24 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Israel

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Israel ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 6.04M citations received by 254K academic papers made by 24 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Asia

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Asia

#113 in the World

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

3. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in Asia

#242 in the World

Founded: 1924

4. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in Asia

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

5. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Asia

#311 in the World

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

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#34 in Asia

#364 in the World

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

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in Asia

#421 in the World

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

8. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#426 in Asia

#1686 in the World

Enrollment: 7,011
Founded: 1994

9. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#448 in Asia

#1736 in the World

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

10. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1011 in Asia

#3035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

11. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1088 in Asia

#3195 in the World

Founded: 1957

12. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1124 in Asia

#3295 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

13. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1156 in Asia

#3358 in the World

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

14. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1162 in Asia

#3370 in the World

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

15. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1217 in Asia

#3487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

16. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1311 in Asia

#3678 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1419 in Asia

#3891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

18. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1443 in Asia

#3929 in the World

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

19. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1938 in Asia

#5039 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

20. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2086 in Asia

#5367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,800
Founded: 1970

21. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2240 in Asia

#5727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1996

22. Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2266 in Asia

#5779 in the World

Enrollment: 400
Founded: 1984

23. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2369 in Asia

#6033 in the World

Founded: 1906

24. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2470 in Asia

#6266 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1999

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