Bar-Ilan University: Statistics

Rank	Ranking
#480 of 14,131	In the World
#71 of 5,830	In Asia
#6 of 36	In Israel
#1 of 3	In Ramat Gan
#55 of 1,095	For Applied/Engineering Physics
Top100	For 10 other topics

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Quick Review

Religion: Jewish
Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female Ratio: 41:59
Type: Non-profit
Funding: Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree: Bachelor
Website: www.biu.ac.il
Languages: Hebrew;English
Acceptance rate: 49%*

* Bar-Ilan University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions Requirements	Secondary school certificate (Teudat Bagrut) or equivalent, and entrance examination
Academic Calendar	November to June (November - February; March-June)
Enrollment	16,787
Full time employee	907
Student:staff ratio	19:1

Publications & Citations

Publications: 31,391
Citations: 1,013,246

Bar-Ilan University majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	5,930 / 120,077
Medicine	4,832 / 149,187
Psychology	4,817 / 220,117
Physics	4,745 / 158,232
Biology	4,501 / 218,106
Engineering	4,416 / 147,991
Computer Science	4,123 / 159,975
Chemistry	4,064 / 172,785
Materials Science	2,223 / 79,774
Business	1,680 / 49,890
Mathematics	1,630 / 51,721
Social Psychology	1,438 / 82,118
Economics	1,374 / 25,380
Child Psychology	1,320 / 81,961
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	1,272 / 51,549
Demography	1,222 / 36,001
Environmental Science	1,183 / 40,636
Sociology	1,172 / 17,536
Political Science	992 / 9,554
Condensed Matter Physics	964 / 20,758
Optical Engineering	931 / 17,389
Art & Design	786 / 8,670
Clinical Psychology	738 / 29,995
Biochemistry	626 / 28,348
Law	615 / 4,154
Cognitive Science	612 / 20,118
Chemical Engineering	583 / 28,346
History	581 / 2,729
Computational Linguistics	565 / 23,390
Nanotechnology	507 / 32,400
Psychiatry	500 / 22,515
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics	476 / 10,068
Inorganic Chemistry	443 / 48,350
Immunology	439 / 23,070
Neuroscience	421 / 15,352
Ecology	420 / 16,513
Blockchain and Cryptography	417 / 18,328
Oncology and Cancer research	415 / 12,879
Genetics	409 / 41,436
Linguistics	402 / 12,322

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1991	288	2740
1992	328	3013
1993	346	3106
1994	391	3519
1995	435	4101
1996	425	4661
1997	495	5515
1998	524	6698
1999	569	7750
2000	636	8294
2001	701	11535
2002	715	14377
2003	775	16961
2004	801	18973
2005	788	22065
2006	975	25067
2007	1009	28834
2008	1156	32137
2009	1173	37887
2010	1277	41650
2011	1303	49039
2012	1465	55179
2013	1668	63395
2014	1759	71138
2015	1832	74840
2016	1958	75182
2017	1965	81011
2018	1957	79270
2019	2154	92120
2020	2388	107215
2021	2560	125471

Tuition

Local studetns	3100 (USD)

Programs and Degrees

Programs	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral
Design \| Arts \| Humanities	–	+	–	–
Business \| Politics \| Social Sciences	–	+	–	–
Languages \| Culture \| Linguistics	–	–	–	–
Nursing \| Health \| Pharmacy \| Medicine	–	+	–	–
Engineering \| IT	–	+	–	–
Maths \| Natural Sciences	–	+	–	–

Bachelor's Degree	Arabic, Archaeology, Bible, Classical Languages, Comparative Literature, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, English, French, Hebrew, History, Information Sciences, Jewish Studies, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Medicine, Middle Eastern Studies, Music, Neurosciences, Philosophy, Translation and Interpretation
Diploma	Anthropology, Art Therapy, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Criminology, Economics, Education, Geography (Human), Government, Hotel Management, Journalism, Library Science, Management, Mathematics, Music, Optometry, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation
Master's Degree	Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Bible, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Comparative Literature, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, French, French Studies, Gender Studies, Geography (Human), Hebrew, History, Holy Writings, Information Sciences, Jewish Studies, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Microelectronics, Middle Eastern Studies, Music, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Peace and Disarmament, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Technology, Telecommunications Engineering, Translation and Interpretation, Zoology
Doctorate	Administrative Law, Ancient Languages, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Archaeology, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Law, Classical Languages, Commercial Law, Comparative Literature, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Constitutional Law, Contemporary History, Criminal Law, Criminology, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Fiscal Law, French, French Studies, Geography (Human), Grammar, Greek (Classical), History, Information Sciences, International Law, Jewish Studies, Latin, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Logic, Mathematics, Medicine, Medieval Studies, Metaphysics, Microbiology, Microelectronics, Modern History, Music, Neurosciences, Philosophical Schools, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Private Law, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Telecommunications Engineering, Translation and Interpretation, Zoology

Bar-Ilan University alumni

Yossi Cohen

Born in

Israel

Years

1961-.. (age 61)

Occupations

military officerspy

Biography

Yosef "Yossi" Meir Cohen was the Director of Mossad, the national intelligence agency of Israel.
Tzipi Livni

Born in

Israel

Years

1958-.. (age 64)

Occupations

spypoliticianadvocatelawyerchief executive officer

Biography

Tziporah Malka "Tzipi" Livni is an Israeli politician, diplomat, and lawyer. A former member of the Knesset and leader in the center-left political camp, Livni is a former foreign minister of Israel, vice prime minister, minister of justice, and Leader of the Opposition. She is known for her efforts to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
Shaul Mofaz

Born in

Iran

Years

1948-.. (age 74)

Occupations

military officerpolitician

Biography

Shaul Mofaz is an Israeli former army general and politician. He joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1966 and served in the Paratroopers Brigade. He fought in the Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War, and Operation Entebbe with the paratroopers and Sayeret Matkal, an elite special forces unit. In 1998 he became the sixteenth IDF's Chief of the General Staff, serving until 2002. He is of Iranian Jewish ancestry.
Gilad Erdan

Born in

Israel

Years

1970-.. (age 52)

Occupations

politician

Biography

Gilad Menashe Erdan is an Israeli politician and diplomat serving as Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations since 2020.

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General info

Alternative names	BIU אוניברסיטת בר-אילן
Founded	1955
Accreditation	Council for Higher Education (CHE)
Motto	Tradition of Excellence
Academic structure	Faculty of Jewish Studies Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Law Faculty of Life Sciences Faculty of Exact Sciences

Location and Contacts

Address	Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, 52100 Israel
City population	153,000
Phone	+972 (3) 5318 111
Fax	+972 (3) 535 2423