List of Israel Universities

Bar Ilan University

• Bar Ilan University is located in Ramat Gan. It has a diverse student body of 18,000 students in its main campus. Its emphasis is on basic Jewish Studies and Jewish identity combined with modern technology, research and high-level academic studies.

  Bar-Ilan University
  Ramat Gan, Israel 52900
  011-972-3-531-8111
  www.biu.ac.il

Ben Gurion University

• Ben Gurion University, located in Beer Sheva of southern Israel, is considered a leader in new technology. Its population of 17,000 in 2008 consisted of students from Israel as well as many from around the world. The tuition is determined yearly. It offers programs in English with bachelor's, Ph.D., M.D., and master of science and business administration degrees. Scholarships are available through the Dean's Office and the Jewish Agency.

  Ben Gurion University
  Ben Gurion Blvd.
  Israel
  011-972-8-646-1111
  www.bgu.ac.il

Hebrew University

• The student body of Hebrew University is about 23,500. It grants bachelor of arts, master of arts and doctoral degrees. Proficiency in English is required. The university's departments include Business Administration, Dental Medicine, Education, Engineering and Computer Science. It has the largest collection of Hebraica and Judaica in the world. The university's Professor Robert Aumann won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2005.

  Hebrew University
  Mt. Scopus
  Jerusalem
  Israel19905
  011-972-2-658-5111
  www.huji.ac.il

Technion

• The Technion is a selective university and is one of the leading institutes in hi-tech industry in the world. It is known for research and teaching as well as biotechnology, civil and environmental engineering. Located on Mt. Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea near Haifa, the university is in a desirable, picturesque area. Two of its professors have recently won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. It has an exchange student partnership with participating universities and runs a high school summer research camp.

  Technion Israel Institute of Technology
  Haifa Israel 3200
  011-972-4-829-3111
  www.technion.ac.il

Tel Aviv University

• Tel Aviv University has a student population of 13,817. It offers degrees in medical studies, law, engineering, arts, humanities, accounting, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science and pharmacology. The university has exchange programs with other universities. International fees in US dollars were $21,063 a year in June 2010.

  Tel Aviv University
  POB 39040
  Tel Aviv, Israel 69978
  011-972-3-640-8111
  www.tau.ac.il

University of Haifa

• University of Haifa is the only liberal arts school in northern Israel. It has a diverse population of 16,800. English is spoken in the Honors Program in Psychology and the Honors Program in Peace and Conflict Studies. It is open to international students who have completed one year at home with a GPA of 3.0. It also is known for programs in the humanities, law, social welfare, health education and its graduate school of management.

  University of Haifa
  Haifa, Israel 31905
  011-972-4-824-0766
  overseas.haifa.ac.il

Weizmann Institute

• Weizmann Institute, an international center for scientific research and graduate study, has a student body of 2,500 students. The Feinberg Graduate School offers master of science and Ph.D. degrees preparing students for senior positions in academia, research and industry. The landscaped campus lends itself to studies of nature. Its Professor Ada Yonath is a Nobel Prize winner for the structure of ribosomes.

  Weizmann Institute
  POB 26
  Rehovot, Israel 76100
  011-972-8-934-2924
  weizmann.ac.il