In addition to the Graduate School requirements, the essential prerequisites for graduate study in statistics are undergraduate courses in advanced calculus and linear algebra (including matrix theory). Exposure to probability and statistics at the undergraduate level is recommended as is knowledge of computer programming. Typical students entering the Ph.D. degree program have completed an undergraduate mathematics major or equivalent program. Students admitted to the Graduate School and the Statistics MS Program who wish to continue onto the Statistics Ph.D.

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Students are automatically considered for funding, including the Bob and Marjorie McLean Scholarship, when they apply to the department. Many graduate students in the department are supported by teaching assistantships which provide reductions in tuition and fees to several hundred dollars per semester. Some fellowships are available for one or two years. Minority doctoral fellowships are normally for a period of three years. Also, a limited number of research assistantships are available for students who have begun their Ph.D. research.