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Home to the second oldest actuarial program in the country, you can choose between statistics, actuarial science, and data science. Many of our students double or even triple major in their interests.

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$80,000

Starting annual median salary for Actuarial Science graduates

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1913

Actuarial courses have been taught at Iowa every year since then.

302

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76

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News and announcements

Business Communication BootCamp on October 2 via Zoom

Monday, September 30, 2024
Business Communication BootCamp with Paul Hampton from Transamerica.

Congratulations UI actuarial alumnus, Dave Dillon!

Friday, September 13, 2024
The SOA announces Dave Dillon, UI actuarial alumnus, FSA, FCA, MAAA, of Dallas, TX, will serve as the 2024–2025 SOA President-Elect and Vice-Chair. UI has now “produced” six SOA presidents.

Events

PhD Prospectus - Ian Hultman

Thursday, October 10, 2024 10:30am to 12:20pm
Schaeffer Hall
PhD Prospectus - Ian Hultman

Whitney Huang - Colloquium Speaker

Thursday, October 10, 2024 3:15pm to 4:30pm
Virtual
Whitney Huang - Colloquium Speaker

Dan Zhu - Colloquium Speaker

Thursday, October 17, 2024 3:15pm to 4:30pm
Virtual
Dan Zhu - Colloquium Speaker

PhD Prospectus - Sreya Sarkar

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 11:30am to 1:20pm
Schaeffer Hall
PhD Prospectus - Sreya Sarkar
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