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
#108 in the World
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#15 in Asia
#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

4. Weizmann Institute of Science

#42 in Asia
#326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

6. Bar-Ilan University

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

7. University of Haifa

#89 in Asia
#535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

9. Ariel University

#683 in Asia
#2221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1982

10. Holon Institute of Technology

#1168 in Asia
#3505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1969

11. Jerusalem College of Technology

#1233 in Asia
#3653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,776
Founded
1969

12. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

#1235 in Asia
#3655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
2,800
Founded
1970

13. Ono Academic College

#1329 in Asia
#3911 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
14,500
Founded
1996

16. Ruppin Academic Center

#1505 in Asia
#4331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1949

20. Netanya Academic College

#2019 in Asia
#5511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1994

21. ORT Braude College

#2095 in Asia
#5702 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
1988

22. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

#2117 in Asia
#5747 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1996

25. Academic College of Tel-Aviv - Yaffo

#3128 in Asia
#7944 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

27. Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

#3258 in Asia
#8353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,600
Founded
1933

28. College of Law and Business

#3265 in Asia
#8363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1995

31. Hadassah Academic College

#3658 in Asia
#9251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

32. Peres Academic Center

#4033 in Asia
#10051 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2006

33. Center for Academic Studies

#4073 in Asia
#10130 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2008

34. Sami Shamoon College of Engineering

#4274 in Asia
#10517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,500
Founded
1995

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 $810 + $144-1026 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).