18 Best universities for Anthropology in Israel

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Israel ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 554K citations received by 19.7K academic papers made by 18 universities in Israel was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Anthropology

#4 in Asia

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Anthropology

#5 in Asia

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

3. University of Haifa

For Anthropology

#8 in Asia

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

4. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Anthropology

#12 in Asia

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

5. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Anthropology

#13 in Asia

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

6. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#39 in Asia

#470 in the World

Founded: 1924

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Anthropology

#139 in Asia

#885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

8. Ariel University

For Anthropology

#204 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1982

9. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Anthropology

#307 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

10. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Anthropology

#431 in Asia

#1729 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

11. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Anthropology

#472 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1949

12. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Anthropology

#629 in Asia

#2201 in the World

Founded: 1957

13. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Anthropology

#631 in Asia

#2203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

14. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Anthropology

#742 in Asia

#2467 in the World

Founded: 1963

15. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Anthropology

#926 in Asia

#2907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 14,500
Founded: 1996

16. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Anthropology

#1117 in Asia

#3315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,776
Founded: 1969

17. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Anthropology

#1300 in Asia

#3661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

18. Holon Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#1342 in Asia

#3751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

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

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