PhD Statistics at University of California, Los Angeles

Programme overview

PhD Statistics is a doctoral programme in Statistics and Data Science, College of Letters and Science at UCLA. Areas of study: The strengths of current and prospective faculty dictate the specific fields of emphasis in the department: applied multivariate analysis; bioinformatics; computational and computer-intensive statistics; computer vision; pattern recognition; machine learning; and social statistics.

Faculty: College of Letters and Science | Department: Statistics and Data Science | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Areas of study: The strengths of current and prospective faculty dictate the specific fields of emphasis in the department: applied multivariate analysis; bioinformatics; computational and computer-intensive statistics; computer vision; pattern recognition; machine learning; and social statistics. 44 units (11 courses) of course work are required for the M.S. degree, of which at least 32 units (8 courses) must be graduate courses (200 series), while the remaining 12 units may be approved upper division (100 series) courses.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadline: Ph.D.: December 10, 2026 M.S.: January 15, 2027. GRE: Highly recommended. Letters of recommendation: 3, that emphasize the applicant's level of preparation for graduate study in Statistics. In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose and the department's supplemental application found on the departmental website. A bachelor's degree in statistics is not required for the M.S. or Ph.D. programs, but applicants should have taken at least 12 quarter courses (or eight semester courses) in substantial upper division quantitative work, including, but not limited to, courses in statistics, mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering. A GRE score is highly recommended when applying to the M.S. and Ph.D.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Graduate application fee: $135 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all other applicants; deadlines are set by each programme, mostly in November and early December for the following fall.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply/

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