Bar-Ilan University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #459 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #68 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #6 of 36 | In Israel |
| #1 of 3 | In Ramat Gan |
| #67 of 1,139 | For Military science |
| Top50% | For 194 other topics |
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
- 55%*
* Bar-Ilan University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete 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 |
Research profile
Bar-Ilan University is a world-class research university with 46,791 scientific papers published and 1,057,717 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Medicine, Environmental Science, Psychology, and Quantum and Particle physics.
Bar-Ilan University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 335 | 2365 |
| 1992 | 385 | 2583 |
| 1993 | 400 | 2681 |
| 1994 | 446 | 2942 |
| 1995 | 503 | 3467 |
| 1996 | 529 | 3946 |
| 1997 | 565 | 4322 |
| 1998 | 593 | 5343 |
| 1999 | 639 | 6312 |
| 2000 | 725 | 6455 |
| 2001 | 760 | 8098 |
| 2002 | 800 | 9782 |
| 2003 | 882 | 11279 |
| 2004 | 841 | 12516 |
| 2005 | 936 | 14443 |
| 2006 | 1112 | 16484 |
| 2007 | 1151 | 19517 |
| 2008 | 1318 | 21621 |
| 2009 | 1314 | 25416 |
| 2010 | 1377 | 28769 |
| 2011 | 1370 | 33130 |
| 2012 | 1567 | 37625 |
| 2013 | 1831 | 42977 |
| 2014 | 1834 | 49154 |
| 2015 | 1856 | 51596 |
| 2016 | 2062 | 53953 |
| 2017 | 2059 | 57571 |
| 2018 | 2177 | 62861 |
| 2019 | 2291 | 72102 |
| 2020 | 2526 | 82490 |
| 2021 | 2835 | 92871 |
| 2022 | 2529 | 91718 |
| 2023 | 2448 | 88565 |
Tuition
| Local studetns | 3100 (USD) |
|---|
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Bar-Ilan University.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 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
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Yossi Cohen
- Occupations
- military officerspy
- Biography
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Yosef "Yossi" Meir Cohen is a former Director of Mossad, the national intelligence agency of Israel.
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Tzipi Livni
- Occupations
- international forum participantchief executive officerpoliticianspylawyer
- 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, vice prime minister, minister of justice, and leader of the opposition. She is known by some for her efforts to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
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Shaul Mofaz
- Occupations
- military officerpolitician
- Biography
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Shaul Mofaz is a retired Israeli military officer 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 IDF's sixteenth Chief of staff, serving until 2002. He is of Iranian Jewish ancestry.
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Miki Zohar
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Makhlouf "Miki" Zohar is an Israeli politician. He currently serves as the Minister of Culture and Sports in the thirty-seventh government. Zohar previously served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and chairman of Global Likud.
Bar-Ilan University faculties and divisions
| Centre : Land of Israel Studies | Middle Eastern Studies |
|---|---|
| Course/Programme : American Literature | American Studies |
| Course/Programme : Public Communications | Communication Studies |
| Faculty : Engineering | Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering |
| Faculty : Exact Sciences | Chemistry, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Optometry, Physics |
| Faculty : Humanities | Arabic, Classical Languages, Comparative Literature, English, French Studies, Information Sciences, Music, Philosophy, Translation and Interpretation, Writing |
| Faculty : Jewish Studies | Bible, Hebrew, History, Jewish Studies, Judaic Religious Studies, Middle Eastern Studies |
| Faculty : Law | Law |
| Faculty : Life Sciences | Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedicine, Botany, Cell Biology, Optometry, Physiology |
| Faculty : Social Sciences | Anthropology, Business Administration, Criminology, Economics, Education, Geography, Government, Journalism, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology |
| Research Division : Advanced Technology | Technology |
| Research Division : Advanced Torah Studies | Holy Writings |
| Research Division : Advancement of Religious Education | Religious Art |
| Research Division : Alzheimer's Disease | Medicine |
| Research Division : Assyriology | Ancient Civilizations |
| Research Division : Cancer, AIDS and Immunology | Oncology |
| Research Division : Cell Scan for the Early Detection of Cancer | Oncology |
| Research Division : Commercial Law | Commercial Law |
| Research Division : Comparative Law | Comparative Law |
| Research Division : Computerized Data in Jewish Studies | Jewish Studies |
| Research Division : Defence and Peace Economics | Peace and Disarmament |
| Research Division : Dyslexia and Reading Disorders | Education of the Handicapped |
| Research Division : Economic Structures of Jewish Communities | Jewish Studies |
| Research Division : Economics | Economics |
| Research Division : Economy of Israel | Economics |
| Research Division : European Community | European Studies |
| Research Division : Family | Family Studies |
| Research Division : History of Jewish Bible | Bible |
| Research Division : History of Oriental Jewry | Jewish Studies, Oriental Studies |
| Research Division : History of the Land of Israel and its Settlements | History, Jewish Studies |
| Research Division : Holocaust Literature | Jewish Studies |
| Research Division : International Policy and Communications | International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies |
| Research Division : Israel-Diaspora Relations | International Relations and Diplomacy |
| Research Division : Israeli Economy and Society | Economics, Jewish Studies |
| Research Division : Jerusalem Studies | Jewish Studies |
| Research Division : Jewish Education in the Diaspora | Jewish Studies |
| Research Division : Jewish Thought | Jewish Studies |
| Research Division : Latin American Development | Latin American Studies |
| Research Division : Lexicography | Terminology |
| Research Division : Life Sciences Applied Research | Biological and Life Sciences |
| Research Division : Literature of the People of Israel | Jewish Studies, Literature |
| Research Division : Mathematical Sciences | Mathematics |
| Research Division : Medical Diagnostics | Medicine |
| Research Division : Midrasha for Women | Jewish Studies |
| Research Division : Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | Nuclear Physics |
| Research Division : Post-Talmudic Halakhic | Judaic Religious Studies |
| Research Division : Religious Anthropology | Anthropology |
| Research Division : Religious Zionism | Judaic Religious Studies |
| Research Division : Shoah | Jewish Studies |
| Research Division : Sociology of Ethnic Groups | Sociology |
| Research Division : Strategic Studies | Military Science, Peace and Disarmament |
| Research Division : Study and Dissemination of Oral Law | Law |
| Research Division : Study of Developmental Disorders in Infants and Young Children | Developmental Psychology |
| Research Division : Study of Mountainous Areas in Judea and the Etzion Bloc | Mountain Studies |
| Research Division : Study of Women in Judaism | Women's Studies |
| Research Division : Teaching of Sciences | Science Education |
| Research Division : Yiddish Culture | Jewish Studies |
General information
| Alternative names | BIU אוניברסיטת בר-אילן |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1955 |
| Accreditation | Council for Higher Education (CHE) |
| Motto | Tradition of Excellence |
Location and contacts
| Address | Max and Anna Webb St. Ramat-Gan, 5290002 Israel |
|---|---|
| City population | 159,000 |