The faculty of the Department of Statistics and Data Science consists of internationally renowned scholars.
The department faculty are widely recognized for their expertise in applying statistical science in very diverse settings including clinical trials, air pollution, medical imagery, census adjustment, educational testing, and genetics.
The faculty-to-graduate student ratio in statistics is 1:2. In keeping with a long-standing SMU tradition, all statistics faculty, including senior professors and researchers, teach undergraduate and graduate classes and regularly present seminars.