Biostats students shares research results at graduate student poster day

Interdisciplinary PhD in Biostatistics

Develop your expertise in biostatistics and help solve biomedical and public health challenges faced by people around the world.

The interdisciplinary biostatistics PhD is a joint program providing students with outstanding educational and research experience. At Ohio State, our students learn from and work alongside experts from the Division of Biostatistics in the College of Public Health and the Department of Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences who help bring their ideas to life.

Learn about the Biostatistics PhD

Get answers to your questions about Ohio State's interdisciplinary biostatistics PhD. Sign up for an upcoming session and learn more about this doctoral degree.

Available dates

July 9

Graduate program information session

Sept. 16

Graduate program information session

Student and professor working together

Interdisciplinary curriculum

Our doctoral program trains you to become a biostatistician in academic, industry, government and other organizations. It requires a minimum of 80 credit hours, during which you’ll develop your abilities to create new methodologies and address important questions to advance public health and the biomedical sciences.
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Biostats student shares research with faculty

Broad faculty partnerships

Students learn from and partner with faculty who collaborate on research across the university at the colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Veterinary Medicine and Dentistry, among others. Our faculty are leaders on several well-established, long-standing research projects, providing PhD students with opportunities to become involved with this work.
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Student highlights

Seth Adarkwahyiadom

Biostatistics PhD student wins American Statistical Association competition

Adarkwah Yiadom was one of five winners of the American Statistical Association Student Paper Competition, for his research.
Collage of two photos. One shows a young woman talking about research and pointing to a poster. The second is a man receiving an award from another.

Biostatistics PhD students' research recognized at conference

Andrew Shan won second place, Ruoyuan Qian received honorable mention at the NIC-ASA and ICSA Midwest Chapter Joint Fall Meeting.
Micaela Richter smiles for a photo in front of Cunz Hall.

Biostatistics student explored COVID-19, health disparities at Oppenheimer lab

Micaela Richter interned with a data analytics group at Los Alamos National Laboratory, receives award for outstanding research.

Program requirements

  • Minimum credit hours: 80
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0
  • GRE test scores optional
  • TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo scores for international students: See minimum scores
  • Program start: Autumn semester

2025/2026 deadlines to apply

DEC
1
 International student deadline

DEC
15
 U.S. student deadline

Keep exploring

Discover more about biostatistics career paths, research achievements and the current students who will shape the future of the field.

  • Careers in biostatistics
    Biostatisticians are in high demand across the health sciences as well as in academic, industry and government organizations. See some of the examples of where Ohio State graduates work today.
  • Biostatistics PhD graduates and dissertations
    Discover the dissertation topics our PhD alumni completed during their time in the program.
  • Student directory
    Meet the students pursuing their doctoral degree in biostatistics at Ohio State.
  • Program forms
    For current biostats PhD students searching for plans of study, course waivers or other graduate school-related forms.

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