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 17.4M citations received by 629K academic publications made by 36 universities from Israel, the popularity of 2,152 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#14 in Asia
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

4. Weizmann Institute of Science

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

6. Bar-Ilan University

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

7. University of Haifa

#90 in Asia
#540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

9. Ariel University

#673 in Asia
#2239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1982

10. Jerusalem College of Technology

#1197 in Asia
#3579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,776
Founded
1969

11. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

#1205 in Asia
#3601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
2,800
Founded
1970

13. Ono Academic College

#1325 in Asia
#3900 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
14,500
Founded
1996

15. Ruppin Academic Center

#1488 in Asia
#4292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1949

17. Holon Institute of Technology

#1511 in Asia
#4341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1969

20. Netanya Academic College

#1994 in Asia
#5454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1994

21. ORT Braude College

#2051 in Asia
#5597 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
1988

22. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

#2113 in Asia
#5760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1996

25. Academic College of Tel-Aviv - Yaffo

#3106 in Asia
#7918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

27. Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

#3245 in Asia
#8313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,600
Founded
1933

28. College of Law and Business

#3246 in Asia
#8319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1995

31. Hadassah Academic College

#3650 in Asia
#9236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

32. Center for Academic Studies

#4060 in Asia
#10111 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2008

33. Peres Academic Center

#4104 in Asia
#10199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2006

34. Sami Shamoon College of Engineering

#4258 in Asia
#10493 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 $814 + $143-1024 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).