Fully Funded PhD in Statistics at Ohio State University

About PhD Program,

The Department of Statistics at The Ohio State University offers a Master of Applied Statistics, Master of Science in Statistics, a PhD in Statistics and jointly offers a PhD in Biostatistics with the College of Public Health. We invite you to explore our website, and in particular this prospective students section for information on how the program works, admission, funding, life at Ohio State, living in Columbus and careers to learn more about our programs. For details on the requirements of each of our statistics programs, please refer to our program guide. Information on our PhD in Biostatistics can be found on the PhD Program in Biostatistics website.

PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,   

The following are the standard minimum requirements to be eligible for admission into any of our graduate programs though lower scores can be considered. Note that successful applicants typically have scores that meet or are higher than those required to be eligible for a University Fellowship or Graduate Enrichment Fellowship. Though fellowship eligibility requirements do include certain test scores, our admissions committee does take into consideration all submitted application materials. Our admission and funding decision is based on a holistic review of the application taking into consideration the applicant’s potential for success as well as the overall contribution that the applicant can bring to our program.We do not conduct pre-evaluations prior to seeing the fully submitted application. See our Frequently Asked Questions below for more information. The department receives approximately 300 applications a year and admits approximately 10% of the applications. Current student numbers can be seen on our Life at Ohio State page.

• four-year baccalaureate or higher degree (in any subject area) from an accredited college or university
• course work in multivariable calculus and linear algebra
• 0 (on a 4.0 scale) cumulative GPA (or equivalent on another scale) in all previous undergraduate and graduate work
• GRE General Test (no minimum score requirement)
• 100 on the TOEFL iBT or equivalent IELTS or MET score (required of international applicants who do not meet exemption requirementslisted below)

PhD Funding Coverage,

Approximately 90 percent of our students are funded each year, typically through a Fellowship, Graduate Teaching Associateship (GTA or TA) or Graduate Research Associateship (GRA or RA). Note that we do not usually admit PhD students without funding and about half of our master’s students are funded currently.

Students who are offered funding at the time of admission either via a Fellowship or Graduate Teaching Associateship are typically guaranteed funding through the duration of their program (up to five years if needed for a PhD student or two years for a master’s student) provided that the student continues to make appropriate progress toward the degree and carries out assigned duties satisfactorily. Continued funding may come in the form of a Fellowship, Graduate Teaching Associateship or Graduate Research Associateship. Students who are not awarded funding in the first year can seek funding for following years, although it is not typical for additional funding to become available. Students may alternatively seek funding from outside of the department.

  Application Requirement,

• Online Application and Application Fee| Complete the online application and pay the application fee ($60 for U.S. students and $70 for international students).
• Personal Statement| Upload your personal statement to the online application.
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae| Upload your resume/curriculum vitae to the online application.
• GRE | Request that ETS send official GRE General Test scores to The Ohio State University using our institution code 1592 (no department code). Photocopies of test scores are not accepted.
• English Proficiency Scores| If your native language is not English, you have been educated primarily outside of the United States, and you do not meet requirements for exemption, have official TOEFL, MELAB, or IELTS scores sent directly from the testing agency to The Ohio State University using our institution code 1592 (no department code). See the FAQs below for details on exemptions.
• Letters of Recommendation| In the online application, list contact information for three recommenders. At least one letter should be from an academic reference. After you have submitted your online application, your recommenders will receive an email with a link to upload their letters. The link cannot be sent until you have an online application on file. We strongly recommend that you provide official institutional email addresses for your recommenders (e.g., @osu.edu address rather than a yahoo.com address).
• Transcripts | Upload one copy of your official transcripts to the online application. If you do not have a copy of your official transcript, have your institution send an electronic copy to gpadocs@osu.eduor have paper copies sent to the Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions (address below). See the Graduate Admissions: Steps to Apply site for additional details.

Application Deadline,

Dec 15, 2024

Application Fee,

• Application fee ($60 for U.S. students and $70 for international students).