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Math & statistics at Mizzou

Mizzou graduates about 83 math & statistics majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 125th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 103 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

74/100Strong#125 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year832% of the class
Courses in the catalog103more than 97% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$79,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

Around Mizzou

Faurot Field at the University of Missouri.
Faurot Field AerialPhoto: Lectrician2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stankowski Field, Mizzou
Stankowski Field, Mizzou - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Geological Sciences, Science Instrument Shop, Life Science Business Incubator, Life Science Service Building, Veterinary Science, Agriculture Science Building, Arts and Science Building, Bond Life Sciences Center, Animal Science Research Center, Lottes Health Sciences Library, Mathematical Sciences Building, Medical Science Addition.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 137 · Dorm 63 · Student housing 58 · Athletics 16 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. University of Denver 75
  2. Washington and Lee University 75
  3. University of California, Davis 74
  4. Virginia Tech 74
  5. University of Kentucky 74
  6. The College of New Jersey 74
  7. Drexel University 74
  8. Whitman College 74

Other strong majors at Mizzou

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mizzou 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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