How to Apply for Admission to our Degree Programs:

Graduate admissions involves a formal on-line application with a required fee, two copies of official transcripts, and various supporting materials as outlined below. Due to the advances in Web communication and the high cost of mailing, this campus has moved completely to electronic admissions. We can no longer send you paper copies of the application materials.  It is important that your email address is accurate so that we can respond to you efficiently. 

We do not make preliminary evaluations of any applicant inquiry based on email communication. No decision will be made until after the deadline has passed and a completed file (including the application fee) has been received.

Deadlines:

    Fall Admission (for department financial support)   December 15
    Fall Admission (no department financial support)    March 15
    Spring Admission                                                     October 1

You must send the fee as stipulated in What to Send to the Graduate School.

In order to apply to the Statistics Department, read the following information:

• Graduate School Admissions Requirements
• Graduate School Application Instructions
• What to Send to the Graduate School
• Letters of Recommendation Process
• Letters of recommendation are done electronically.
• List your references in the online application for admission. A recommendation request will be sent, by email, to each of your references. The email will include your name with a link to each department's electronic recommendation form. The request can be sent at any time providing you meet department deadlines. You can change references or send a reminder through your application.
• It is common practice to contact your references ahead of time so that they expect your request.
• After you have submitted your application, you and your department can view receipt of your recommendations through the online status system.
• Send the following items to the Statistics Department via regular postal mail (NOT email or FAX)
  • Two complete sets of official transcripts
  • A Statement of Purpose describing reasons for seeking graduate study
  • A list of all mathematics and statistics courses and grades taken to date and titles of the main text(s) for these courses, if possible
  • GRE score: A paper copy is acceptable for the department. You MUST also send an original to institution code 1846.
  • Copy of TOEFL score (International applicants only - If you have received your degree from a U.S. university, the TOEFL is waived.)

All of the above material is required; none can be waived. The required material must be received by the above deadline for Fall Admission for consideration for financial assistantship.

Consult the Graduate School for general information about graduate admissions to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

If you have any further questions, please either call our Graduate Coordinator at (608) 262-2598 or email jzg@stat.wisc.edu and please include ALL the following information:

1. your full name;
2. your contact information: email, home and daytime phone number;
3. what semester and year you are interested in applying for.