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Math & statistics at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 308 math & statistics majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 118 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#26 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year3083% of the class
Courses in the catalog118more than 98% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$88,0001.27× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

The north face of PMA (Physics, Math, and Astronomy Building), formerly RLM.
Robert Lee Moore Hall north facePhoto: Spheroidite · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Jackson School of Geosciences building at the University of Texas at Austin
Jackson School of Geosciences UT Austin 2019Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at a scene-setter video while touring t
Secretary Kerry Looks at a Scene-Setter Video While Touring the LBJ PresidentialPhoto: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain · source
Looking north from the Stadium
Looking north from the Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Neural Molecular Science Building, O’Donnell Building for Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences, Jackson Geological Sciences Building, Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex, Larry R. Faulkner Nano Science and Technology Building, Physics, Math, and Astronomy Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. New York University 92
  2. University of Washington 92
  3. Brandeis University 92
  4. Boston College 92
  5. University of Virginia 91
  6. Northwestern University 91
  7. Yale University 91
  8. University of Rochester 91

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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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