Bachelor of Science in Data Science

The data science major at the University of Rochester prepares students to collect, curate, analyze, and make discoveries from large-scale data.
The major combines computer science, statistics, and the student's choice of advanced coursework from a wide range of data science application areas, including biology, brain and cognitive sciences, earth and environmental sciences, and economics and business. The major equips students with the technical skills to process and draw conclusions from data, and trains them to apply their conclusions to real-world challenges.
Data science is the creation and application of powerful new methods to collect, curate, analyze, and make discoveries from large-scale data. Data are simply pieces of information, values or variables that can be used to describe a person, object, or other thing.
When learning about data science, one often hears the term 'big data.' Big data refers to data sets (collections of data) with massive amounts of complex information that are difficult to manipulate and understand using traditional data processing methods. Data science focuses on the concepts, methods, and applications for extracting meaning from big data and has become an emerging discipline in the 21st century.
Although we have the tools to access vast amounts of information, we constantly need to develop and wield newer and better tools to interpret it. Data is created across a variety of fields (medicine and health, energy and the environment, and economics and politics among others), so data science is applicable to almost anything. By learning how to interpret data, we can better understand and even solve some of the greatest challenges facing the world today. The possibilities are huge as data science transforms science, business, and our everyday lives.

Secondary school transcript -Your secondary school transcript must be submitted directly from your school counselor or the designated official you have indicated on you official application. School officials must submit your transcript on your behalf through the Common Application or the Coalition/Scoir Application using the University of Rochester school code (002894). This transcript should include all grades from 9th through 11th grade.
Teacher recommendation (one required)
School report/counselor recommendation
Mid-year report (when available)
Final transcript (when available)
College transcript (if applicable)

IELTS - 7.5
TOEFL iBT (School Code: 2928) - 100