The Department of Statistics & Data Science of CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus strives to shape outstanding data scientists and analysts with ethical and human values to reshape the nation's destiny. The training imparted aims to prepare young minds for the challenging opportunities in the IT industry with a global awareness rooted in the Indian soil, nourished and supported by experts in the field. The Department of Data Science endeavours to imbibe the vision of the University “Excellence and Service”. The department is committed to this philosophy which pervades every aspect and functioning of the department. To accomplish our mission, the department encourages students to apply their acquired knowledge and skills towards professional achievements in their careers. The department also molds the students to be socially responsible and ethically sound.

Department of Statistics & Data Science of CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Lavasa is established to shape students into outstanding Data Scientist and Analytics professionals with ethical and human values. The department offers various undergraduate and post-graduate programmes viz. Bachelor of Science in Data Science, Master of Science in Data Science, Bachelor of Science in Economics & Analytics,  Master of Science in Economics & Analytics, and Doctor of Philosophy in the areas of Data Science. Double Major Degree in BSc[Computer Science,Data Science/Honors/Honours with Research] and BSc[Economics,Statistics /Honors/Honours with Research] 
The department has rich expertise in terms of faculty resources who are well trained in various fields like Data Science, Data Security, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Networking, Data Mining, Big Data, Text Mining, Knowledge Representation, Soft Computing, and Cloud Computing. The department has a wide variety of labs set up, namely Machine learning lab, Data Analytics Lab, Open Source lab, etc. exclusively for the hands-on training of students for their lab-oriented courses and research.
The department intermittently organizes hands-on workshops on recent technologies like Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Hadoop, etc., for the students to make them ready for the industry. The department also equips students with a holistic education to be better citizens.