24 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Israel

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 8.37M citations received by 285K 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

#5 in Asia

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Asia

#122 in the World

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

3. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Asia

#272 in the World

Founded: 1924

4. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#24 in Asia

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

5. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Asia

#315 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

#363 in the World

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

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#52 in Asia

#450 in the World

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

8. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#453 in Asia

#1731 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

9. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#467 in Asia

#1758 in the World

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

10. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1108 in Asia

#3227 in the World

Founded: 1957

11. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1147 in Asia

#3319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

12. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1200 in Asia

#3422 in the World

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

13. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1206 in Asia

#3434 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

14. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1239 in Asia

#3526 in the World

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

15. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1328 in Asia

#3720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

16. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1397 in Asia

#3829 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1484 in Asia

#4023 in the World

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

18. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1533 in Asia

#4116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

19. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2059 in Asia

#5256 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

20. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2177 in Asia

#5529 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

#2302 in Asia

#5825 in the World

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

22. Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2410 in Asia

#6081 in the World

Enrollment: 400
Founded: 1984

23. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2445 in Asia

#6147 in the World

Founded: 1906

24. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2520 in Asia

#6332 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.