GE Requirements and Other Department Requirements
Click this link and you will read the details on applying to our program. Note: If you plan on applying to our Ph.D. program, choose Ph.D. as your immediate degree objective and not M.S. in order to be placed in the correct applicant pool.
The graduate programs in Statistics are ONLY full-time, day-time program. Students must come to our campus to take classes since this program does not offer any correspondence courses.
You can go to our webpage directory and choose "alumni" to research our alumni and their current jobs to see jobs our graduates get.
If you are applying to the Ph.D. program, please put Ph.D. in immediate Degree Objective. We have different committees for M.S. and Ph.D. applicants and we want to make sure that the correct committee reviews your application.
No. The rule is you can apply to only one program at UCLA at a time. So in addition to the fact that you cannot apply to another Department (e.g., Biostatistics, Math) at UCLA and Statistics for the same term, you also cannot apply to both the M.S and the Ph.D. Programs in our Department for the same term.
There are several factors that you should consider before making this decision. The most important is, "what do you want to do with the degree?" If you plan on continuing in academia or research, the Ph.D. is designed for these goals. Otherwise, the M.S. program is a better program for students interested in more applied pursuits. Additionally, Ph.D. students have a much higher likelihood of receiving funding or assistantship if this is one of your concerns (M.S. student normally do not get any funding offer). Because of these reasons, it is more competitive to get accepted into our Ph.D. than to our M.S. degree.
No, this is a day-time, full-time program and has no provision for part-time or limited status students.
You can, but your interests may be better suited to apply to the Biostatistics program. You can read more about them at this webpage. Remember, you cannot apply to both of our programs in the same term.
You would be better suited to apply for the Math Department. They have an undergraduate program for actuaries and have faculty who are better in dealing with actuarial sciences.
This depends if you are applying to our Ph.D. or M.S. Program. If you are applying for the Ph.D. program, the application is due December 15 of the year before the Fall that you would like to start our program. We accept Ph.D. applications for Fall Quarter only.
If you are applying for our M.S. program, we accept applications for Fall only, too. The deadline to apply to Fall is February 1 of the year you are applying, unless you plan to apply for one of the special fellowships in this (http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/entsup/fellgrnt.htm) webpage. If you plan to apply for one of those fellowships, the deadline is December 15 of the year before the Fall that you plan to apply. We used to accept applications for Winter and Spring Quarter but no longer accept them.
No, we only accept applications in Fall. We accepted applications for MS students for Winter and Spring in past years, but due to changes in the program, it is best for all students to start in Fall.
We will accept recommendation letters and transcripts sent to us. We prefer that applicants send everything to us in one package where the letters of recommendations and transcripts are in sealed envelopes, but that is not required.
Applications are sent to two places. The UCLA Graduate Division Application and the Department of Statistics. The online grad divisions application and fees are required to begin the application process. Their address is _UCLA Graduate Admissions_Student Academic Affairs_1255 Murphy Hall_Box 951428_Los Angeles, CA 90095-1428
To the Department of Statistics you should submit all of the following
 Department of Statistics Application
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Letter of Recommendation* (3 Required)
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Transcript Request* (2 Official Required)
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Statement of Purpose*
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Supplementary Information*
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Official GRE scores
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Official TOEFL or ILETS scores (International Applicant Only)
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Confidential Financial Statement* (International Applicants Only)
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*These items have forms that can be downloaded from the Graduate Division Application website. Mail this information and their respective forms from the web, to_UCLA Department of Statistics_Application Materials_8125 Math Sciences Building_Box 951554_Los Angeles, CA 90095-1554
No. UCLA's Graduate Division, who produces the major part of the application, has stopped making paper applications and thus we do not have any to send out. Because the online application is much more efficient and accurate, that is the only way you can apply.
UCLA's Graduate Division, who produces the online application and all inquiries about that should be e-mailed to onlineAppHelp@gdnet.ucla.edu
We prefer that you send all the materials in one package. Obviously, your transcripts and letters of recommendations should be in sealed envelopes, but if it all comes in one package, the likelyhood of one part being lost in the mail is minimized.
One of the great things about applying online is that you will be able to check up on the completion and decision of your application online at the same place where you filled out the UCLA application. We have the ability to update students on the completeness of their application and each Department performs this task differently. Due to the fact that we get more than 100 applications every year, we primarily complete only the Items Still Required to Complete Application/Comments section to update you on the completion status. You should check this in early January to see your status. As for decisions, you should start looking online for those about mid-February.
Yes. If you look at our directory, you can find their e-mail addresses.
The subject GRE is not required for either the M.S. or Ph.D. applicants.
As per rules of the University, we take GRE scores for up to three years. So we will accept old and new format GREs as long as they have been taken during this time frame.
For GRE: UCLA's Institution Code is 4837, and Statistics Department code is 0704. For TOEFL: UCLA's Institution Code is 4837, and Statistics Department code is 59
Unfortunately, our Department will only accept GRE scores and other test such as the GMAT cannot be used to substitute for the GRE.
The average scores who we offered admissions to were 534 for the Verbal test, 766 for the Quantitative and 4.5 for the Analytical Writing.
International applicants whose first language is not English must certify their proficiency in English. Such applicants must submit scores received on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as part of their application. Admitted applicants are required, upon arrival at UCLA, to take the UCLA English as a Second Language Placement Examination (ESLPE), an English diagnostic test, before being permitted to register. Depending on the results of the ESLPE, you may be required to complete English as a Second Language courses beginning in your first term at UCLA. If English courses are required, you should anticipate spending a longer period of time at the University. Admission is canceled for those who do not pass the ESLPE. Please note that you cannot substitute the TOEFL, IELTS or any other English proficiency test in lieu of the ESLPE. International applicants who hold a bachelor's or higher degree from a university located in the United States or in another country in which English is the spoken language and the medium of instruction, or who have completed at least two years of full-time study at such an institution, are exempted from both the TOEFL requirement and the ESLPE.
Yes, the graduate division stipulates that you must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA in your final two years of your bachelors degree to be eligible to apply. The minimum TOEFL score is 560 for the paper test and 220 for the computer test; or 87 on the internet-based test (TOEFL); or Overall Band Score of 7.0 (IELTS). Obviously these are minimum scores and to be competitive, your scores should be much higher.
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If you apply by December 15th, there is a financial aid application that is a part of the application. This application is due December 15th. For M.S. Students, if you want to apply for one of the UCLA fellowships, you must apply for Fall and turn in the application by December 15th. Also, for domestic students and permanent residents who may have a financial need, we strongly encourage you to fill out a FAFSA application to see if you qualify for any other state or federal funding.
Yes, there are numerous places to get funding and hopefully your college has resources to find outside funding. For domestic students and permanent residents with research, we strongly hope you are applying for the outside funding sources as well as UCLA funding sources and most of their deadlines are a month before our application deadline. Some examples are the National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowships, Jacob Javits fellowship and Ford Fellowship. If you receive one of these multi-year fellowships, our department will also recommend that the University supplement your funding and add an additional stipend to the funds you will receive. You can also see the Graduate Division's website for other support options.
The Department has limited funding and the students determined to be our top doctorate prospects will receive a University or Departmental-funding offer. Assistantships can also offered to incoming students, but these offers are not necessarily guaranteed.
As noted above, doctorate students receive our Departmental fellowship. Masters students should assume that they will not get any funding. We do have assistantships (Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantship and Readerships) and Masters may get offers of assistantships. These assistantships are not guaranteed and are usually offered to doctorates before Masters students. Usually, first year Masters students will not get any funding from the Department.
In order to get any of our Assistantships, you must be a registered UCLA graduate student with at least 12 units for that quarter. Also, if you are an International Student (this includes Permanent Residents) from a non-English speaking country, you MUST pass UCLA's TOP exam in order to be considered for a TAship. We cannot give you a teaching assistantship until you pass this test. We strongly advise International Applicants to take this test before applying, as there is no exemption for the TOP exam.
If you receive a 25% assistantship (10 hours per week), it will help pay most of your in-state fees but none of your out-of-state tuition.