This is a list of universities and colleges in Israel. As of August 2021, there are ten

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and 53

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, which are recognized and academically supervised by the

Council for Higher Education in Israel The Council for Higher Education in Israel ( he, המועצה להשכלה גבוהה, ''HaMo'atza LeHaskala Gevoha'') is a supervisory body for universities and colleges in Israel. It is the only organization with the authority to award academic ...

. In addition, Israel founded a university in

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in the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

, which used to be academically supervised by the

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. As many course offerings are varied, Israeli universities are considered to be of top quality, and they are inexpensive to attend. Israel's quality university education is largely responsible for spurring the country's high tech boom and rapid

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. The primary difference between a ''university'' and a ''college'' in Israel is that only a university can confer

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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 (top 3000), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) (top 500) and The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) (top 200): Most universities offer the full range of graduate and undergraduate degrees:

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Master's degrees A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

, and

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. However, the Weizmann Institute does not grant bachelor's degrees.

Colleges

Other institutes of

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that are accredited by CHEI to confer a bachelor's (and in some cases a master's) degree are known as ''

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'' ( he, מִכְלָלָה ''Mikhlala''; pl. ''Mikhlalot''). There are also over twenty

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colleges - most of which will award only the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.). ¹Located in the

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Non-degree post-secondary education schools

The

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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 IAF Technological College, Beersheba ( he, המכללה הטכנולוגית של חיל האוויר והחלל שלוחת באר שבע), also known as the Techni School, is a technology-oriented high school and college in Beersheba, Israel. ...

combines secondary military preparation with post-secondary

practical engineer A practical engineer (Technical Engineer)( he, הנדסאי) is a professional degree awarded by technological colleges in Israel and validated by the National Institute for Technological Training of the Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor. ...

certification to qualify technicians for service in the

Israel Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...

* Beit Zvi School of the Performing Arts, Ramat Gan
Maaleh School of Film and Television
Jerusalem *

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, 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 Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...

, as well as two campuses in the

Palestinian Authority The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine,

at Bethlehem and Gaza, accredited by

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and Middle East Association of Theological Education *

Israel College of the Bible Israel College of the Bible () is a private Hebrew language, Hebrew-speaking Messianic Judaism, Messianic Bible college in Netanya, Israel. It is an independent academically accredited institution. History Israel College of the Bible (ICB) was ...

, Netanya *

Jerusalem University College Jerusalem University College (formerly American Institute of Holy Land Studies) is an independent undergraduate and graduate academic institution in Israel used by a consortium of North American theological seminaries and Christian colleges. Hi ...

* Nazareth Evangelical College
One for Israel Bible College
a/k/
Israel College of the Bible (ICB)
accredited by

, European Council for Theological Education *

Reidman College Reidman International College for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, also known as Reidman College, is a private professional trade college founded in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1987 by Sally Reidman, a holistic practitioner from California that im ...

, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba, Eilat, Kinneret, and Misgav, offers alternative medicine certificates not recognized by the

, and offers a BA degree in Chinese Medicine through

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Foreign university campuses

The following foreign colleges and universities maintain

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es in Israel: *

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

– the

BYU Jerusalem Center The Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies (often simply referred to as the BYU Jerusalem Center or BYU–Jerusalem), situated on Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, is a satellite campus of Brigham Young University ( ...

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

Hillsong College Hillsong Church, commonly known as Hillsong, is a global charismatic Christian megachurch based in Australia. The original church was established in 1983 as Hills Christian Life Centre, in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, by Brian Houston and ...

, in conjunction with

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Israel *

NYU New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

Touro College Touro University is a private Jewish university system headquartered in New York City, with branches throughout the United States as well as one each in Germany, Israel and Russia. It was founded by Bernard Lander in 1971 and named for Isaac ...

offers courses in Jerusalem, but a degree must be completed in New York *

University of Indianapolis The University of Indianapolis (UIndy) is a private United Methodist Church-affiliated university in Indianapolis, Indiana. It offers Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees. It was founded in 1902 as Indiana Central University and ...

Yeshiva University Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City."About YU
on the Yeshiva Universit ...

Of note, the prestigious

, which enrolls the largest number of Jewish students of any public or private university in the

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, and is ranked in the top 34 globally in all major publications of university rankings, has a campus in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

References

External links

The Council for Higher Education in IsraelStudy in Israel
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