List of Israeli universities and colleges#Universities
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As of August 2021, there are ten universities and 53 colleges in Israel, which are recognized and academically supervised by the Council for Higher Education in Israel. In addition, Israel founded a university in Ariel in the West Bank, which used to be academically supervised by the Council for Higher Education in Judea and Samaria. As many course offerings are varied, Israeli universities are considered to be of top quality, and they are inexpensive to attend.{{cite web | url=http://monitor.icef.com/2014/03/ambitious-israeli-students-look-to-top-institutions-abroad/ | title=Ambitious Israeli students look to top institutions abroad | publisher=ICEF | date=10 Mar 2014 | access-date=20 January 2015 | author=David Adler}} Israel's quality university education is largely responsible for spurring the country's high tech boom and rapid economic development.
The primary difference between a university and a college in Israel is that only a university can confer doctorate degrees, and therefore tends to be more research-oriented than the more teaching-oriented colleges.
Universities
Israel's universities are listed below, followed by their English acronym, establishment date, location, latest data about the number of students and the institute's academic rank of the top world universities, according to WebOMetrics{{cite web |url=http://www.webometrics.info/top2000.asp.htm |title=World Universities' ranking on the Web: Top 2000 World Ranking |access-date=2017-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051027020646/http://www.webometrics.info/top2000.asp.htm |archive-date=2005-10-27 }} (top 3000), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU){{cite web|url=http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm |title=Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2005 |access-date=2017-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051204102159/http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm |archive-date=2005-12-04 }} (top 500) and The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES){{cite web|url=http://www.thes.co.uk/worldrankings/|title=Times Higher Education|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504114435/http://www.thes.co.uk/worldrankings/|archive-date=2007-05-04}} (top 200), Academic Ranking of World Universities also known as the Shanghai Ranking (ARWU):{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023 |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=www.shanghairanking.com}}
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Institute | Est. Date | Type | Location | Students | World Academic Rank (WebOMetrics, SJTU, THES, ARWU) |
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| nowrap align=left|Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (IIT) | align=center|1912 | Public | Haifa | 13,000 (2005) | align=center|101–150, 102–150, 301–350, 79 | |
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| nowrap align=left|Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) | align=center|1918 | Public | Jerusalem | 22,600 (2003) | align=center|131, 59, 178, 86 | |
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| nowrap align=left|Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) | align=center|1934 | Public | Rehovot | 2,500 (2012) | align=center|346, 102–150, N/A, 68 | |
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| nowrap align=left|Bar-Ilan University (BIU) | align=center|1952 | Public | Ramat Gan | 26,800 (2008) | align=center|570, 305–401, N/A, 401-500 | |
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| nowrap align=left|Tel Aviv University (TAU) | align=center|1958 | Public | Tel Aviv-Yafo | 29,000 (2005) | align=center|266, 102–150, 201–250, 201-300 | |
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| nowrap align=left|University of Haifa (HU) | align=center|1963 | Public | Haifa | 18,000 (2009) | align=center|510, 401–500, N/A, 601-700 | |
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| nowrap align=left|Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) | align=center|1969 | Public | Be'er Sheva | 19,000 (2010) | align=center|448, 203–304, N/A, 501-600 | |
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| nowrap align=left|Open University of Israel (OPENU) | align=center|1974 | Public | Ra'anana | 48,000 (2014) | align="center" |1893, N/A, N/A | |
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| nowrap align="left" |Ariel University1 (AU) | align=center|1982 | Public | Ariel | 14,000 (2012) | align=center|N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A | |
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| nowrap align=left|Reichman University (RU) | align=center|2021 | Private | Herzliya | 8,000 (2021) | align=center|N/A |
Most universities offer the full range of graduate and undergraduate degrees: Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees, and doctorates. However, the Weizmann Institute does not grant bachelor's degrees.
Colleges
Other institutes of higher education that are accredited by CHEI to confer a bachelor's (and in some cases a master's) degree are known as colleges ({{langx|he|מִכְלָלָה}} Mikhlala; pl. {{Script/Hebrew|מכללות}} Mikhlalot). There are also over twenty teacher training colleges - most of which will award only the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.).
1Located in the Israeli occupied territories
=Non-degree post-secondary education schools=
The Ministry of Education has also certified certain institutions to award Professional Certificates instead of academic degrees. These include certificates in technology and in the performing arts.
- Beersheba Tehni School combines secondary military preparation with post-secondary practical engineer certification to qualify engineers for service in the Israel Air Force
- Beit Zvi School of the Performing Arts, Ramat Gan
- Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem
=Non-Israeli certified Colleges=
Several colleges – primarily religious institutions – operate in Israel that are not certified by the CHEI, but rather are accredited by international bodies outside of Israel.
- Bethlehem Bible College includes a campus within Israel at Nazareth, as well as two campuses in the Palestinian Authority at Bethlehem and Gaza, accredited by Asia Theological Association and Middle East Association of Theological Education
- Israel College of the Bible, Netanya
- Jerusalem University College
- Nazareth Evangelical College
- Reidman College, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba, Eilat, Kinneret, and Misgav, offers alternative medicine certificates not recognized by the Ministry of Education, and offers a BA degree in Chinese Medicine through Zhejiang Chinese Medical University[https://www.reidman.co.il/index.php?dir=site&page=faq FAQ] (in Hebrew), accessed 2020-03-18
Foreign university campuses
The following foreign colleges and universities maintain international branch campuses in Israel:
- Brigham Young University – the BYU Jerusalem Center
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- Hillsong College, in conjunction with Hillsong Church Israel[https://hillsong.com/college/israelfieldstudy/ Study in Israel with Hillsong College] accessed 2020-03-18
- NYU, which enrolls the largest number of Jewish students of any public or private university in the United States,{{cite web |url=http://gothamist.com/2006/02/23/jew_york_jewniv.php |title=Jew York Jewniversity: We Gots More Jews Than You!: Gothamist |access-date=2016-08-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510042928/http://gothamist.com/2006/02/23/jew_york_jewniv.php |archive-date=2015-05-10 }} and is ranked in the top 34 globally in all major publications of university rankings, has a campus in Tel Aviv.
- Touro University offers courses in Jerusalem, but a degree must be completed in New York[http://tci.touro.edu/about-us/ About Us | Touro College in Israel] accessed 2020-03-18
- University of Indianapolis
- Yeshiva University
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.che.org.il/en/ The Council for Higher Education in Israel]
- [http://www.studyisrael.org.il/ Study in Israel]
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