Actuarial Science at Drake University

Every actuarial science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the actuarial science program at Drake University stacks up to those at other schools.

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and approximately 4,869 students attend the school each year. Of the 382 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Drake University in 2019, 65 of them were actuarial science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Actuarial Science section at the bottom of this page.

Drake Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

Drake Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at Drake compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The actuarial science major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Actuarial Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Actuarial Science Schools	1
Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Actuarial Science Schools	13

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Drake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the actuarial science majors at Drake University.

Drake Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in actuarial science from Drake in 2019, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical actuarial science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at Drake since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at Drake are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Drake University with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	36
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Drake also has a doctoral program available in actuarial science. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Business Statistics

Careers That Actuarial Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in actuarial science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Insurance Underwriters	1,850	$71,680
Business Professors	1,110	$114,450
Actuaries	530	$107,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Limitingflame1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.