Actuarial Science and Mathematics at University of Manchester
Actuarial Science and Mathematics (BSc (Hons), NG31) at University of Manchester asked for A*AA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on manchester.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 points · around 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 manchester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 176–191 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 152 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a foundation course 15%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- NG31 · N3 finance + G1 mathematics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
This course is accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) and meets the educational requirements for the Chartered Mathematician (CMath) designation. It is also recognised as meeting the educational requirements for IMA membership at the appropriate level, from Student Member to Fellow. More ↗
Accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 89%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%89%
Learning opportunities82%86%
Assessment and feedback85%82%
Academic support79%94%
Organisation and management95%87%
Learning resources95%90%
Student voice89%81%
20 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£31k5 years£42k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
64% working14% working and studying9% studying7% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
79%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
72%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
46%
use what they learned
UK 47%
- Finance Professionals19%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals14%
- Business and public service associate professionals12%
- Information Technology Professionals11%
- Teaching Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 115 graduates · 59% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M13 9PL
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Mathematics and Statistics Foundation year Fd cert | 136 - 153 points | 128–143 |
| King's College London, University of London | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| Lancaster University | Mathematics MSci (Hon) | 152 points | 144–159 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Financial Mathematics and Statistics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of Bath | Economics and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematics Msci (Hon) | 152 points | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | Data Science BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Mathematics (Faster Route) BSc (Hons) | 152 points | 192–207 |
| University of Manchester | Actuarial Science and Mathematics this course | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Nottingham | Financial Mathematics BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | 152 points | 192–207 |
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