18 Best universities for Optical 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 Optical Engineering. A graph of 3.12M citations received by 98.8K academic papers made by 18 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 Optical Engineering

#27 in Asia

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Optical Engineering

#34 in Asia

#105 in the World

Founded: 1924

3. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Optical Engineering

#47 in Asia

#149 in the World

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

4. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Optical Engineering

#49 in Asia

#157 in the World

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

5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Optical Engineering

#71 in Asia

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Optical Engineering

#113 in Asia

#415 in the World

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

7. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Optical Engineering

#348 in Asia

#1007 in the World

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

8. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Optical Engineering

#592 in Asia

#1468 in the World

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

9. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Optical Engineering

#901 in Asia

#2050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

10. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Optical Engineering

#1079 in Asia

#2392 in the World

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

11. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Optical Engineering

#1361 in Asia

#2960 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

12. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Optical Engineering

#1490 in Asia

#3239 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

13. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Optical Engineering

#1686 in Asia

#3651 in the World

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

14. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Optical Engineering

#1700 in Asia

#3691 in the World

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

15. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Optical Engineering

#1809 in Asia

#3955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

16. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Optical Engineering

#1834 in Asia

#4000 in the World

Founded: 1957

17. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Optical Engineering

#1880 in Asia

#4137 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1999

18. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Optical Engineering

#2066 in Asia

#4611 in the World

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

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