Actuarial Science at Heriot-Watt University
Actuarial Science (BSc (Hons), GG13) at Heriot-Watt University asked for AAB - AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Published as AAB - AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check hw.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 192–207 points. 15% had fewer than the 144 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a degree 10%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- GG13 · G1 mathematics + G3 statistics
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) for the purpose of eligibility for Graduate Statistician status. More ↗
Accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
78%
still studying
UK 89%
11%
left higher education
UK 10%
12%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%89%
Learning opportunities84%86%
Assessment and feedback61%82%
Academic support79%94%
Organisation and management79%87%
Learning resources86%90%
Student voice81%81%
15 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£32k5 years£41k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working5% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed25% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
50%
use what they learned
UK 47%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals50%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Finance Professionals10%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Mathematics at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Mathematical and Theoretical Physics MMath (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Actuarial Science this course | AAB - AAA | 192–207 |
| King's College London, University of London | Mathematics and Philosophy BSc (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Computer Science and Mathematics Msci (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Actuarial Science BSc (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Exeter | Computer Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Computing Science/Mathematics Msci (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Actuarial Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAA - A*BB | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Mathematics and Computer Science BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
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