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25 June 2019

Undergraduate Schools with Strong Data Science Programs

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Interested in preparing for one of the most promising and in-demand career paths of our time? Look no further than Data Science!

An up-and-coming field, the term “Data Scientist” was coined as recently as 2008 and ranked the #1 Best Job in America by Glassdoor in 2016, 2017, and 2018. Studying "big data" will teach you how to ask important, real-world questions, collect data, organize information, translate results into solutions, and communicate your findings in ways that will effect positive change.

Using information compiled from U.S. News, Tech Republic, Discover Data Science, and the Data Science Degree Programs Guide, here's a list of schools with strong Data Science programs for undergrads. Some schools have a bit of information after the name indicating that the school only offers a minor, certificate program, concentration, or degree track in Data Science. Additionally, Data Science programs are called different things by different schools, including “Statistics and Data Science,” “Data Analytics,” and “Business Analytics.”

We’ve organized the schools from least to greatest admission rate, and we’ve also provided links to each school’s Data Science program to help you explore.

Click on Continue Reading for the list.

 

Schools with Strong Data Science Programs

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InstitutionAdmit Rate (%)SAT Mid 50%ACT Mid 50%Link
Stanford University (minor) 4 1420 - 1570 32 - 35 Link
Harvard University (degree track within Statistics major) 5 1460 - 1580 33 - 35 Link
Columbia University 6 1450 - 1560 33 - 35 Link
Yale University 6 1450 - 1560 33 - 35 Link
MIT 7 1500 - 1570 34 - 36 Link
University of Chicago (minor) 7 1490 - 1560 33 - 35 Link
Northwestern University (minor) 8 1430 - 1550 33 - 35 Link
University of Pennsylvania (minor) 8 1420 - 1550 32 - 35 Link
Cornell University (concentration within Information Science) 11 1410 - 1530 32 - 34 Link
University of California - Berkeley 15 1300 - 1530 28 - 34 Link
Carnegie Mellon University (offers majors in Statistics combined with Economics or Machine Learning) 17 1450 - 1550 33 - 35 Link
Georgia Institute of Technology (minor) 19 1400 - 1520 30 - 34 Link
New York University 20 1310 - 1510 29 - 34 Link
University of Michigan 23 1380 - 1540 30 - 34 Link
Case Western Reserve University 29 1350 - 1490 30 - 34 Link
University of California - Irvine 29 1180 - 1440 24 - 31 Link
University of California - San Diego 30 1250 - 1470 26 - 33 Link
Smith College 31 1340 - 1520 31 - 34 Link
University of Rochester 31 1340 - 1500 29 - 34 Link
Denison University 34 1210 - 1380 28 - 31 Link
Trinity University 34 1270 - 1410 28 - 32 Link
University of Texas - Austin (certificate program) 39 1170 - 1410 27 - 33 Link
Purdue University 58 1190 - 1390 25 - 32 Link
Simmons University 61 1140 - 1300 24 - 30 Link
Concordia University - Irvine 62 1030 - 1220 20 - 27 Link
Luther College 63 1050 - 1310 23 - 29 Link
Brigham Young University 64 1190 - 1420 26 - 31 Link
Becker College 66 980 - 1180 20 - 25 Link
University of San Francisco 66 1100 - 1290 22 - 28 Link
DePaul University 68 1080 - 1290 21 - 27 Link
University of Evansville 69 1080 - 1300 22 - 28 Link
Bethel University 71 1030 - 1360 22 - 28 Link
Auburn University 75 1150 - 1310 25 - 30 Link
St. Mary's University - San Antonio 75 1040 - 1240 21 - 27 Link
Drexel University 77 1190 - 1360 25 - 30 Link
Indiana University (certificate program) 77 1150 - 1360 24 - 31 Link
University of Iowa 83 1120 - 1330 23 - 28 Link
Arizona State University 85 1130 - 1360 22 - 29 Link
Northern Kentucky University 89 990 - 1230 20 - 26 Link
Valparaiso University 89 1070 - 1270 23 - 29 Link
Arkansas Tech University 90 970 - 1210 18 - 25 Link

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