Department of Statistics
Welcome to Warwick Statistics
Statistics and probability theory are key to understanding data and underlying processes involving risk and uncertainty. Founded in 1972, the Department of Statistics is internationally renowned for wide-ranging research and innovative undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.
Study here
Discover our undergraduate courses, including options for industrial and overseas placements.
Postgraduate
Our postgraduate researchers drive our leading research teams to solve global challenges.
Research
Warwick Statistics is one of the world's largest concentrations of researchers in statistics and probability, and the synergy between probabilistic and statistical research is particularly strong.
Reputation
REF 2021
Warwick Statistics and Warwick Mathematics Institute together rank third nationally among Mathematical Sciences research groups for research power and sixth for research quality (Times Higher Education), in REF2021.
QS World Rankings
Statistics is one of the top-ranked departments at Warwick in the new QS World Subject Rankings 2025: 33rd in the world and 4th in the UK.
TEF 2023
In the latest (2023) Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), Warwick achieved the highest possible rating across all three categories of student experience, student outcomes, as well for the overall assessment. This reflects a judgement that the experience students have at Warwick and the outcomes it leads to are, typically, outstanding.