ACTUARIAL SCIENCE, bachelor

Actuaries are responsible for determining rates and premiums on insurance policies (e.g., life, health, home, and auto) and forecasting future events affecting insurance programs' soundness. Some actuaries work with consulting firms as advisors to corporations regarding human resources and pension benefits. Government agencies, such as the Social Security Administration or insurance regulatory boards, also employ actuaries. Actuaries can specialize in life and health insurance, property and casualty insurance, or pension benefit programs. The department of mathematics encourages developing skills in analytical thinking and problem solving that prepare our students for life beyond DePauw. Actuarial Science is a collection of mathematical and statistical techniques that can calculate the monetary value of uncertain future events. Actuaries apply these principles and techniques to solve problems in finance, insurance, and related fields. Actuaries are involved with every aspect of the insurance industry and must possess strong mathematical skills and solid business background to apply their technical knowledge.

CAREER OPTIONS

Accountant, Actuary, Budget analyst, Cost estimator, Data analyst, Economist, Financial planner, Fraud investigator, Insurance underwriter, Inventory control specialist, Market researcher, Mathematician, Meteorologist, Purchasing agent, Risk analyst, Software engineer, Statistician, Teacher/professor.

DePauw is a place that attracts a specific kind of person. A person with many talents and the will to lead. A person who will find success in any role or discipline they seek. We promise small classes, innovative teaching, and an emphasis on free-thinking and dialogue. It's a promise that empowers students to impact the world even before they leave campus. Thirty per cent of DePauw students engage in real-world research with faculty members, and we encourage students to take on two or more internships during their time here. DePauw ranks in the top 10 for producing business executives and Fulbright Scholars. And 94 per cent of our students have a job or plan to attend a graduate, service, or fellowship program before graduation. That's what we call Uncommon Success.

DePauw is a fully residential liberal arts college, which means conversations spillover from the seminar table to the dining hall to the student lounge. Students embark on collaborative adventures with staff and faculty, local community members and alumni, and dorm-room peers, forming lifelong connections and impactful partnerships that often extend into their careers.

DePauw prepares you for a life of meaning and means; we enable you to join legions of alumni who are leaders the world needs. Extraordinary professors will teach you in small, exciting classes, live and study with peers whose diversity enriches the community, and supporting you as you pursue your academic and experiential passions.

DePauw University develops leaders the world needs through an uncommon commitment to the liberal arts.

DePauw's diverse and inclusive learning and living experience, distinctive in its rigorous intellectual engagement and its global and experiential learning opportunities, leads to a life of meaning and means. DePauw prepares graduates who support and create positive change in their communities and the world.