Statistical Science
Developing well-rounded statisticians through meaningful mentorships, diversified educational experiences, and scholarly research methods and opportunities.
Research
We develop statistical theory and methods in high-demand research areas, such as biomedical research, environmental science, and drug development.
News
Read MoreCongratulations to Dr. Michael Gallaugher, he was awarded the Helga and Wolfgang Gaul Stiftung Award at the International Federation of Classification Society meeting last week. This award is given biannually to a young researcher with high potential working in the area of Classification, Clustering and related topics.
“Congratulations to Dr. Luke Durell who has successfully defended his dissertation ‘Applications of Functional Data Analysis to Environmental Problems’ under the direction of Dr. Mandy Hering. Luke starts a new job as a Data Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory starting this Fall."
“Congratulations to Dr. Will Best who has successfully defended his dissertation ‘Comparing Predictive Accuracy of Multiple Forecasts’ under the direction of Dr. Jane Harvill. Will starts a new job as an Assistant Professor at Belmont University in the Department of Mathematics in the Fall.”
Testimonials
Read More“The size of Baylor's stats department and the genuine interest that the faculty take in the success of their students were the two main aspects that led me to this program.”
“My favorite classes were computational statistics and the two in the Bayes sequence. The professors I took those with, Dr. Kahle and Dr. Stamey, are two of the best I've had at any level.”
“Everyone made me feel like I could achieve the goal of getting a PhD and that I would have an amazing support system while doing it!”