Actuaries play an important role in today’s world. They are business executives, professionally trained in the mathematical sciences, who specialize in evaluating financial risk. Determining the level of risk allows actuaries to design, analyze, price, and refine insurance programs that meet society’s needs.

Iowa has one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious actuarial science programs. Its internationally known faculty, its students’ high success rate on professional exams, and its graduates’ high job placement rate have earned the program a reputation as perhaps the best in the country.

Actuarial science class sizes are generally small to moderate, so students will have ample opportunities to interact with instructors.

Iowa’s program is rigorous and its students are academically strong. They receive thorough training in mathematics, probability, and statistics—one reason they enjoy such great success on professional exams.