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Department of Mathematics and Statistics

We can help you build a career in fields including computational mathematics, statistics, and secondary teaching.

Collin Garmon

The diversity of the student body, the great faculty and the smaller class sizes are a few of the great things about this university. The faculty are more than willing to help you succeed and the smaller class sizes make it much easier to make connections.

Marcos Diaz Gutierrez

The classes were small and I was able to build relationships with [professors]. They were very supportive and I don’t feel I would have found this anywhere else.

Marcos Diaz Gutierrez, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, ’22

Julia Yanes Barrera

All my professors know me and I know them. Anytime I needed help, they were super helpful. They adapted to each of us.

Resources

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Student Resources

From scholarships to research opportunities, see how we can help you succeed.

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Who We Are

Faculty and Research

Our diverse faculty offer you a wide variety of experience and research.

Paying for College

Explore Scholarships

Explore PNW scholarships – including specialty ones for our students.

Stars Teach Here

Exploring the Depths of Mathematics

Nicoleta Tarfulea is a professor of mathematics in the PNW Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Professor Tarfulea’s research focuses on mathematical biology, partial differential equations and computational mathematics.

Path To A Cure

Giving Back Through Science

Professor Isaac-Lam’s research interest is medicinal chemistry that covers synthesis of therapeutics, brain imaging and mouse models for neurodegenerative diseases.

Story of Earth

Counting Back Billions of Years

Professor Hystad’s research focuses on solving statistical problems in the new and emerging fields of mineral evolution and mineral ecology. This research effort is an ongoing collaboration with mineralogists, geoscientists, and data scientists from several academic institutions, to characterize Earth in terms of the evolution of minerals.

 

News & Announcements

Grethe Hystad

Purdue University Northwest associate professor selected for NASA consortium project to search for signs of life

Purdue University Northwest faculty member Grethe Hystad, associate professor of Statistics, has been selected to join NASA’s Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research on a project to develop new ways to search for life in the solar system.

Ana-Marie Haiduc

Center for Faculty Excellence New Faculty Member Spotlight: Meet Ana-Maria Haiduc

Purdue University Northwest’s Center for Faculty Excellence proudly welcomes Ana-Maria Haiduc, lecturer of Mathematics, to the university’s 2025–26 faculty cohort.

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Purdue University Northwest students earn spring 2025 Dean’s List honors

The Purdue University Northwest (PNW) 2025 spring semester Dean’s List recognizes 1,746 undergraduate students for their academic achievements.

Upcoming Math and Stats Events

Jan 13

Spring 2026 Late Registration

Late registration is the first week of classes – January 12 to 16.

Jan 16

Last Day for 100% Refund for Spring 2026

Friday, January 16 is the last day to get a refund for full-term Spring 2026 courses. 

Jan 19

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – No Classes & Campuses are Closed

There are no classes and campuses are closed on Monday, January 19, 2026.

Jan 23

Deadline to Apply to Graduate for Spring 2026

Speak with your academic advisor to make sure you are eligible to graduate and submit your application.