62 Best universities for Actuarial Science in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Actuarial Science. A graph of 590K citations received by 21.3K academic papers made by 62 universities in England was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Actuarial Science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

2. University of Oxford

For Actuarial Science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of York

For Actuarial Science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

4. City, University of London

For Actuarial Science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1966

5. London Business School

For Actuarial Science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

6. University College London

For Actuarial Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. University of Cambridge

For Actuarial Science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. Imperial College London

For Actuarial Science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. University of Manchester

For Actuarial Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Founded: 1824

10. University of Sheffield

For Actuarial Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Founded: 1905

11. University of Warwick

For Actuarial Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

12. University of Nottingham

For Actuarial Science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Founded: 1948

13. University of Southampton

For Actuarial Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

14. University of Reading

For Actuarial Science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Founded: 1892

15. University of Bristol

For Actuarial Science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

16. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Actuarial Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Founded: 1963

17. King's College London

For Actuarial Science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

Founded: 1829

18. University of Leeds

For Actuarial Science

#20 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

Founded: 1904

19. Lancaster University

For Actuarial Science

#21 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

20. University of Bath

For Actuarial Science

#23 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

21. University of Birmingham

For Actuarial Science

#24 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Founded: 1900

22. University of Essex

For Actuarial Science

#25 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Founded: 1964

23. Brunel University London

For Actuarial Science

#27 in the United Kingdom

#75 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

24. University of Sussex

For Actuarial Science

#29 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

25. University of East Anglia

For Actuarial Science

#30 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

26. University of Liverpool

For Actuarial Science

#31 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

27. University of London

For Actuarial Science

#32 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

28. Durham University

For Actuarial Science

#33 in the United Kingdom

#94 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

29. University of Kent

For Actuarial Science

#34 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Founded: 1965

30. University of Exeter

For Actuarial Science

#35 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

31. Queen Mary University of London

For Actuarial Science

#37 in the United Kingdom

#115 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

32. University of Leicester

For Actuarial Science

#38 in the United Kingdom

#118 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

33. Loughborough University

For Actuarial Science

#40 in the United Kingdom

#129 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

34. Birkbeck, University of London

For Actuarial Science

#41 in the United Kingdom

#133 in Europe

Founded: 1823

35. University of Surrey

For Actuarial Science

#44 in the United Kingdom

#175 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

36. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Actuarial Science

#46 in the United Kingdom

#187 in Europe

Founded: 1954

37. University of Bradford

For Actuarial Science

#50 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

38. Cranfield University

For Actuarial Science

#51 in the United Kingdom

#208 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

39. University of Portsmouth

For Actuarial Science

#52 in the United Kingdom

#212 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

40. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Actuarial Science

#53 in the United Kingdom

#214 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. Nottingham Trent University

For Actuarial Science

#55 in the United Kingdom

#228 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

42. Aston University

For Actuarial Science

#56 in the United Kingdom

#232 in Europe

Founded: 1895

43. University of Plymouth

For Actuarial Science

#57 in the United Kingdom

#240 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

44. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Actuarial Science

#58 in the United Kingdom

#241 in Europe

Founded: 1849

45. London Metropolitan University

For Actuarial Science

#59 in the United Kingdom

#243 in Europe

Founded: 1848

46. Sheffield Hallam University

For Actuarial Science

#60 in the United Kingdom

#271 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

47. University of Huddersfield

For Actuarial Science

#61 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. University of Salford

For Actuarial Science

#62 in the United Kingdom

#277 in Europe

Founded: 1967

49. Keele University

For Actuarial Science

#63 in the United Kingdom

#278 in Europe

Founded: 1962

50. Bournemouth University

For Actuarial Science

#64 in the United Kingdom

#282 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

51. SOAS, University of London

For Actuarial Science

#65 in the United Kingdom

#287 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

52. Middlesex University

For Actuarial Science

#66 in the United Kingdom

#308 in Europe

Founded: 1973

53. University of Westminster

For Actuarial Science

#67 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

54. Oxford Brookes University

For Actuarial Science

#68 in the United Kingdom

#321 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

55. De Montfort University

For Actuarial Science

#69 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

56. University of the West of England

For Actuarial Science

#70 in the United Kingdom

#331 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

57. Coventry University

For Actuarial Science

#72 in the United Kingdom

#347 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

58. University of Hertfordshire

For Actuarial Science

#73 in the United Kingdom

#367 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

59. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Actuarial Science

#74 in the United Kingdom

#378 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Actuarial Science

#75 in the United Kingdom

#379 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. University of Greenwich

For Actuarial Science

#76 in the United Kingdom

#380 in Europe

Founded: 1890

62. Birmingham City University

For Actuarial Science

#78 in the United Kingdom

#410 in Europe

Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Actuarial Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	36
Scotland	9	9