21 Best universities for Economics in Israel

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Israel ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 1.48M citations received by 63.6K 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. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Economics

#5 in Asia

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Economics

#9 in Asia

#114 in the World

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

3. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Economics

#22 in Asia

#229 in the World

Founded: 1924

4. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Economics

#27 in Asia

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

5. University of Haifa

For Economics

#41 in Asia

#320 in the World

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

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Economics

#48 in Asia

#347 in the World

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

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Economics

#92 in Asia

#561 in the World

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

8. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Economics

#297 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Enrollment: 7,011
Founded: 1994

9. Ariel University

For Economics

#498 in Asia

#1744 in the World

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

10. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Economics

#695 in Asia

#2158 in the World

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

11. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Economics

#751 in Asia

#2260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

12. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Economics

#995 in Asia

#2773 in the World

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

13. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Economics

#1048 in Asia

#2885 in the World

Founded: 1957

14. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Economics

#1164 in Asia

#3124 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

15. Holon Institute of Technology

For Economics

#1174 in Asia

#3141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

16. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Economics

#1376 in Asia

#3598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

17. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Economics

#1407 in Asia

#3660 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

18. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Economics

#1439 in Asia

#3725 in the World

Founded: 1963

19. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Economics

#1508 in Asia

#3870 in the World

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

20. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Economics

#1987 in Asia

#4909 in the World

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

21. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Economics

#2197 in Asia

#5442 in the World

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

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

Economics subfields in Israel

Actuarial Science8

Agricultural Economics4

Development Studies19

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics16

Environmental Economics5

International Economics7

International Relations and Diplomacy7

International Trade7

Investment Banking and Stock trading9

Political Economy7