22 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Israel

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Israel ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 3.46M citations received by 100K academic papers made by 22 universities in Israel was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#13 in Asia

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#23 in Asia

#84 in the World

Founded: 1924

3. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#42 in Asia

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

4. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#60 in Asia

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

5. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#65 in Asia

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#102 in Asia

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

7. University of Haifa

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#136 in Asia

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

8. Ariel University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#720 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1982

9. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#788 in Asia

#1911 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

10. Holon Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#961 in Asia

#2224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

11. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1247 in Asia

#2779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,776
Founded: 1969

12. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1401 in Asia

#3111 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

13. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1524 in Asia

#3373 in the World

Founded: 1957

14. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1731 in Asia

#3873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1949

15. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1804 in Asia

#4052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

16. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1851 in Asia

#4165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1996

17. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1888 in Asia

#4254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 14,500
Founded: 1996

18. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1912 in Asia

#4324 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

19. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1966 in Asia

#4457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,800
Founded: 1970

20. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2004 in Asia

#4552 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1999

21. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2062 in Asia

#4702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

22. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2135 in Asia

#4890 in the World

Founded: 1963

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Israel based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, and Beersheba.