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 15.3M citations received by 561K academic publications made by 36 universities from Israel, the popularity of 1,990 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

#14 in Asia
#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

4. Weizmann Institute of Science

#37 in Asia
#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

6. Bar-Ilan University

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

7. University of Haifa

#86 in Asia
#526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

9. Ariel University

#663 in Asia
#2238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1982

11. Jerusalem College of Technology

#1133 in Asia
#3432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,776
Founded
1969

12. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

#1143 in Asia
#3457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
2,800
Founded
1970

13. Ono Academic College

#1323 in Asia
#3919 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
14,500
Founded
1996

14. Ruppin Academic Center

#1417 in Asia
#4151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1949

18. Holon Institute of Technology

#1544 in Asia
#4442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1969

19. Netanya Academic College

#1681 in Asia
#4754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1994

21. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

#2059 in Asia
#5642 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1996

22. ORT Braude College

#2344 in Asia
#6281 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
1988

25. Academic College of Tel-Aviv - Yaffo

#3054 in Asia
#7857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

27. Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

#3231 in Asia
#8347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,600
Founded
1933

28. College of Law and Business

#3249 in Asia
#8391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1995

29. Lander Institute

#3337 in Asia
#8622 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%

31. Hadassah Academic College

#3678 in Asia
#9322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

32. Center for Academic Studies

#3961 in Asia
#9937 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2008

33. Peres Academic Center

#4063 in Asia
#10134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2006

34. Sami Shamoon College of Engineering

#4249 in Asia
#10500 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 $781 + $130-926 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).