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Data Science, BS

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Data Science

Bachelor'sBSData science degreeFirst-year entryTransfer entrySecond bachelor's

Overview

A 120-credit BS in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a mathematical core in linear algebra, statistical inference, data mining and machine learning, plus one of eight focus tracks and a capstone. Offered in Tempe, online and through ASU Local; the online version is recorded separately.

Official program name
Data Science, BS
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Program classification
Dedicated data science degreeThe awarded degree or official program title is data science itself.
School
Source: asuonline.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Tempe, AZ
Specializations
Focus tracks: behavioral sciences, biosciences, business analytics, chemistry and biochemistry, computer science, mathematics, social sciences, spatial sciences
Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
120 credit hours
Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Also offered through ASU Online (see bs-data-science-online) and ASU Local.

How students enter this degree

  • First-year entry. First-year applicants meet general university admission requirements.Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Transfer entry. Transfer applicants meet general university admission requirements; transfer tools map prior credit.Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Second bachelor's degree. Second baccalaureate degrees in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are referenced on the program page.Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a Bachelor of Science in Data Science.

Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list data science bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated, joint, and (separately labelled) related degrees with an officially named data science concentration. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Delivery, required in-person attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “Fully online” appears only when official wording supports it.
Academic delivery
On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

Capstone

  • DAT 490 Data Science Capstone or an upper-division disciplinary capstone from the selected track.
    Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Accelerated options

  • Accelerated bachelor's plus master's options include Data Science, Analytics and Engineering MS concentrations and Computational Life Sciences MS.
    Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

  • Focus tracks: behavioral sciences, biosciences, business analytics, chemistry and biochemistry, computer science, mathematics, social sciences, spatial sciences
    Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Mathematics prerequisites
RequiredMath intensity substantial; first required math course MAT 270 or MAT 265
Source: degrees.asu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the university publishes them. Available assistantships do not establish guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Understanding funding

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Two separate questions: is the university institutionally accredited, and does it publish restrictions on who can enroll (for online programs, usually by state of residence)?

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. asuonline.asu.edu/online-degree-programs/undergraduate/data-science-online-degree/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. degrees.asu.edu/bachelors/major/ASU00/LADATSCIBS/data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. degrees.asu.edu/checksheet/2026/CLA/LADATSCIBS/null?init=false&nopassive=true — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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