Universities & Colleges with Actuarial Programs (UCAP)
The SOA listing of Universities and Colleges with Actuarial Programs (UCAP) serves as a resource for students looking for a university/college actuarial program. The information provided for the schools on the UCAP list has undergone some review by the SOA, but should be verified by the student considering the program.
Being part of the UCAP list has several benefits for the university/college. Benefits and Reimbursement Applications.
The UCAP list includes the universities and colleges that have met eligibility requirements at the following three levels of recognition:
- UCAP–Introductory Curriculum (UCAP-IC): Must maintain course coverage for at least two SOA preliminary exams and have approved courses for at least one VEE topic area.
- UCAP–Advanced Curriculum (UCAP-AC): Must maintain course coverage for at least four SOA preliminary exams with one of those being Exam LTAM or Exam STAM and approved courses for all Validation by Educational Experience (VEE) topic areas.
- Centers of Actuarial Excellence (CAE): CAE have attained the highest level of recognition the SOA offers universities. They must maintain eight specific requirements related to degree, curriculum, graduate count, faculty composition, graduate quality, appropriate academic integration, connection to industry, and research/scholarship. Learn more about CAE.
Resources
- SOA Explorer Map - UCAP schools also appear on the SOA Explorer map.
- Questions to ask a university/college actuarial program contact
UCAP List
The UCAP list may be sorted using the arrows on the column headings.
| Name | Level of Actuarial Courses Offered | SOA Recognition Tier | State/Province | Country/Territory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University | Bachelors | CAE/UEC | Texas | United States |
| Anahuac University -Test | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Huixquilucan | Mexico |
| Anderson University | Bachelors | CAE/UEC | Indiana | United States |
| Appalachian State University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | North Carolina | United States |
| Arcadia University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Arizona State University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Arizona | United States |
| Asbury University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Kentucky | United States |
| Ashland University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Ohio | United States |
| Asia Pacific University of Technology Innovation | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| Auburn University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Alabama | United States |
| Austin Peay State University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Tennessee | United States |
| Australian National University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Australian Capital Territory | Australia |
| Ball State University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Indiana | United States |
| Baruch College | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | New York | United States |
| Bellarmine University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Kentucky | United States |
| Beloit College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Wisconsin | United States |
| Bendictine University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Illinois | United States |
| Bentley University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Massachuetts | United States |
| Binghamton University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | New York | United States |
| Bob Jones University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | South Carolina | United States |
| Boston University | Masters | UCAP-AC | Massachusetts | United States |
| Bowling Green State University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Ohio | United States |
| Bradley University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Illinois | United States |
| Brigham Young University | Bachelors | CAE | Utah | United States |
| Brooklyn College, CUNY | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | New York | United States |
| Bryant University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Rhode Island | United States |
| Butler University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Indianapolis | United States |
| California Baptist University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | California | United States |
| California State University Fullerton | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | California | United States |
| Canisius College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| Carroll University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Wisconsin | United States |
| Central Connecticut State | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Connecticut | United States |
| Central Michigan University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Michigan | United States |
| Central University of Finance and Economics | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Beijing | China |
| Central Washington University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Washington | United States |
| Clark University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Massachusetts | United States |
| Clemson University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | South Carolina | United States |
| Columbia University | Masters | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| Concordia University - Montreal, Quebec | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Quebec | Canada |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Wisconsin | United States |
| Dalhousie University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Nova Scotia | Canada |
| Depaul University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Illinois | United States |
| DePauw University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Indiana | United States |
| Dordt University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Iowa | United States |
| Drake University | Bachelors | CAE | Iowa | United States |
| Drexel University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Philadelphia | United States |
| East Carolina University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | North Carolina | United States |
| East China Normal University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-AC | Shanghai | China |
| Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Elizabethtown College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Feng Chia University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Taiwan | Taiwan |
| Ferris State University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Michigan | United States |
| Florida State University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Florida | United States |
| Fudan University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Shanghai | China |
| Gannon University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| George Mason University | Masters | UCAP-AC | Virginia | United States |
| Georgia State University | Bachelors, Masters | CAE | Georgia | United States |
| Hanyang University-Ansan | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-AC | Gyeonggido | South Korea |
| Heriot-Watt University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Edinburgh, Scotland | United Kingdom (uk) |
| Heriot-Watt University Malaysia | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Putrajaya | Malaysia |
| Hofstra University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| Hunan University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Hunan | China |
| Illinois State University | Bachelors, Masters | CAE | Illinois | United States |
| Indiana University - Purdue University in Indianapolis | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Indiana | United States |
| Indiana University Northwest | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Indiana | United States |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Indiana | United States |
| Iowa State University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Iowa | United States |
| Jilin University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Jilin | China |
| Kent State University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Ohio | United States |
| Kettering University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Michigan | United States |
| Kuwait University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Khalidya | Kuwait |
| Lebanon Valley College | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Lee University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Tennessee | United States |
| Lindenwood University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Missouri | United States |
| Lock Haven University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Louisiana State University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Louisiana | United States |
| Macquarie University | Bachelors, Masters | CAE | New South Wales | Australia |
| Maryville University of St. Louis | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Missouri | United States |
| MBOA International University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Center Region | Cameroon |
| McGill University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Quebec | Canada |
| McKendree University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Illinois | United States |
| McMaster University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Ontario | Canada |
| Miami University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Ohio | United States |
| Michigan State University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Michigan | United States |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Tennessee | United States |
| Millikin University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Illinois | United States |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Wisconsin | United States |
| Minnesota State University - Mankato | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Minnesota | United States |
| Minnesota State University - Moorhead | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Minnesota | United States |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Missouri | United States |
| Morgan State University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Maryland | United States |
| Murray State University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Kentucky | United States |
| Nankai University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-AC | Tianjin | China |
| Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University | Bachelors, PhD | UCAP-AC | Singapore | Singapore |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | New Jersey | United States |
| New York University Stern School of Business | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | New York | United States |
| Ningbo University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Zhejiang | China |
| North Central College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Illinois | United States |
| Northeastern University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Massachusetts | United States |
| Northern Arizona University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Arizona | United States |
| Northern Illinois University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Illinois | United States |
| Northwestern College | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Iowa | United States |
| Norwich University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Vermont | United States |
| Notre Dame University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Louaize | Lebanon |
| Ohio Northern University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Ohio | United States |
| Ohio University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Ohio | United States |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Illinois | United States |
| Oregon State University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-IC | Oregon | United States |
| Otterbein University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Ohio | United States |
| Paris Institute of Statistics | Masters | UCAP-AC | Paris | France |
| Pennsylvania State University | Bachelors | CAE | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Purdue University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Indiana | United States |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Indiana | United States |
| Renmin University of China | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-AC | Beijing | China |
| Rider University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New Jersey | United States |
| Roanoke College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Virginia | United States |
| Robert Morris University | Bachelors | CAE | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| Roosevelt University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Illinois | United States |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick Campus | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New Jersey | United States |
| Saint John Fisher College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| Saint Joseph's University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Saint Louis University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Missouri | United States |
| Saint Mary's College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Indiana | United States |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Minnesota | United States |
| Shenzhen University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Guangdong | China |
| Shippensburg University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Siena College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| Simon Fraser University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | British Columbia | Canada |
| Simpson College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Iowa | United States |
| Singapore Management University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Singapore | Singapore |
| Slippery Rock University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Soongsil University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-IC | Seoul | South Korea |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Missouri | United States |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Illinois | United States |
| Southern University of Science and Technology | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Guangdong | China |
| Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Sichuan | China |
| Spring Arbor University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Michigan | United States |
| St. Francis Xavier University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Nova Scotia | Canada |
| St. John's University | Bachelors, Masters | CAE | New York | United States |
| St. Marys University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Texas | United States |
| State University of New York, The College at Brockport | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| Stony Brook University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| Suffolk University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Massachusetts | United States |
| SUN Yat-sen University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Guangdong | China |
| Sunway University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Selangor | Malaysia |
| Taylor University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Indiana | United States |
| Taylor's University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Selangor | Malaysia |
| Temple University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Texas A&M University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Texas | United States |
| Texas Christian University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Texas | United States |
| The American University in Cairo | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Cairo | Egypt |
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Bachelors | CAE | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| The College of New Jersey | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New Jersey | United States |
| The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Masters | UCAP-IC | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| The Ohio State University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-AC | Ohio | United States |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| The University of Findlay | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Ohio | United States |
| The University of Hong Kong | Bachelors | CAE | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| The University of Iowa | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Iowa | United States |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | North Carolina | United States |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Texas | United States |
| The University of Toledo | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Ohio | United States |
| Thiel College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| Towson University | Bachelors, Masters | CAE | Maryland | United States |
| UCLA | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | California | United States |
| UCSI University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Kulua Lumpur | Malaysia |
| Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Masters | UCAP-IC | Madrid | Spain |
| Université de Montréal | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-AC | Quebec | Canada |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | Bachelors, Masters | CAE | Quebec | Canada |
| Université Laval | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Quebec | Canada |
| Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Selangor | Malaysia |
| Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Selangor | Malaysia |
| University at Albany, SUNY | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| University at Buffalo, SUNY | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| University of Akron | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Ohio | United States |
| University of Alabama | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Alabama | United States |
| University of Barcelona | Masters | UCAP-IC | Barcelona | Spain |
| University of Calgary | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-AC | Alberta | Canada |
| University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-AC | California | United States |
| University of Central Florida | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Florida | United States |
| University of Central Missouri | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Missouri | United States |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Oklahoma | United States |
| University of Cincinnati | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Ohio | United States |
| University of Connecticut | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Connecticut | United States |
| University of Evansville | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Indiana | United States |
| University of Florida | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Florida | United States |
| University of Georgia | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Georgia | United States |
| University of Hartford | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Connecticut | United States |
| University of Houston - Clear Lake | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Texas | United States |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Illinois | United States |
| University of Indianapolis | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Indiana | United States |
| University of International Business and Economics | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-IC | Beijing | Canada |
| University of Lisbon/ISEG (Lisboa School of Economics and Management) | Masters, PhD | UCAP-AC | Lisbon | Portugal |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Louisiana | United States |
| University of Louisville | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Kentucky | United States |
| University of Maine at Farmington | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Maine | United States |
| University of Malaya | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| University of Manitoba | Bachelors, Masters | CAE | Manitoba | Canada |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Massachusetts | United States |
| University of Melbourne | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Victoria | Australia |
| University of Michigan | Bachelors, Masters | CAE | Michigan | United States |
| University of Michigan - Flint | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Michigan | United States |
| University of Minnesota | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Minnesota | United States |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Minnesota | United States |
| University of Missouri - Columbia | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Missouri | United States |
| University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Bachelors, Masters | CAE | Nebraska | United States |
| University of Nevada - Reno | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Nevada | United States |
| University of New Brunswick | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New Brunswick | Canada |
| University of New South Wales Australia | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | New South Wales | Australia |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | North Carolina | United States |
| University of North Florida | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Florida | United States |
| University of North Texas | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Texas | United States |
| University of Northern Iowa | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-IC | Iowa | United States |
| University of Notre Dame | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Indiana | United States |
| University of Pittsburgh | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| University of Regina | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Saskatchewan | Canada |
| University of Rochester | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New York | United States |
| University of Saint Joseph | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Connecticut | United States |
| University of South Carolina | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | South Carolina | United States |
| University of Southern Indiana | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Indiana | United States |
| University of St. Francis | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Illinois | United States |
| University of St. Thomas | Bachelors | CAE | Minnesota | United States |
| University of Texas at Austin | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Texas | United States |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Texas | United States |
| University of the Pacific | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | California | United States |
| University of Toronto | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Ontario | Canada |
| University of Vermont | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Vermont | United States |
| University of Waterloo | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Ontario | Canada |
| University of Windsor | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Ontario | Canada |
| University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Wisconsin | United States |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Wisconsin | United States |
| University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | CAE | Wisconsin | United States |
| University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Wisconsin | United States |
| University of Wisconsin - Whitewater | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Wisconsin | United States |
| Utah State University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Utah | United States |
| Utah Valley University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Utah | United States |
| Valparaiso University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Indiana | United States |
| Wabash College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Indiana | United States |
| Wartburg College | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Iowa | United States |
| Washburn University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Kansas | United States |
| West Chester University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| West Virginia University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | West Virginia | United States |
| Western Carolina University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | North Carolina | United States |
| Western New England University | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Massachusetts | United States |
| Western University | Bachelors | CAE | Ontario | Canada |
| Westfield State University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Massachusetts | United States |
| Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Pennsylvania | United States |
| William Paterson University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | New Jersey | United States |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Bachelors | UCAP-AC | Massachusetts | United States |
| Wright State University | Bachelors | UCAP-IC | Ohio | United States |
| York University | Bachelors, Masters, PhD | UCAP-AC | Ontario | Canada |
| Youngstown State University | Bachelors, Masters | UCAP-AC | Ohio | United States |