Overview

At Statistics from University of Geneva master students with a solid background in Mathematics, or Statistics, are strongly encouraged to apply for admission. Motivated students with a quantitative background in a different field are also eligible for admission.

Students are required to submit their thesis subject within the Scientific Committee’s set deadline (but no later than four semesters after admission). The Ph.D. manuscripts should be submitted at the latest during the 9th semester. Within 3 months, the thesis committee and the Ph.D. candidates will meet – in a form decided by the president of the thesis committee – to discuss the theses. At the end of this meeting, the thesis committee may request changes.

Students at Finance from University of Statistics will:

gain high-quality education for an academic career in the field of Statistics

benefit from their close interaction with the faculty, dedicated PhD classes and research seminars, and regular brown bag talks with renowned visiting scholars.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Statistical Inference

Selected Topics in Statistics

Model selection in high dimensions

Policy and program evaluation : statistical and econometric tools

CUSO Doctoral School in Statistics and Applied Probability

Research Seminar in Statistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00

Apply anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Genève, Switzerland

Disciplines

Statistics

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The letter from their potential thesis advisor;

A motivation letter mentioning "Application for Ph.D. program in Statistics";

Their CV;

A copy of their diplomas;

If available, copies of their bachelor and master exam transcripts;

The names of two academic references who can be contacted.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

1000 CHF / year

≈ 1000 CHF / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1000 CHF / year

≈ 1000 CHF / year

Living costs

Genève

Switzerland

1925 - 2850 CHF / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Statistics.

Available Scholarships

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