Statistics major has been added to the Mathematics Department since 1963. And, in 1970, the Math Department was renamed to the Mathematics and Statistics Department. This department offers programs at both Bachelor of Statistics and Master of Statistics levels.  However, due to extreme workloads of both majors, this department was later separated into two departments of Math and the department of Statistics. Thus, ever since 1990, the Statistic Department became an independent department. The department is currently training doctoral, master's and bachelor's students and provides statistical courses to various departments and faculties of the university every semester.

     The Department of Statistics of Shiraz University is one of the most prestigious statistics departments in the country; many great figures used to and are still teaching at this department such as the late professor Javad Behbodian, Dr. Ahmadreza Soltani, and Dr. Mohammad Sadoukyalvandi.

     This department has presented numerous scientific articles in national and international conferences and seminars and has published various articles in various credible journals. In addition, the faculty members of the department have translated and authored several books. This department is equipped with a library which has English and Farsi books on statistics.

     This department has had multiple impressive achievements in areas such authoring, translating and compiling various statistical books, publishing various articles in prominent scientific journals, winning various awards, including the Dr. Kermani Award by Dr. Ahmadreza Soltani, holding the 8th Iran Statistics Conference in the summer of 1985, holding the fourth specialized seminar on reliability theory and its applications and holding several workshops on stochastic processes.