23 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 6.46M citations received by 179K academic papers made by 23 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 Psychology

#1 in Asia

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Psychology

#12 in Asia

#134 in the World

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

3. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Psychology

#33 in Asia

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

4. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#35 in Asia

#279 in the World

Founded: 1924

5. University of Haifa

For Psychology

#36 in Asia

#283 in the World

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

6. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Psychology

#39 in Asia

#288 in the World

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

7. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Psychology

#52 in Asia

#357 in the World

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

8. Ariel University

For Psychology

#357 in Asia

#1186 in the World

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

9. Interdisciplinary Center

Israel | Herzliya

For Psychology

#456 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1994

10. Tel-Hai Academic College

Israel | Tel-Hai

For Psychology

#740 in Asia

#2080 in the World

Founded: 1957

11. Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel

Israel | Jezreel Valley

For Psychology

#852 in Asia

#2292 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1965

12. Ruppin Academic Center

Israel | Emek Hefer

For Psychology

#917 in Asia

#2444 in the World

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

13. Sapir College

Israel | Sderot

For Psychology

#1250 in Asia

#3146 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. Ono Academic College

Israel | Kiryat Ono

For Psychology

#1254 in Asia

#3152 in the World

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

15. College of Management - Academic Studies

Israel | Rishon LeZion

For Psychology

#1367 in Asia

#3394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1978

16. Holon Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#1397 in Asia

#3451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1969

17. Jerusalem College of Technology

Israel | Jerusalem

For Psychology

#1503 in Asia

#3664 in the World

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

18. Netanya Academic College

Israel | Netanya

For Psychology

#1520 in Asia

#3702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1994

19. ORT Braude College

Israel | Karmiel

For Psychology

#2054 in Asia

#4933 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

20. Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Psychology

#2278 in Asia

#5517 in the World

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

21. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Psychology

#2379 in Asia

#5776 in the World

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

22. Jerusalem College of Engineering

Israel | Ramat Bet Ha-kerem

For Psychology

#2455 in Asia

#5982 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1999

23. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Israel | Jerusalem

For Psychology

#2655 in Asia

#6421 in the World

Founded: 1906

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

Psychology subfields in Israel

Child Psychology18

Clinical Psychology18

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Occupational Therapy8

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology7

Social Psychology20

Special Education8