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 24.3M citations received by 729K academic publications made by 36 universities from Israel, the popularity of 2,581 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#16 in Asia
#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

4. Weizmann Institute of Science

#40 in Asia
#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

6. Bar-Ilan University

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

7. University of Haifa

#87 in Asia
#560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

9. Ariel University

#598 in Asia
#2164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1982

11. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

#1059 in Asia
#3379 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
2,800
Founded
1970

12. Jerusalem College of Technology

#1102 in Asia
#3484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,776
Founded
1969

13. Holon Institute of Technology

#1172 in Asia
#3663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1969

14. Ono Academic College

#1285 in Asia
#3922 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
14,500
Founded
1996

18. Ruppin Academic Center

#1476 in Asia
#4343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1949

20. Netanya Academic College

#1937 in Asia
#5370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1994

21. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

#2009 in Asia
#5523 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1996

23. ORT Braude College

#2352 in Asia
#6261 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
1988

25. Academic College of Tel-Aviv - Yaffo

#3064 in Asia
#7904 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

26. Sami Shamoon College of Engineering

#3212 in Asia
#8331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,500
Founded
1995

27. Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

#3219 in Asia
#8355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,600
Founded
1933

30. College of Law and Business

#3285 in Asia
#8536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1995

32. Hadassah Academic College

#3524 in Asia
#9058 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

33. Peres Academic Center

#3634 in Asia
#9287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2006

34. Center for Academic Studies

#3936 in Asia
#9944 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 $990 + $171-1221 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).