Israel Universities pageIn case you are looking for some data about Israel universities and colleges – here are the main facts: Israel has 8 universities and about 40 or so colleges. What is the difference between the two? Well, in Israel only a university can grant a doctorate degree. The colleges mainly teach the first degree, while the universities teach the first and the second degree as well as the Doctorate. All of the eight universities are being subsidized by the state. Israel is ranked 3rd in the world with regards to the percentage of the population that holds an academic degree – 20% of the population! Here is some data about the main Israel universities:The Hebrew University in Jerusalem
This prestigious university came up in the 60th place among the world’s top universities survey. The University grants bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. The university has 3 main campuses in Jerusalem and close to 25,000 students study a range of subjects such as: medicine, engineering, business, education and more. Address: The Hebrew University, Mt. Scopus Jerusalem 91905 Israel Tel: +972-2-6585111 Click here for the official website Tel Aviv University
This is the biggest university in Israel. The University offers a wide range of study programs in the arts and sciences including: Engineering, Exact Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine, Humanities, Law, Social Sciences, Arts and Management. The university is home to the Jewish Diaspora museum (Beth Hatefutsoth).Address: Tel-Aviv University P.O.B. 39040. Tel-Aviv, 69978 Israel Tel: +972-3-640-8111 Click here for the official website Bar Ilan University
Is the second biggest university in Israel and the main campus is located in the city of Ramat Gan east of Tel Aviv. Bar Ilan is unique in that it maintains a Jewish identity and tradition with modern technologies and research.Address: Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan, 52900 Israel Tel: +972-3-5318111 Click here for the official website 
Israel Universities. One of the buildings on campus at the Bar Ilan university in Ramat Gan. University of Haifa
The University of Haifa is probably the most pluralistic university in Israel. The university sits on top of the Carmel mountain and offers six Faculties: Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences and Science Education, Law, Social Welfare and Health Studies, and Education; and five Schools: Business Administration, Social Work, History, Public Health, and Political Sciences.Address: University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905 Tel: +972-4-8240111 Click here for the official website Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva
Is located in the southern part of Israel in the desert. The university operates the following main faculties: Engineering Sciences, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Guilford Glazer School of Business and Management and the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies.Address: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev P.O.B. 653 Beer-Sheva 84105 Israel Tel: +972-8-6461111 Click here for the official website 
Israel Universities. Part of the campus at the Ben Gurion University in the Negev. The Weizmann institute of Science
This is a world renowned university for sciences located in the city of Rehovot – south of Tel Aviv. It specializes it Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics and Math.Address: Weizmann Institute of Science PO Box 26 Rehovot 76100 Israel Tel: +972-8-934-2111 Click here for the official website The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
Technion graduates comprise the majority of Israeli-educated scientists and engineers, constituting over 70% of the country's founders and managers of high-tech industries. The Technion specializes in engineering, medicine, architecture and other exact sciences.Address: The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000 Tel: +972-4-8292111 Click here for the official website Return from Israel Universities to the Israel Culture page Return to the Home Page |