24 Best universities for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 4.35M citations received by 155K 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 Philosophy

#2 in Asia

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Philosophy

#6 in Asia

#104 in the World

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

3. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#19 in Asia

#238 in the World

Founded: 1924

4. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Philosophy

#32 in Asia

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

5. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Philosophy

#33 in Asia

#329 in the World

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

6. University of Haifa

For Philosophy

#36 in Asia

#351 in the World

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

7. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Philosophy

#40 in Asia

#365 in the World

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

8. Ariel University

For Philosophy

#465 in Asia

#1803 in the World

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

9. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Philosophy

#511 in Asia

#1942 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

10. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Philosophy

#1023 in Asia

#3073 in the World

Founded: 1957

11. Holon Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#1088 in Asia

#3209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

12. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Philosophy

#1183 in Asia

#3419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

13. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Philosophy

#1232 in Asia

#3529 in the World

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

14. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Philosophy

#1277 in Asia

#3616 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

15. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Philosophy

#1301 in Asia

#3665 in the World

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

16. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Philosophy

#1353 in Asia

#3757 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Philosophy

#1399 in Asia

#3851 in the World

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

18. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Philosophy

#1515 in Asia

#4076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

19. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Philosophy

#1804 in Asia

#4721 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

20. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Philosophy

#2007 in Asia

#5162 in the World

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

21. Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies

Israel | Jerusalem

For Philosophy

#2134 in Asia

#5436 in the World

Enrollment: 400
Founded: 1984

22. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Philosophy

#2148 in Asia

#5480 in the World

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

23. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Israel | Jerusalem

For Philosophy

#2314 in Asia

#5841 in the World

Founded: 1906

24. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Philosophy

#2327 in Asia

#5871 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1999

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

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