22 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.47M citations received by 48.4K 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

#29 in Asia

#105 in the World

Founded: 1924

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Mechanical Engineering

#35 in Asia

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Mechanical Engineering

#76 in Asia

#238 in the World

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

4. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Mechanical Engineering

#83 in Asia

#269 in the World

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

5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Mechanical Engineering

#90 in Asia

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Mechanical Engineering

#177 in Asia

#637 in the World

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

7. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Mechanical Engineering

#217 in Asia

#742 in the World

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

8. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Mechanical Engineering

#612 in Asia

#1596 in the World

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

9. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Mechanical Engineering

#900 in Asia

#2186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

10. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Mechanical Engineering

#1048 in Asia

#2472 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

11. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Mechanical Engineering

#1470 in Asia

#3403 in the World

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

12. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Mechanical Engineering

#1499 in Asia

#3469 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

13. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1631 in Asia

#3786 in the World

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

14. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Mechanical Engineering

#1758 in Asia

#4076 in the World

Founded: 1957

15. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Mechanical Engineering

#1773 in Asia

#4106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

16. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Mechanical Engineering

#1826 in Asia

#4243 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

#1867 in Asia

#4339 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

#1881 in Asia

#4376 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

19. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Mechanical Engineering

#1958 in Asia

#4552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

20. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Mechanical Engineering

#1986 in Asia

#4616 in the World

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

21. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Mechanical Engineering

#2067 in Asia

#4809 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Mechanical Engineering

#2187 in Asia

#5072 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.