The Department of Statistics and Applied Probability is dedicated to the following:

1. The coordination and consolidation of statistics courses on the UCSB campus, together with the other departments involved in statistical teaching;
2. The extension and improvement of the graduate program in statistics and applied probability;
3. The formalization and broadening of the existing Statistical Consulting Laboratory; and
4. The encouragement of research activities, in part through the implementation of an active colloquium series and visitors program