Best Universities for Actuarial Science in North America

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Actuarial Science. A graph of 1.9M citations received by 51.9K academic papers made by 300 universities in North America 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. Harvard University

For Actuarial Science

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

2. University of Pennsylvania

For Actuarial Science

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

3. Stanford University

For Actuarial Science

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

4. University of Chicago

For Actuarial Science

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

5. University of California - Berkeley

For Actuarial Science

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

6. New York University

For Actuarial Science

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Actuarial Science

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

8. Columbia University

For Actuarial Science

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Actuarial Science

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

10. Cornell University

For Actuarial Science

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

11. University of California - Los Angeles

For Actuarial Science

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

12. Yale University

For Actuarial Science

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Actuarial Science

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

14. University of Toronto

For Actuarial Science

#1 in Canada
#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Actuarial Science

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

16. University of Washington - Seattle

For Actuarial Science

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

17. Duke University

For Actuarial Science

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

18. Northwestern University

For Actuarial Science

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

19. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Actuarial Science

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

20. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Actuarial Science

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

21. University of Texas at Austin

For Actuarial Science

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

22. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Actuarial Science

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

23. Boston University

For Actuarial Science

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

24. McMaster University

For Actuarial Science

#2 in Canada
#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

25. Pennsylvania State University

For Actuarial Science

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

26. University of Maryland - College Park

For Actuarial Science

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

27. Ohio State University

For Actuarial Science

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

28. Johns Hopkins University

For Actuarial Science

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

29. Carnegie Mellon University

For Actuarial Science

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

30. Princeton University

For Actuarial Science

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

31. University of British Columbia

For Actuarial Science

#3 in Canada
#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

32. University of Southern California

For Actuarial Science

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

33. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Actuarial Science

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

34. Washington University in St Louis

For Actuarial Science

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

35. George Washington University

For Actuarial Science

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

36. Vanderbilt University

For Actuarial Science

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Actuarial Science

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

38. University of Virginia

For Actuarial Science

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

39. Georgia State University

For Actuarial Science

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

40. University of Georgia

For Actuarial Science

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

41. Boston College

For Actuarial Science

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,159

42. University of Waterloo

For Actuarial Science

#4 in Canada
#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

43. Temple University

For Actuarial Science

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

44. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Actuarial Science

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

45. Emory University

For Actuarial Science

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$28,367

46. University of Iowa

For Actuarial Science

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

47. University of Pittsburgh

For Actuarial Science

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

48. Dartmouth College

For Actuarial Science

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,078

49. University of Florida

For Actuarial Science

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

50. University of California-San Diego

For Actuarial Science

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

51. University of Rochester

For Actuarial Science

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

52. Purdue University

For Actuarial Science

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

53. University of Connecticut

For Actuarial Science

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

54. University of California - Davis

For Actuarial Science

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

55. University of Colorado Boulder

For Actuarial Science

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

56. York University

For Actuarial Science

#5 in Canada
#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

57. Michigan State University

For Actuarial Science

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

58. Simon Fraser University

For Actuarial Science

#6 in Canada
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1965

59. University of California - Irvine

For Actuarial Science

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

60. Georgetown University

For Actuarial Science

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,049

61. Iowa State University

For Actuarial Science

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

62. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Actuarial Science

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

63. University of Arizona

For Actuarial Science

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

64. University of Alberta

For Actuarial Science

#7 in Canada
#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

65. University of Kentucky

For Actuarial Science

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

66. University of Alabama

For Actuarial Science

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

67. Florida State University

For Actuarial Science

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

68. Fordham University

For Actuarial Science

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$37,583

69. George Mason University

For Actuarial Science

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

70. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Actuarial Science

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

71. University of Texas at Dallas

For Actuarial Science

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$15,140
Enrollment
29,696

72. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Actuarial Science

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$13,432

73. Syracuse University

For Actuarial Science

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,545

74. University of California - San Francisco

For Actuarial Science

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

75. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Actuarial Science

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

76. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Actuarial Science

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

77. University of Oregon

For Actuarial Science

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$13,590
Enrollment
22,257

78. Western University

For Actuarial Science

#8 in Canada
#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

79. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Actuarial Science

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

80. Queen's University

For Actuarial Science

#9 in Canada
#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

81. University of Kansas

For Actuarial Science

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

82. University of Houston

For Actuarial Science

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

83. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Actuarial Science

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

84. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Actuarial Science

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

85. Loyola University Chicago

For Actuarial Science

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,371

86. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Actuarial Science

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

87. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Actuarial Science

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

88. McGill University

For Actuarial Science

#10 in Canada
#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

89. University of Calgary

For Actuarial Science

#11 in Canada
#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

90. Brown University

For Actuarial Science

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

91. University of Utah

For Actuarial Science

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

92. University of South Florida

For Actuarial Science

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

93. Northeastern University

For Actuarial Science

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,927

94. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Actuarial Science

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

95. University of Miami

For Actuarial Science

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492

96. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Actuarial Science

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

97. Southern Methodist University

For Actuarial Science

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$41,986

98. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Actuarial Science

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,048

99. Texas Tech University

For Actuarial Science

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

100. Lehigh University

For Actuarial Science

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1408
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,539