24 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Israel

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 15.3M citations received by 561K 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

#6 in Asia

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

3. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Asia

#235 in the World

Founded: 1924

4. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in Asia

#270 in the World

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

5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in Asia

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Asia

#313 in the World

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

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#39 in Asia

#403 in the World

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

8. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#421 in Asia

#1680 in the World

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

9. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#424 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 7,011
Founded: 1994

10. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#980 in Asia

#2990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1978

11. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1057 in Asia

#3180 in the World

Founded: 1957

12. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1059 in Asia

#3182 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

13. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1066 in Asia

#3189 in the World

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

14. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1080 in Asia

#3215 in the World

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

15. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1225 in Asia

#3502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

16. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1264 in Asia

#3587 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1345 in Asia

#3741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

18. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1429 in Asia

#3917 in the World

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

19. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1925 in Asia

#5006 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

20. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2104 in Asia

#5419 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

#2192 in Asia

#5635 in the World

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

22. Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2297 in Asia

#5899 in the World

Enrollment: 400
Founded: 1984

Israel | Jerusalem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2404 in Asia

#6149 in the World

Founded: 1906

24. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2448 in Asia

#6242 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.