21 Best universities for Cyber Security in Israel

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Israel ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 997K citations received by 25.2K academic papers made by 21 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. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Cyber Security

#18 in Asia

#79 in the World

Founded: 1924

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Cyber Security

#20 in Asia

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Cyber Security

#32 in Asia

#115 in the World

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

4. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Cyber Security

#40 in Asia

#136 in the World

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

5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Cyber Security

#47 in Asia

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Cyber Security

#72 in Asia

#278 in the World

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

7. University of Haifa

For Cyber Security

#129 in Asia

#496 in the World

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

8. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Cyber Security

#468 in Asia

#1294 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

9. Ariel University

For Cyber Security

#631 in Asia

#1632 in the World

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

10. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Cyber Security

#779 in Asia

#1932 in the World

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

11. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Cyber Security

#1361 in Asia

#3096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

12. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Cyber Security

#1374 in Asia

#3123 in the World

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

13. Holon Institute of Technology

For Cyber Security

#1400 in Asia

#3170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

14. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Cyber Security

#1513 in Asia

#3440 in the World

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

15. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Cyber Security

#1782 in Asia

#4036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

16. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Cyber Security

#1783 in Asia

#4037 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

17. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Cyber Security

#1819 in Asia

#4112 in the World

Founded: 1963

18. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Cyber Security

#1865 in Asia

#4227 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1999

19. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Cyber Security

#1871 in Asia

#4236 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

20. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Cyber Security

#1956 in Asia

#4452 in the World

Founded: 1957

21. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Cyber Security

#1980 in Asia

#4503 in the World

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

The best cities to study Cyber Security in Israel based on the number of universities and their ranks are Haifa, Tel Aviv, Rehovot, and Jerusalem.