Statistics

Statistics is the science of learning from data, and in a world that generates information at unprecedented scale, its importance has never been greater. Statisticians design the studies that generate reliable knowledge, develop the methods that extract meaning from complex datasets, and provide the quantitative foundations on which decisions in medicine, public policy, finance, engineering, and countless other fields are made. The discipline is demanding, mathematically rigorous, and extraordinarily versatile.

At the University of Glasgow, this four-year full-time programme gives you a thorough grounding in statistical theory and methodology, developing your ability to model uncertainty, analyse data, and draw valid inferences from evidence. Glasgow's degree programmes are notably flexible, with the option to pursue combined Honours with a wide range of subjects from across the university, including mathematics, computing science, economics, finance, management, psychology, and geography. This breadth reflects the reality that statistical skills are most powerful when applied in context, and the ability to combine statistics with another discipline gives you a distinctive profile in the graduate job market.

The programme includes a year abroad, providing the opportunity to study at an international institution and to experience statistics as it is taught and applied in a different academic environment. The typical entry tariff is 232 UCAS points.

Graduates with strong statistical training are among the most sought-after in the UK and internationally. Careers span data science, biostatistics, actuarial work, finance, pharmaceutical research, government statistical services, environmental modelling, and artificial intelligence. The ability to think rigorously about data and uncertainty is valued in any organisation that needs to make evidence-based decisions, which is to say virtually all of them.

Many graduates also pursue postgraduate study, including master's programmes and doctorates in statistics, data science, or application domains such as epidemiology, economics, or machine learning.