About Biostatistics

The Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health is rated as one of the nation's top biostatistics programs by U.S. News & World Report. We bring biostatistical design and analysis expertise to a wide spectrum of health-related issues. Our faculty, students, and staff work in important and diverse areas of current biostatistical research; including Bayesian methods, causal inference, clinical trials, electronic health records, high dimensional inference, image analysis, longitudinal data analysis, machine learning, methods for missing data, mobile health, personalized prevention and treatment, statistical computing, statistical genetics, genomics and bioinformatics, survey research, and survival and event history analysis. 

At-A-Glance

Veera Baladandayuthapani, PhD, Chair

  • 47 primary faculty members
  • 243 students in our MS (Biostatistics and Health Data Science) and PhD (Biostatistics) degree programs
  • 136 administrative and research staff
  • 17 Postdocs
  • $39.0M sponsored research in FY25

Department at a Glance: 108 MS students, 106 PhD students, 29 Health Data Science students, 47 primary faculty, 124 staff, 76 GSRAs, 16 GSIs, and 16 postdocs. Publications: 338 peer-reviewed papers across 204 unique journals. Research Expenditures and Awards: $39.0M total ($27.9M direct, $11.1M indirect). $19.13M in new grants ($14.11M direct, $5.02M indirect). Education, Graduation & Coursework: 89 master’s and 15 PhD degrees conferred; 46 master’s and 13 PhD students matriculated; Average enrollment of 46. Course evaluation ratings (out of 5): understanding 4.7, interest 4.5, eagerness 4.4, clarity 4.6, respect 4.9, expectation 4.6, preparedness 4.8. Extramural Grant Proposals: 295 total submitted, 73 as PI, 60 awarded, 10 new NIH awards. 74% of funded awards and 59–69% of dollars were from NIH. Distinguished Faculty: 16 ASA Fellows, 2 National Academy of Medicine members, 21 with 10,000+ citations. 17 with H-index >50, 18 with H-index >100. 25 serve on editorial boards, 48 total editorial positions. Research Centers and Training Grants: 4 centers: Cancer Biostatistics, Statistical Genetics, Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center, and SABER. 2 T32 training grants in cancer and genetics. Media Presence: 594 million impressions, 77 mentions, 7.7M average reach per media clip.

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