19 Best universities for Development Studies 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 Development Studies. A graph of 746K citations received by 25.8K academic papers made by 19 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 Development Studies

#8 in Asia

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Development Studies

#20 in Asia

#241 in the World

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

3. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Development Studies

#28 in Asia

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

4. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Development Studies

#30 in Asia

#295 in the World

Founded: 1924

5. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Development Studies

#33 in Asia

#307 in the World

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

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Development Studies

#49 in Asia

#366 in the World

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

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Development Studies

#135 in Asia

#700 in the World

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

8. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Development Studies

#524 in Asia

#1750 in the World

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

9. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Development Studies

#752 in Asia

#2254 in the World

Founded: 1957

10. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Development Studies

#870 in Asia

#2494 in the World

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

11. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Development Studies

#887 in Asia

#2526 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

12. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Development Studies

#1073 in Asia

#2935 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

13. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Development Studies

#1237 in Asia

#3274 in the World

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

14. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Development Studies

#1269 in Asia

#3335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

15. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Development Studies

#1385 in Asia

#3569 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

16. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Development Studies

#1458 in Asia

#3712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

17. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Development Studies

#1546 in Asia

#3921 in the World

Founded: 1963

18. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Development Studies

#1704 in Asia

#4272 in the World

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

19. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Development Studies

#2025 in Asia

#5001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Development Studies in Israel based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Beersheba, and Haifa.

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