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Math & statistics at UW

UW graduates about 410 math & statistics majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 21st of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 84 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 93% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, 1.44× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#21 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year4105% of the class
Courses in the catalog84more than 93% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$100,0001.44× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

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Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Life Sciences Building, Magnuson Health Sciences Center, Social Work Speech and Hearing Sciences Building, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, Ocean Sciences Building, Health Sciences Education Building, William H. Foege Genome Sciences Building, Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building, Molecular Engineering and Sciences, Marine Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. Columbia University 93
  2. Williams College 93
  3. University of California, Berkeley 92
  4. New York University 92
  5. Brandeis University 92
  6. Boston College 92
  7. The University of Texas–Austin 91
  8. University of Virginia 91

Other strong majors at UW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW 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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