Carnegie Mellon University · Department of Statistics and Data Science

B.S. in Statistics and Data Science

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science

Bachelor'sBSJoint degree

Overview

A Dietrich College major combining statistics core training with a self-defined concentration area; tracks in Mathematical Sciences and Neuroscience are offered. The major requires 175-193 units within a 360-unit degree.

Official program name: B.S. in Statistics and Data Science
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science
Source: coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Program classification: Joint degree naming data scienceOne degree whose official title names data science together with another field, such as Statistics and Data Science.
School: Carnegie Mellon University — Department of Statistics and Data Science
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Specializations: Mathematical Sciences Track · Neuroscience Track
Source: coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 175-193 units for the major; 360 units for the degree
Source: coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

Entry routes are not published on the pages we checked. Do not assume first-year, transfer or second-degree entry — ask the admissions office.

Why this program is listed

The 2026-2027 catalog lists the degree 'Statistics and Data Science, B.S.' — one degree naming statistics and data science.

Source: coursecatalog.web.cmu.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.
Source: coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

Curriculum

A self-defined concentration area of 36 units, chosen with advisor approval.
Source: coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Departmental capstone courses (Undergraduate Research, Sports Analytics Capstone, Corporate Capstone Project) require an application.
Source: coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Mathematical Sciences Track
Source: coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Neuroscience Track
Source: coursecatalog.web.cmu.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”.

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

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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Undergraduate tuition, first-years entering Fall 2026From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$69,702	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — 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.

coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu/schools-colleges/dietrichcollegeofhumanitiesandsocialsciences/departmentof — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu/schools-colleges/dietrichcollegeofhumanitiesandsocialsciences/departmentof — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
cmu.edu/dietrich/statistics-datascience/academics/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
cmu.edu/sfs/tuition/undergraduate/index.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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