Company Profile
University of Texas at Austin, Department of Statistics and Data Sciences
Company Overview
The mission of the University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Statistics and Data Sciences (SDS) is to be a world-class hub for research and education in statistics and data science focused on harnessing the power of data to promote interdisciplinary scientific discovery, providing principled insights into society's greatest challenges, and enabling data-driven decision-making.
SDS was established in 2014 and is the newest department in the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. The department has grown rapidly over the past few years and currently has 26 tenured/tenure track faculty, including 13 with appointments split between two departments.
The department offers several degrees including a Ph.D. in Statistics, a concurrent M.S. in Statistics, and a B.S. in Statistics and Data Science. In addition, the department partners with the Department of Computer Science on the online M.S. in Data Science (MSDS) Program
Company History
SDS was established in 2014.