Compare 78 Statistics PhD Programs in the US

Grad School Navigator tracks 78 Statistics PhD programs in the US across 64 universities. 26% report the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) as a requirement. A typical program takes about 60 months. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

Top Programs

Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.

  1. 1

    Harvard University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $59,048
    Program duration
    72 months
  2. 2

    Stanford University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics

    Application deadline
    Dec 2
    Annual tuition
    $63,540
    Program duration
    60 months
  3. 3

    University of California, Berkeley

    PhD in Statistics

    Program duration
    60 months
  4. 4

    Yale University

    PhD in Statistics and Data Science

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $50,900
    Program duration
    60 months
  5. 5

    University of Pennsylvania

    PhD program in Statistics and Data Science

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Program duration
    60 months
  6. 6

    University of Chicago

    Doctor of Philosophy in Econometrics and Statistics

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $75,780
    Program duration
    72 months
  7. 7

    Columbia University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics

    Application deadline
    Jan 8
    Annual tuition
    $56,840
    Program duration
    72 months
  8. 8

    Cornell University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics

    Application deadline
    Dec 31
    Annual tuition
    $20,800
    Program duration
    60 months
  9. 9

    University of California, Los Angeles

    Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics

    Application deadline
    Dec 10
    Annual tuition
    $36,297
  10. 10

    University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

    Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $60,634
    Program duration
    60 months

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Complete Program List78 programs

The complete list of Statistics PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics72 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Statistics60 months
#8Yale UniversityPhD in Statistics and Data Science60 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD program in Statistics and Data Science60 months
#11University of ChicagoDoctor of Philosophy in Econometrics and Statistics72 months
#11University of ChicagoDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#12Columbia UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#17University of California, Los AngelesDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityDoctor of Philosophy Program in Statistics60 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityJoint PhD Program in Statistics/Public Policy60 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD in Statistics and Information Systems
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityStatistics|Neural Computation PhD60 months
#22Duke UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistical Science60 months
#23Northwestern UniversityPhD in Statistics60 months
#24New York UniversityPhD in Statistics72 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Measurement & Statistics60 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics
#31The University of Texas at AustinDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#34Rice UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics36 months
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillDoctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Operations Research
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonPhD in Statistics60 months
#39Purdue University--West LafayettePhD in Statistics60 months
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkDoctorate in Statistics
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkPhD in Statistics60 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Statistics72 months
#55University of VirginiaDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#59University of California--Santa BarbaraDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics and Applied Probability60 months
#61University of RochesterDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#61University of RochesterDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics with Concentration in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
#62University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#64University of Maryland, College ParkDoctor of Philosophy in Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation24 months
#64University of Maryland, College ParkPhD in Statistics and Probability Theory66 months
#65University of California--IrvineDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics84 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#75University of PittsburghDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#81Rutgers University--New BrunswickPhD in Applied Statistics
#81Rutgers University--New BrunswickPhD in Statistics
#84University of Massachusetts--AmherstDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics72 months
#85Boston UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#91Michigan State UniversityPhD in Statistics60 months
#92Georgetown UniversityPhD in Biostatistics
#93Texas A&M University--College StationDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusPhD in Statistics60 months
#96University of FloridaPhD in Statistics60 months
#98Virginia TechDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics
#99University of GeorgiaDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#114North Carolina State UniversityPhD in Statistics
#124University of ArizonaPhD in Statistics and Data Science60 months
#126Indiana University--BloomingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Statistical Science
#175Arizona State University--TempePhD in Statistics72 months
#191University of ConnecticutDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics with Thesis in Actuarial Science
#191University of ConnecticutDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics72 months
#251–300University of Texas--DallasDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics
#301–400George Washington UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics72 months
#301–400University of California, RiversidePhD in Statistics60 months
#301–400Boston CollegeDoctor of Philosophy in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment84 months
#301–400Iowa State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#301–400University of IowaDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics
#401–500Florida State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics
#401–500Florida State UniversityMeasurement and Statistics Doctor of Philosophy
Auburn UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics72 months
Baylor UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistical Science72 months
Colorado School of MinesDoctor of Philosophy (Applied Mathematics and Statistics)72 months
Kansas State UniversityPhD Degree in Statistics
Oklahoma State UniversityPhD in statistics48 months
Southern Methodist UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Statistical Science36 months
University of Colorado--DenverPhD in Biostatistics48 months
University of DenverDoctor of Philosophy in Research Methods and Statistics (Applied Statistics)
University of DenverDoctor of Philosophy in Research Methods and Statistics (Institutional Research)
University of DenverDoctor of Philosophy in Research Methods and Statistics (Qualitative Research)84 months
University of MissouriPhD In Statistics
University of New HampshireDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics

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