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Math & statistics at Michigan

Michigan graduates about 318 math & statistics majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 12th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $109,000 four years out, 1.44× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

95/100Standout#12 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year3184% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$109,0001.44× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

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Ingalls Mall, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MIPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1908-1910, this Beaux Arts-style building was designed by Smith, Hinchm
Chemistry Building, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI - 5Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1913, this Renaissance Revival-style building was designed by Albert Ka
Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI - 5438Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. University of Notre Dame 96
  2. Cornell University 96
  3. Rice University 96
  4. Stanford University 96
  5. Vanderbilt University 94
  6. Johns Hopkins University 94
  7. Dartmouth College 94
  8. Tufts University 94

Other strong majors at Michigan

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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