Statistics—About the Program
The Department of Statistics was organized in 1968, with its first AB degree awarded in 1969. Graduate students were admitted in 1969, with the first PhD awarded in 1974. An affiliated Division of Biostatistics was organized in the School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1972. A cooperative program continues to exist, with the Program in Statistics is primarily responsible for undergraduate education and the Department of Biostatistics is primarily responsible for collaborative research and graduate education, including education within the Medical Center of the University.
Statistics majors from the University of Rochester have been successfully employed at the U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Labor, Eastman Kodak Company and other industries, and pharmaceutical and insurance companies. Upon receiving a Bachelor's degree with the Statistics major, some of the students pursue graduate programs in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology and other areas. Some of the Statistics majors also have also joined the M.D. or M.B.A programs.