Skip to main content
Students by AME

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science -
Driving the Decisions That Shape Our World

Join us as an SDSU mathematics, statistics or data science major.

_________________________________________________________

Explore our programs that lead to great careers in mathematics, statistics or data science.

Online Course and Program Options

We offer a wide range of online courses and even an online Associates Degree in data science and graduate certificate in data science.

Free Help - learn how to study and reach for success in your mathematics classes

Our Jacks LeaP program offers free help sessions and tutoring for students in freshmen math classes.

Accelerated Masters Degrees

Pursue your Bachelor's Degree and get a Masters in mathematics, statistics or data science in one additional year of study.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Events

See All Our Events
Feb 6
Feb 7

Data Science Conference

Department of Mathematics and Statistics News

See All Our News
Andrew Simpson

Jackrabbit in the Spotlight / Statistician Simpson finds beauty in numbers, relationships

Statistics doctoral student Andrew Simpson has found great success in the complicated field of large-scale number crunching and data analysis. He already holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and statistics (2021) and a master’s degrees in statistics (2022). In 2026, he should complete his third degree from South Dakota State University with a doctorate in computational science and statistics with a statistics specialization. He has presented at a national conference and had a paper printed in an academic journal.

Ge receives NIH funding for bioinformatics tool

South Dakota State University professor Xijin Ge has received a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to enhance ShinyGO, a widely used bioinformatics website for analyzing genomics data.

How statistical learning helps solve criminal activity

An associate professor in South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to train artificial intelligence models in making accurate predictions with theoretical guarantees.