24 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 8.8M citations received by 291K 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

#95 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

#23 in Asia

#286 in the World

Founded: 1924

4. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in Asia

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

5. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in Asia

#316 in the World

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

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in Asia

#370 in the World

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

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#55 in Asia

#466 in the World

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

8. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#456 in Asia

#1718 in the World

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

9. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#468 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

10. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1098 in Asia

#3189 in the World

Founded: 1957

11. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1182 in Asia

#3365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

12. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1205 in Asia

#3407 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

13. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1222 in Asia

#3443 in the World

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

14. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1246 in Asia

#3502 in the World

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

15. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1372 in Asia

#3771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

16. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1408 in Asia

#3833 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1503 in Asia

#4039 in the World

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

18. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1567 in Asia

#4161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

19. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2073 in Asia

#5278 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

20. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2178 in Asia

#5521 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

#2304 in Asia

#5819 in the World

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

22. Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2430 in Asia

#6111 in the World

Enrollment: 400
Founded: 1984

23. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2451 in Asia

#6149 in the World

Founded: 1906

24. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2509 in Asia

#6301 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.