The Statistics Department offers a major in Statistics (with a potential emphasis in Actuarial Science) as well as three undergraduate minors: Applied Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, and a joint undergrad degree with computing in Data Science and Analytics. In addition, our department offers a Professional Science Master’s degree in Biostatistics, M.S. in Applied Statistics, and M.S. in Data Science and Analytics. We are a unit of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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Our 2026 Alumni-in-Residence: Jessi Parker and Jeff Trost
Thank you. Your participation in the 2026 CLAS Distinguished Alumni-in-Residence program was statistically significant.
Jessi graduated from GVSU with a B.S. in Statistics in 2011 and an M.S. in Biostatistics in 2013. She is now the Director of Biostatistics & Health Informatics at Corewell Health.
Jeff graduated from GVSU with a B.S. in Statistics in 2022 and an M.S. in Applied Statistics in 2024. He is now an Associate IT Analyst at Dow, working in CCS – CSOC Engineering.
Discover Your Statistics Voyage!
As a Statistics major, you are part of a community of scholars. Engaging with faculty and peers, you grow as a learner through collaboration, hands-on experiences, and extracurricular activities. We provide the framework for you to create your own Statistics Voyage!
2027 Poster Competition and 2027 DataFEST
Consider registering as a participant in DataFEST, or serving as a judge/consultant in any of the 2 events.
Poster Competition 2027: Posters must be submitted (or at least postmarked) by March 27, 2027. Winners will be notified by May 7, 2027.
DataFEST 2027: The weekend of TBD; the event starts 5 pm, Friday and will conclude by 5 pm, Sunday.
Smartwatches and Fitness Trackers. Streaming and Social Media Platforms. Weather and Climate Monitors. Sports Teams. Industrial Experiments. These are just a few of the many sources that produce large amounts of data. Statistics empowers you to collect, visualize, and make evidence-based decisions using high-quality data.