60 Best universities for Actuarial Science in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 395K citations received by 19.3K academic papers made by 60 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

#2 in Europe

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

2. University of York

For Actuarial Science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

3. University of Oxford

For Actuarial Science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. London Business School

For Actuarial Science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

5. City, University of London

For Actuarial Science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1966

6. University College London

For Actuarial Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. University of Cambridge

For Actuarial Science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. Imperial College London

For Actuarial Science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. University of Manchester

For Actuarial Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Founded: 1824

10. University of Sheffield

For Actuarial Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Founded: 1905

11. University of Nottingham

For Actuarial Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Founded: 1948

12. University of Warwick

For Actuarial Science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

13. University of Southampton

For Actuarial Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

14. University of Reading

For Actuarial Science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1892

15. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Actuarial Science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Founded: 1963

16. University of Bristol

For Actuarial Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

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

17. Lancaster University

For Actuarial Science

#20 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

18. University of Leeds

For Actuarial Science

#21 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Founded: 1904

19. King's College London

For Actuarial Science

#22 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Founded: 1829

20. University of Bath

For Actuarial Science

#25 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

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

21. University of Essex

For Actuarial Science

#26 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Founded: 1964

22. University of Birmingham

For Actuarial Science

#27 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Founded: 1900

23. University of Sussex

For Actuarial Science

#28 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

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

24. University of East Anglia

For Actuarial Science

#29 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

25. Brunel University London

For Actuarial Science

#30 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

26. University of Liverpool

For Actuarial Science

#31 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

27. Durham University

For Actuarial Science

#32 in the United Kingdom

#94 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

28. University of Leicester

For Actuarial Science

#33 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

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

29. University of Exeter

For Actuarial Science

#35 in the United Kingdom

#106 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

30. University of Kent

For Actuarial Science

#37 in the United Kingdom

#120 in Europe

Founded: 1965

31. Queen Mary University of London

For Actuarial Science

#38 in the United Kingdom

#121 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

32. Birkbeck, University of London

For Actuarial Science

#39 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Founded: 1823

33. University of London

For Actuarial Science

#40 in the United Kingdom

#133 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

34. Loughborough University

For Actuarial Science

#41 in the United Kingdom

#134 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

35. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Actuarial Science

#44 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

Founded: 1954

36. Cranfield University

For Actuarial Science

#48 in the United Kingdom

#187 in Europe

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

37. University of Surrey

For Actuarial Science

#49 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

38. University of Bradford

For Actuarial Science

#50 in the United Kingdom

#189 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

39. Aston University

For Actuarial Science

#53 in the United Kingdom

#225 in Europe

Founded: 1895

40. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Actuarial Science

#54 in the United Kingdom

#228 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. Nottingham Trent University

For Actuarial Science

#55 in the United Kingdom

#229 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

42. London Metropolitan University

For Actuarial Science

#56 in the United Kingdom

#230 in Europe

Founded: 1848

43. University of Plymouth

For Actuarial Science

#57 in the United Kingdom

#236 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

44. University of Salford

For Actuarial Science

#58 in the United Kingdom

#240 in Europe

Founded: 1967

45. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Actuarial Science

#59 in the United Kingdom

#249 in Europe

Founded: 1849

46. University of Portsmouth

For Actuarial Science

#60 in the United Kingdom

#256 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

47. Bournemouth University

For Actuarial Science

#62 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

48. University of Huddersfield

For Actuarial Science

#63 in the United Kingdom

#268 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

49. SOAS, University of London

For Actuarial Science

#64 in the United Kingdom

#275 in Europe

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

50. Oxford Brookes University

For Actuarial Science

#65 in the United Kingdom

#276 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

51. University of Westminster

For Actuarial Science

#66 in the United Kingdom

#282 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

52. Keele University

For Actuarial Science

#67 in the United Kingdom

#299 in Europe

Founded: 1962

53. University of the West of England

For Actuarial Science

#68 in the United Kingdom

#313 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

54. De Montfort University

For Actuarial Science

#69 in the United Kingdom

#315 in Europe

Founded: 1992

55. Coventry University

For Actuarial Science

#70 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

56. Middlesex University

For Actuarial Science

#71 in the United Kingdom

#333 in Europe

Founded: 1973

57. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Actuarial Science

#72 in the United Kingdom

#338 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. Sheffield Hallam University

For Actuarial Science

#73 in the United Kingdom

#349 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. University of Greenwich

For Actuarial Science

#74 in the United Kingdom

#369 in Europe

Founded: 1890

60. Birmingham City University

For Actuarial Science

#75 in the United Kingdom

#371 in Europe

Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Actuarial Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	4	34
Scotland	9	8