by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Actuarial Science is the 278th most popular major in the country with 2,055 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,565 actuarial science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major” ranking, we looked at 122 colleges that offer a degree in actuarial science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in actuarial science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree actuarial science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arcadia University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major. Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 122 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lebanon Valley College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lebanon Valley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Annville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major list. University of Maine at Farmington is located in Farmington, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Actuarial Science at University of Maine at Farmington
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 154 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Bentley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major list. Bentley University is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 33 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, North Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major list. Naperville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Roanoke College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major ranking, coming in at #8. Roanoke College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Robert Morris University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major ranking. Located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Siena College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major ranking. Siena College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loudonville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Otterbein University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major list. Otterbein University is a small school located in Westerville, Ohio that handed out 8 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Wartburg College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major list. Wartburg College is a small school located in Waverly, Iowa that handed out 6 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Actuarial Science at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Butler University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major ranking. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Central College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major ranking, coming in at #15. Central College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pella, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Dordt University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major ranking. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major ranking, coming in at #17. Milwaukee School of Engineering is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 19 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Carroll University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major ranking, coming in at #19. Carroll U is located in Waukesha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
DePauw University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major list. Located in Greencastle, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Baruch College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s actuarial science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #22, Olivet College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major list. Olivet College is located in Olivet, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Elizabethtown College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major list. Elizabethtown College is located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major ranking, coming in at #24. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read more about Actuarial Science at University of Connecticut
Simpson College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Actuarial Science Major ranking. Simpson College is located in Indianola, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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