24 Best universities for Engineering 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 Engineering. A graph of 10.9M citations received by 328K academic papers made by 24 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 Engineering

#39 in Asia

#117 in the World

Founded: 1924

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Engineering

#41 in Asia

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Engineering

#57 in Asia

#184 in the World

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

4. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Engineering

#65 in Asia

#205 in the World

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

5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Engineering

#84 in Asia

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Engineering

#136 in Asia

#473 in the World

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

7. University of Haifa

For Engineering

#322 in Asia

#935 in the World

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

8. Ariel University

For Engineering

#687 in Asia

#1666 in the World

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

9. Holon Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#987 in Asia

#2243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

10. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Engineering

#1336 in Asia

#2925 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

11. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Engineering

#1441 in Asia

#3142 in the World

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

12. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Engineering

#1715 in Asia

#3734 in the World

Founded: 1957

13. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Engineering

#1750 in Asia

#3821 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

14. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Engineering

#1800 in Asia

#3946 in the World

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

15. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Engineering

#1949 in Asia

#4295 in the World

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

16. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Engineering

#2064 in Asia

#4609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

17. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Engineering

#2149 in Asia

#4860 in the World

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

18. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Engineering

#2158 in Asia

#4878 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1999

19. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Engineering

#2165 in Asia

#4898 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

20. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Engineering

#2208 in Asia

#5018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

21. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Engineering

#2324 in Asia

#5318 in the World

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

22. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Engineering

#2341 in Asia

#5353 in the World

Founded: 1963

23. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Israel | Jerusalem

For Engineering

#2695 in Asia

#6383 in the World

Founded: 1906

24. Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies

Israel | Jerusalem

For Engineering

#2741 in Asia

#6537 in the World

Enrollment: 400
Founded: 1984

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

Engineering subfields in Israel

Acoustical Engineering20

Aerospace Engineering15

Agricultural Engineering4

Applied/Engineering Physics6

Architectural Engineering8

Automation and Control engineering7

Automotive Engineering8

Biochemical Engineering5

Biomedical Engineering8

Chemical Engineering14

Civil Engineering10

Computer Engineering9

Computer Networking20

Construction Management3

Electrical Engineering17

Electronic Engineering15

Engineering Management4

Environmental Engineering9

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering9

Human-Computer Interaction12

Industrial Engineering3

Landscape Architecture5

Marine Engineering5

Materials Science20

Mechanical Engineering22

Metallurgical Engineering16

Mining Engineering5

Nanotechnology13

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research11

Optical Engineering18

Petroleum Engineering7

Polymer science and Plastics engineering6

Product and Industrial Design4

Reliability and Quality Engineering8

Remote Sensing8

Renewable Energy Engineering8

Structural Engineering14

Systems Engineering12

Technical Drawing5

Telecommunications17

Transportation Engineering8