.