Admissions
MS Biostatistics

Candidates for admission to the program must have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. In addition, all students are expected to meet the minimal admission requirements of the University of Florida’s Graduate School, which include

  • Baccalaureate degree from an accredited university or college
  • Junior-senior undergraduate level grade point average of 3.0
  • A completed application for Graduate School, including a statement of purpose, official transcripts, completed application form, and three letters of recommendation

International students whose primary language is not English will have to demonstrate a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based, 213 on the computer-based, or 80 on the web-based version of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

Applicants will be expected to have taken the following coursework: Calculus III, a linear algebra course, and an introductory statistics course.

The application deadline is March 15 for acceptance of Fall applicants.