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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InstituteEst. DateTypeLocationStudentsWorld Academic Rank (WebOMetrics, SJTU, THES, ARWU)
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| nowrap align=left|Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (IIT)

| align=center|1912

PublicHaifa13,000 (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

PublicJerusalem22,600 (2003)align=center|131, 59, 178, 86
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| nowrap align=left|Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS)

| align=center|1934

PublicRehovot2,500 (2012)align=center|346, 102–150, N/A, 68
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| nowrap align=left|Bar-Ilan University (BIU)

| align=center|1952

PublicRamat Gan26,800 (2008)align=center|570, 305–401, N/A, 401-500
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| nowrap align=left|Tel Aviv University (TAU)

| align=center|1958

PublicTel Aviv-Yafo29,000 (2005)align=center|266, 102–150, 201–250, 201-300
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| nowrap align=left|University of Haifa (HU)

| align=center|1963

PublicHaifa18,000 (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

PublicBe'er Sheva19,000 (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

PublicRa'anana48,000 (2014)align="center" |1893, N/A, N/A
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| nowrap align="left" |Ariel University1 (AU)

| align=center|1982

PublicAriel14,000 (2012)align=center|N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A
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| nowrap align=left|Reichman University (RU)

| align=center|2021

PrivateHerzliya8,000 (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

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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.).

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Colleges:[https://www.science.co.il/colleges/#Academic Academic and Regional Colleges] Israel Science and Technology

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The teacher training colleges include:[https://www.science.co.il/colleges/#TeacherTrain Teacher Training Colleges] Israel Science and Technology

  • Ahva Academic College, Ahva
  • Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education, Baqa al-Gharbiyye
  • Arab College for Education, Haifa
  • Beit Berl College, Kfar Saba
  • College of Technology Education,{{cite web|url=http://www.mictec.ac.il/|title=דף זה אינו קיים|work=mictec.ac.il|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103000546/http://www.mictec.ac.il/|archive-date=2008-01-03}} Tel Aviv
  • David Yellin College of Education,{{cite web|url=http://www.dyellin.ac.il/|title=לימודי חינוך והוראה - המכללה לחינוך דוד ילין|author=Administrator|work=dyellin.ac.il}} Jerusalem
  • Efrata College of Education,{{cite web |url=http://www.efrata.ac.il/ |title=????? ????? |access-date=2007-12-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227100752/http://www.efrata.ac.il/ |archive-date=2007-12-27 }} Jerusalem
  • Emuna College of Education,{{cite web|url=https://www.science.co.il/colleges/#TeacherTrain|title=Colleges in Israel|work=science.co.il}} Jerusalem
  • Givat Washington College of Education, Givat Washington
  • Gordon College of Education, Haifa
  • Hemdat College of Education, Netivot
  • Herzog College, Alon Shvut1
  • Jerusalem Michlala,{{Cite web|url=https://www.michlala.edu/|title=מכללה ירושלים – הטוהר שבתואר | מכללה ירושלים|website=www.michlala.edu}} Jerusalem
  • Kaye Academic College of Education, Beersheba
  • Kibbutzim College,{{cite web|url=http://www.smkb.ac.il/heb/|title=לימודי חינוך ואמנויות - סמינר הקיבוצים|work=smkb.ac.il|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525043705/http://www.smkb.ac.il/heb/|archive-date=2009-05-25}} Tel Aviv
  • Levinsky-Wingate Academic College,{{cite web|url=http://www.l-w.ac.il/|title=המרכז האקדמי לוינסקי-וינגייט|work=l-w.ac.il}} Tel Aviv
  • Lifshitz College of Education,{{cite web|url=http://www.lifshiz.macam.ac.il/|title=מכללת ליפשיץ|work=macam.ac.il|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121218232910/http://www.lifshiz.macam.ac.il/|archive-date=2012-12-18}} Jerusalem
  • MOFET Institute, Consortium of Colleges of Education
  • Moreshet Yaakov Religious College of Education,{{cite web|url=http://www.mor.ac.il/|title=אורות באזרחות|work=mor.ac.il|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212131445/http://www.mor.ac.il/|archive-date=2010-02-12}} Rehovot
  • Ohalo College, Katzrin (Golan Heights)1
  • Oranim Academic College, Kiryat Tivon
  • Ort College for Teachers of Technology,{{cite web |url=http://tlv-academic.ort.org.il/ |title=ח ו ד - פיקוח, ביקורת ליקויי-בנייה, יעוץ ובוררויות |access-date=2009-03-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304230849/http://tlv-academic.ort.org.il/ |archive-date=2009-03-04 }} Tel Aviv
  • Shaanan Religious College of Education,{{cite web|url=http://www.shaanan.macam.ac.il/|title=שאנן - המכללה האקדמית הדתית לחינוך, חיפה|work=macam.ac.il|access-date=2008-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521180908/http://www.shaanan.macam.ac.il/|archive-date=2007-05-21|url-status=dead}} Haifa
  • Talpiot College of Education, Tel Aviv
  • WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education, Haifa

1Located in the Israeli occupied territories

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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.

=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.

Foreign university campuses

The following foreign colleges and universities maintain international branch campuses in Israel:

See also

References

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