22 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.41M citations received by 47.8K 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. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Mechanical Engineering

#26 in Asia

#100 in the World

Founded: 1924

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Mechanical Engineering

#34 in Asia

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Mechanical Engineering

#72 in Asia

#230 in the World

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

4. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Mechanical Engineering

#80 in Asia

#257 in the World

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

5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Mechanical Engineering

#88 in Asia

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Mechanical Engineering

#171 in Asia

#628 in the World

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

7. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Mechanical Engineering

#212 in Asia

#735 in the World

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

8. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Mechanical Engineering

#596 in Asia

#1582 in the World

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

9. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Mechanical Engineering

#886 in Asia

#2164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

10. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Mechanical Engineering

#1004 in Asia

#2397 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

11. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Mechanical Engineering

#1452 in Asia

#3375 in the World

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

12. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Mechanical Engineering

#1487 in Asia

#3459 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

13. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1603 in Asia

#3741 in the World

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

14. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Mechanical Engineering

#1759 in Asia

#4093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

15. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Mechanical Engineering

#1764 in Asia

#4100 in the World

Founded: 1957

16. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Mechanical Engineering

#1801 in Asia

#4198 in the World

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

17. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Mechanical Engineering

#1863 in Asia

#4347 in the World

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

18. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Mechanical Engineering

#1885 in Asia

#4399 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

19. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Mechanical Engineering

#1941 in Asia

#4520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

20. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Mechanical Engineering

#1996 in Asia

#4640 in the World

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

21. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Mechanical Engineering

#2058 in Asia

#4805 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Mechanical Engineering

#2175 in Asia

#5062 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1999

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