Our Community

What's different about UW Biostatistics?

We're Invested in You

Grow and Explore Where You Can Make a Difference

Our goal is to mentor you to become a ground-breaking thinker and innovator in the field. You'll be challenged with rigorous academic work, but our faculty and staff also know you are transitioning from being a student to a practitioner. We give you time and encouragement to explore and grow your interests. You'll expand how you think about the field as well as how you study, ask questions, and think about yourself and your work.

Community

We value the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students, faculty, and staff and see them as strengthening our department. There's strong camaraderie among our students. Senior students mentor junior and first year students. Students organize exam study sessions, trivia nights, go on impromptu road trips, and play on intramural sports teams. The department sponsors pizza parties, student outings, and an annual summer department picnic. Students also serve on department committees focusing on curriculum, diversity, alumni relations, and student/faculty relations.

Student hike sponsored by the UW Biostatistics Activities and Events Squad — UW Biostatistics is a close-knit community with many opportunities to connect in and outside the classroom. The Biostatistics Activities and Events Squad (BAES) sponsors quarterly activities such as hiking, bowling, participating in the annual UW Dawg Dash, and other seasonal events such as celebrating Lunar New Year, Halloween, and autumn picnics.

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Be Part of the UW Scientific Research Community

As a Biostatistics student, you will be well-connected to the University of Washington's scientific research community.

Our faculty are world-renowned in areas crucial to medicine, big data, and new statistical methods and are active in real-world research.
Our faculty and department maintains collaborative working relationships with other UW departments and groups. Biostatistics is a department within the UW School of Public Health and also maintains a close working partnership with the Department of Statistics and departments within the UW School of Medicine.
Living in Seattle places you directly in the center of the intellectual hub of Microsoft, Amazon, and top biotech companies.

Our research faculty and centers collaborate with many leading research organizations including Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Group Health Research Institute, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and the Veterans Administration (VA).

Prepare For Your Career

We believe that the time to think about a career is throughout graduate school. Our program prepares you to practice biostatistics on a range of scientific teams.You'll be connected with faculty and staff advisors in the department, and have opportunities to pursue internships, help develop research opportunities, connect with alumni, and utilize multiple career support services on campus.

Personal

We care about you as a person. Faculty and staff invest energy and time to ensure you have the support you need. You'll experience this care and connection from the moment you become a student. Faculty and staff are there each step of the way helping you with everything from selecting courses, to navigating campus, to helping you find an apartment. Additionally, our department believes strongly in maintaining a healthy work/life balance. Visit our Students menu to explore more student resources.

Interested in applying? Apply by Dec 1, 2024 for our PhD and MS Thesis programs, and January 15, 2025 for MS Capstone. Explore programs in our Academics section.