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

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

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Statistics and Actuarial Science faculty member co-authors article in journal Science

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Assistant professor Andrew Thomas is part of a team of scientists who are using AI to better understand nanoparticles.

CLAS students participate in second annual Hawkeye Datathon hosted by statistics and actuarial science

Monday, February 10, 2025
Students participated in the week-long event, undergoing unique practical training that will prepare them for a career in data science.

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