Introduction:

　　本系成立於民國七十三年，招收社會組學生，自民國七十九年起本系開始改招收自然組學生，八十七學年度起增收社會組學生一班，首創招收兩種不同類組的學生。統計系成立後一直在穩定中發展，教師們除了教學和提供各界經常性的統計諮詢工作外，歷年來的服務對象包括各民間 企業團體、學術機構和各級政府單位，為應用統計打下極深厚的基礎。本系因教學認真，研究成果豐碩，碩士班早於民國八十二年成立，博士班也於民國九十年開始招生，成為中部地區第一所擁有博士班的統計系。 　

　　目前本系專任教師十四位，老師平均年齡 47 歲，且皆具博士學位並有多元化之背景，其大學主修分別為統計、數學、生物、工工、管理科學等。若為主修統計者其博士學位為統計相關之學位，此一特色在全國大專院校中並不多見。每位老師教學經驗豐富且積極從事研究，像今年國科會研究計畫即通過十件。

　　The TungHai university consists of seven colleges (Arts, Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Social Science, and Fine Arts and Creative Design), thirty three departments and thirty three graduate institutes with a total enrollment of about 15,000 students. The College of Management consists of seven departments (Business Administration, International Trade, Accounting, Statistics, Finance, and Information Management). The Department of Statistics was established in 1984. Between 1984 and 1989, the department annually recruited a class of about 50-60 Category 1(social science category) students through the Joint College and University Entrance Examination(JCUEE). Since 1990, the department had switched to recruit the Category 2(natural science category) students. Since 1998, the department had recruited an additional class of 50 Category 1 students. Currently the department has a total enrollment of 362 students of whom 58% are male students.