24 Best universities for Political Science 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 Political Science. A graph of 3.49M citations received by 129K 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

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Political Science

#8 in Asia

#134 in the World

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

3. University of Haifa

Israel | Haifa

For Political Science

#22 in Asia

#285 in the World

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

4. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Political Science

#25 in Asia

#334 in the World

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

5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Political Science

#28 in Asia

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

6. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Political Science

#31 in Asia

#384 in the World

Founded: 1924

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Political Science

#82 in Asia

#621 in the World

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

8. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Political Science

#277 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

9. Ariel University

Israel | Ariel

For Political Science

#349 in Asia

#1525 in the World

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

10. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Political Science

#816 in Asia

#2700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

11. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Political Science

#839 in Asia

#2750 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

#2866 in the World

Founded: 1957

13. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Political Science

#933 in Asia

#2953 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

#947 in Asia

#2981 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

15. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Political Science

#1161 in Asia

#3428 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Political Science

#1208 in Asia

#3527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

17. Holon Institute of Technology

Israel | Holon

For Political Science

#1432 in Asia

#4018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

18. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Political Science

#1471 in Asia

#4097 in the World

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

19. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Political Science

#1998 in Asia

#5185 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

20. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Political Science

#2118 in Asia

#5448 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

#2140 in Asia

#5503 in the World

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

22. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Israel | Jerusalem

For Political Science

#2415 in Asia

#6132 in the World

Founded: 1906

23. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Political Science

#2512 in Asia

#6357 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1999

24. Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies

Israel | Jerusalem

For Political Science

#2514 in Asia

#6360 in the World

Enrollment: 400
Founded: 1984

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.