Notable Universities in Israel

A closer look at 20 universities in Israel — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Weizmann Institute of Science	Rehovot	Public	1934	English	Life SciencesPhysicsChemistry
Western Galilee College	Acre	Public	1994	Hebrew	Social SciencesManagementCriminology
Ashkelon Academic College	Ashkelon	Public	1998	Hebrew	Social SciencesHealth SciencesBusiness Administration
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design	Jerusalem	Public	1906	Hebrew, English	Visual CommunicationIndustrial DesignFine Arts
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	Haifa	Public	1912	Hebrew, English	Computer ScienceElectrical EngineeringAerospace Engineering
Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Jerusalem	Public	1918	Hebrew, English	Jewish StudiesBrain SciencesAgriculture
Gordon Academic College	Haifa	Public	1953	Hebrew	Teacher TrainingEarly Childhood EducationSpecial Education
Bar-Ilan University	Ramat Gan	Public	1955	Hebrew, English	Jewish StudiesLife SciencesEngineering
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv	Public	1956	Hebrew, English	Computer ScienceEngineeringLife Sciences
Jerusalem University College	Jerusalem	Private	1957	English	Biblical StudiesArchaeologyMiddle Eastern Studies
University of Haifa	Haifa	Public	1963	Hebrew, English	Marine SciencesNational Security StudiesPsychology
Emeq Yizrael College	Jezreel Valley	Public	1965	Hebrew	NursingSocial WorkCommunication
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Beer-Sheva	Public	1969	Hebrew, English	Desert StudiesWater TechnologiesCyber Security
JCT Lev Academic Center	Jerusalem	Private	1969	Hebrew, English	Computer ScienceElectronics EngineeringBusiness Administration
Shenkar School of Engineering & Design	Ramat Gan	Public	1970	Hebrew, English	Fashion DesignIndustrial DesignTextile Design
Open University of Israel	Ra'anana	Public	1974	Hebrew, English	HumanitiesSocial SciencesNatural Sciences
College of Management	Rishon LeZion	Private	1978	Hebrew, English	Business AdministrationLawDesign
Ariel University Center of Samaria	Ariel	Public	1982	Hebrew, English	EngineeringNatural SciencesSocial Sciences
Galillee College	Nahalal	Private	1987	English	Public HealthAgricultureEmergency Management
The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya	Herzliya	Private	1994	Hebrew, English	LawBusiness AdministrationComputer Science