About Data Science Major in Washington University in St. Louis

We are living in an era of data revolution where an unprecedented amount of data is being collected in every field, including science, engineering, and business! Data Science provides analytical and computational tools to extract meaningful information from the data. The College of Arts & Sciences and the McKelvey School of Engineering developed a new major to address the burgeoning demand for data scientists in industry and academia by efficiently capturing  the intersection of mathematics and statistics with computer science for data science. The Bachelor of Science in Data Science (BSDS) will give students the formal foundation needed to understand the applicability and consequences of the various approaches to analyzing data with a focus on statistical modeling and machine learning. This program of study is a collaboration between the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in Arts & Sciences and the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Applicants must have passed high school

English language requirements 

• IELTS : 6.0
• TOEFL IBT:76