Minimum Requirements: A U.S. bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or an equivalent degree from another country as determined by the Office of Admissions. A minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00, or foreign equivalent as determined by the Office of Admissions, on the completed undergraduate degree or on at least 12 hours of a graduate degree. The GRE is required; however, there is no set minimum GRE score. The subject test is not required. Your GRE scores must be reported directly from the testing agency. Those dated within the last five years are acceptable. The University of Iowa institution code is 6681; the department code for Statistics is 0704, or the department code for Actuarial Science is 0701. (Our department does not accept GMAT scores.) for international students only: a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (213 on the computer-based test; 81 on the internet-based test). Your TOEFL scores must be reported directly from the testing agency. Those dated within the last two years are acceptable. The University of Iowa's institutional code is 6681; the department code for Statistics is 59, or use 99 as the department code for Actuarial Science. Students whose TOEFL scores are below 600 (250 on the computer-based test; 100 on the internet-based test) will be required to sit for an English evaluation upon arrival in Iowa City. The Graduate College will require these students to take and pass recommended course work in English usage. This requirement is waived for applicants who have completed a bachelor's degree (or higher) at an accredited university in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada (excluding French-speaking Quebec), English-speaking Africa, Australia, or New Zealand. Alternative to the TOEFL: An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) total score of 7.0, with no subscore less than 6.0, may be used to satisfy the English-language requirement. All IELTS test takers will be required to take the on-campus English Proficiency Evaluation. Educational Testing Service (ETS)

Application Procedures M.S. in Actuarial Science M.S. or Ph.D. in Statistics Decisions for graduate financial support are typically made by April 15 for the upcoming academic year, so applications for students requesting financial support should reach us by February 15. Typically, students who wish to pursue a Ph.D. in Statistics will be admitted initially to the M.S. program. After taking certain courses and passing the PhD Candidacy Review, the student can be formally admitted to the Ph.D. program. Complete applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received. Admission decisions for late or incomplete applications will be delayed.

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