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Statistics and Probability research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Statistics and Probability research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and University of Michigan.

United States's world rank
#1
of 41 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
11k
Top-10% rate
19.0%
Ranked institutions
39

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Statistics and Probability in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #1100.032.9%180
2Stanford UniversityStanford #284.031.2%168
3University of MichiganAnn Arbor #468.026.0%177
4Columbia UniversityNew York #562.826.9%146
5University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #658.622.9%162
6University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #755.125.2%100
7University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #852.010.0%261
8University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #949.329.3%132
9Yale UniversityNew Haven #1046.825.9%135
10University of WashingtonSeattle #1144.622.9%134
11University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #1242.619.1%120
12Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #1340.826.6%93
13Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #1537.529.3%89
14University of ChicagoChicago #1833.320.5%114
15Duke UniversityDurham #2030.821.6%139
16University of PittsburghPittsburgh #2525.725.3%67
17New York UniversityNew York #2823.121.0%100
18University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #2922.219.5%99
19University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #3021.518.4%99
20The University of Texas at AustinAustin #3120.725.3%103
21Arizona State UniversityTempe #3220.020.6%68
22North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #3418.623.6%94
23Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #3716.615.5%76
24University of FloridaGainesville #3915.413.3%99
25University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #4014.818.2%80
26Cornell UniversityIthaca #4313.120.5%78
27Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #4512.126.8%62
28University of ConnecticutStorrs #4711.120.7%79
29Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #4810.614.4%90
30University of California, DavisDavis #4910.116.8%71
31Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #519.218.6%80
32University of MissouriColumbia #528.818.7%65
33The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston #557.522.1%64
34University of California San DiegoSan Diego #567.116.5%78
35Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #586.214.7%88
36University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #634.318.6%65
37Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #644.019.7%70
38The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #653.614.6%73
39Georgia State UniversityAtlanta #72125.012.7%64

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Statistics and Probability, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Statistics and Probability researchers in United States?

John P. A. Ioannidis, Robert Tibshirani and M. Hashem Pesaran rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1John P. A. Ioannidis#10 worldwide overall8k citations · 9 works
  2. 2Robert Tibshirani#38 worldwide overall13k citations · 46 works
  3. 3M. Hashem Pesaran#64 worldwide overall9.1k citations · 16 works
  4. 4Daniel J. Sargent#93 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 13 works
  5. 5Frederick Mosteller#203 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 26 works
  6. 6Peter M. Bentler#237 worldwide overall16k citations · 28 works
  7. 7Trevor Hastie#274 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 26 works
  8. 8Steven J. Miller#283 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 9 works
  9. 9Jerry M. Mendel#306 worldwide overall4k citations · 21 works
  10. 10John W. Tukey#410 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 28 works
  11. 11Eric R. Ziegel#512 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 73 works
  12. 12James J. Heckman#541 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 9 works
  13. 13Donald B. Rubin#693 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 104 works
  14. 14Richard E. Mayer#706 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 10 works
  15. 15George E. P. Box#793 worldwide overall10k citations · 9 works

How United States compares with other countries in Statistics and Probability