24 Best universities for Political Science 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 Political Science. A graph of 3.28M citations received by 126K 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 Political Science

#7 in Asia

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Political Science

#8 in Asia

#130 in the World

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

3. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Political Science

#20 in Asia

#277 in the World

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

4. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Political Science

#24 in Asia

#330 in the World

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

5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Political Science

#25 in Asia

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

6. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Political Science

#31 in Asia

#370 in the World

Founded: 1924

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Political Science

#78 in Asia

#595 in the World

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

8. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Political Science

#271 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

9. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Political Science

#348 in Asia

#1543 in the World

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

10. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Political Science

#779 in Asia

#2649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

11. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Political Science

#812 in Asia

#2719 in the World

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

12. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Political Science

#892 in Asia

#2899 in the World

Founded: 1957

13. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Political Science

#917 in Asia

#2940 in the World

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

14. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Political Science

#942 in Asia

#2995 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

15. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Political Science

#1156 in Asia

#3433 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Political Science

#1181 in Asia

#3483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

17. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Political Science

#1410 in Asia

#4001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

18. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Political Science

#1461 in Asia

#4095 in the World

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

19. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Political Science

#1982 in Asia

#5161 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

20. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Political Science

#2117 in Asia

#5461 in the World

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

21. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Political Science

#2143 in Asia

#5527 in the World

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

22. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Israel | Jerusalem

For Political Science

#2408 in Asia

#6123 in the World

Founded: 1906

23. Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies

Israel | Jerusalem

For Political Science

#2502 in Asia

#6340 in the World

Enrollment: 400
Founded: 1984

24. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Political Science

#2513 in Asia

#6364 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1999

The best cities to study Political Science in Israel based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Ramat Gan.