List of 36 best universities in Israel

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EduRank

Top 36 universities in Israel ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 23.2M citations received by 712K academic publications made by 36 universities from Israel, the popularity of 2,413 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Tel Aviv University

#10 in Asia
#111 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#17 in Asia
#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

4. Weizmann Institute of Science

#43 in Asia
#332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

6. Bar-Ilan University

#83 in Asia
#508 in the World
Enrollment
16,787
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1955

7. University of Haifa

#91 in Asia
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

9. Ariel University

#641 in Asia
#2098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1982

10. Holon Institute of Technology

#1154 in Asia
#3498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1969

12. Jerusalem College of Technology

#1211 in Asia
#3632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,776
Founded
1969

13. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

#1246 in Asia
#3725 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
2,800
Founded
1970

14. Ono Academic College

#1357 in Asia
#4006 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
14,500
Founded
1996

18. Ruppin Academic Center

#1525 in Asia
#4385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1949

19. Netanya Academic College

#1866 in Asia
#5164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1994

21. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

#2084 in Asia
#5676 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1996

22. ORT Braude College

#2196 in Asia
#5952 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
1988

25. Academic College of Tel-Aviv - Yaffo

#3123 in Asia
#7973 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

27. Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

#3288 in Asia
#8454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,600
Founded
1933

28. College of Law and Business

#3348 in Asia
#8589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1995

31. Hadassah Academic College

#3539 in Asia
#9018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

32. Sami Shamoon College of Engineering

#3651 in Asia
#9257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,500
Founded
1995

33. Peres Academic Center

#4006 in Asia
#10025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2006

34. Center for Academic Studies

#4097 in Asia
#10209 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2008

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

Average cost of living for students in Israel is $907 + $160-1143 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).