Department&Faulty

The Department of Economic and Social Statistics has been reputed as the traditional advantage of research and teaching since the discipline of Statistics was formed in September 1950. It is regarded as one of the pillars supporting the School’s top position in Statistics in China. The Department offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in Economics. The Department’s strong research areas include the system of national accounting, macro-economic statistics, official statistics, innovation study, industrial competitiveness, text mining and big data application, and market research. It collaborates with the United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), and the University of Pisa.

The Department of Risk Management and Actuarial Science is formerly known as the Teaching Research Section of Risk Management and Actuarial Science. In 1992, we established the Risk Management and Actuarial Science Program, which is one of the earliest actuarial education and research programs in China. The Society of Actuaries (SOA) has recognized our Actuarial Science program as a UCAP-AC program (Universities and Colleges with Actuarial Programs: Advanced Curriculum) since 2016. Our Actuarial Science Program won the 2018 CAS University Award.

The Department of Mathematical Statistics, formerly known as the Teaching Research Section of Statistics and the Teaching Research Section of Probability and Mathematical Statistics, was founded in 1998 as a traditional statistic teaching and research team of Renmin University of China. After several generations of hard work and unremitting efforts, it has developed into a professional base for teaching, scientific research and talent training of probability statistics, sampling theory, and complex data analysis with a solid foundation in China.

The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Statistics, Renmin University of China, was established in June 2020. Its predecessor is the Teaching and Research Section of Medical and Biological Statistics, founded in April 2006. It is dedicated to teaching and researching of statistical methods in the fields of public health and biomedicine.

The Department of Data Science and Big Data Analytics at the Renmin University of China was officially launched in 2020. It was originated from the initiative of the five-university joint master program on big data analytics in 2014 and the undergraduate program in data science and big data technology in 2017. Our mission is to educate future data scientists. We dedicate to providing a solid foundation in data science for students with specialized domain knowledge such as business analytics, financial technology, health informatics, engineering systems, mathematics, and computer science. We embrace the opportunities and challenges to develop a world-class center of data science with lasting regional and global impact on society.