This page contains information concerning the admissions process to the Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics at the University of Kentucky. More information on the graduate program itself and requirements for admission may be found in our program descriptions. If you have any questions not addressed by these pages, feel free to email to stat-dgs@uky.edu.

Application:

Requirements:

To submit your Graduate School Application you need:

• Official Transcripts: The minimum undergraduate GPA requirement is 2.75. Graduate requirement is 3.0
• Letters of Recommendation: Contact information for three recommenders
• Personal Statement.
• GRE is optional.
• If your primary language is not English, language screening (e.g. TOEFL) is required. For minimum language screening requirements, see the graduate school bulletin.
• Fee: 
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    • Domestic applicants is $65.00 per application
    • International applicants the fee is $75.00

To be considered for admission with full funding:

• Minimum requirements: a three or four semester sequence in calculus and a course in linear algebra.
• Prior course work in probability and/or statistics is desirable, but not required.

Deadlines:

• Our MS/PhD programs have rolling admissions. Applications received by February 1 will receive full consideration for funding.
• Finals deadlines for submitting applications are given by the graduate school.

Financial Support:

All applicants are automatically considered for Fellowships and Assistantships; no separate application is required.  

Assistantships in our department include:

• Approximately 20 hours of work per week
• Full tuition scholarship (resident/non-resident tuition -- includes international student tuition) and student health insurance
• Stipends and Fellowships ranging from $22,000 to $23,000 for Fall/Spring semesters
• Designated individual desk space with a desktop computer in shared student offices
• Summer funding opportunities
• Travel funding opportunities
• Opportunities to work in the Predictive Analytics and Data Science Hub on real data analyses
• UK covers fees that are mandatory for all students. Some students may be responsible for additional fees (e.g., international fee, course lab fees). For specific details, please email statoffice@uky.edu.

Note: Please send an email to stat-dgs@uky.edu  if you do not require financial assistance for the entirety of your graduate studies at the University of Kentucky.