Visit the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences website for application requirements.

Supporting documents not submitted online should be mailed to:

Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Office of Graduate Studies
The George Washington University
801 22nd Street NW, Phillips Hall 107
Washington DC 20052

For additional information about the admissions process visit the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Frequently Asked Questions page.

Contact for questions:

askccas@gwu.edu
202-994-6210 (phone)
Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday

General prerequisite: coursework in multivariate calculus, matrix theory, and at least two undergraduate statistics courses.

The following requirements must be fulfilled:

The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate Programs.

Non-thesis option—30 credits, including 6 credits in required courses and 24 credits in elective courses.

Thesis option—30 credits, including 12 credits in required core courses, which includes 6 credits in thesis, and 18 credits in elective courses. Students must have departmental approval to pursue the thesis option.

Required core
STAT 6201Mathematical Statistics I
STAT 6202Mathematical Statistics II
For the thesis option
STAT 6999Thesis Research (taken twice for total of 6 credits)
Electives
Non-thesis option: 24 credits in elective courses, at least 18 of which must be in STAT courses.
Thesis option: 18 credits in elective courses, at least 12 of which must in STAT courses.
Elective courses outside Statistics can be taken in related fields, such as economics, mathematics, finance, management, computer science, engineering, public health, and data science.

Combined program