BA/BS in Statistics is a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics & Statistics programme taught at University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 29,259 per semester (CAD 3,125 per semester for local students).
Also offered as: Master's Degree, Doctorate
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 3,125 / semester
International tuition: CAD 29,259 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Statistics at the University of Waterloo leads to a Bachelor of Mathematics in Statistics within the Faculty of Mathematics, at the undergraduate level. The curriculum addresses the design of experiments and surveys, data exploration and analysis, simulation of complex systems, statistical computing, forecasting, mathematical modelling, and statistical process control, building on a first year of algebra, calculus, linear algebra, and introductory computer science. Upper-year courses include sampling and experimental design, computational statistics and data analysis, spatial data analysis in health research, statistical learning, and forecasting. Students can add minors in Computing, Economics, or Actuarial Science. The program is offered as a co-op option, alternating study terms with paid work terms, or as regular full-time study, delivered on the Waterloo campus. It suits students interested in business analysis, financial markets, and data analysis, with graduates working across government, financial institutions, and sectors such as biology, engineering, environmental science, manufacturing, and health sciences.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry from Ontario high school; applicants apply to Mathematics and choose Statistics as their major at the end of first year. Required: six Grade 12 U/M courses including Advanced Functions, Calculus and Vectors, any Grade 12 U English, and one other 4U course, with Grade 11 Introduction to Computer Science recommended. Admission is competitive: the Faculty of Mathematics selects individually, with an admission average trend of the mid-80s. The Admission Information Form (AIF) is required for admission; writing the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest or the Euclid contest is optional but required for certain Faculty of Mathematics scholarships. International and non-Ontario applicants follow the equivalent OUAC route with the program's prerequisite subjects. Applicants whose secondary education was not in Canada or in English follow the same OUAC route and must meet Waterloo's institution-wide English proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (6.0 minimum band, 6.5 in writing and speaking), TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall with 5 in writing and speaking for tests from 21 January 2026 onward (90 overall with 25 in writing and speaking for earlier tests), PTE Academic 63 (65 in writing and speaking), or Duolingo 120 (125 in Literacy and Production).
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Waterloo admits first-year students for September entry only, through the OUAC, with identical deadlines for domestic and international applicants. For Fall 2027, most programmes must be applied to by 1 February 2027 with documents due 15 February 2027; Engineering programmes (excluding Architecture) close earlier, on 15 January 2027, with documents due 1 February 2027, and require an online interview. Waterloo states a deadline may be extended if a programme is not yet full, but publishes no separate rolling-admission date and no explicit application-opening date. Pharmacy is a named exception with its own earlier deadline; Social Work and the Conditional Admission to Pharmacy stream are directed to programme-specific timelines outside this page. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
