Program Overview

 Gain the skills you'll need to be a quantitative scientist with our BSc Mathematics and Statistics with Data Science degree.

Expertise in data science, statistics and mathematics is increasingly important in a wide range of areas, including finance and business, climate science, medicine, and the civil service.

This course will equip you with the skills to work confidently in all three disciplines, and to bridge the gaps between them.
Choose BSc Mathematics and Statistics with Data Science at the University of Reading

• Enjoy an enviable staff to student ratio, with a personalised focus on your education. 97% of our students said teaching staff are good at explaining things (National Student Survey 2024, 96.97% of responders from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics).
• 98% of our mathematical research is world leading or internationally excellent. 100% of our research impact has been classed outstanding or very considerable (Research Excellence Foundation 2021, combining 4* and 3* submissions – Mathematical Sciences).
• The University of Reading is in the top 125 in the world for Physical Sciences (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024, by Subject).
• The University is ranked 4th in the UK for environmental and ethical performance (People and Planet University League, 2024/25), and won the inaugural Times Higher Education (THE) award for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership in 2023.
• The University of Reading has been named Sustainable University of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.
• Your study will take place on our parkland campus at Whiteknights, which has been voted among the best and most popular green spaces in the UK for 14 consecutive years in the Green Flag Awards.