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List of universities and colleges in Israel
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There are eight official universities in Israel. In addition, there are a few dozen colleges and other institutes of higher learning, as well as about a dozen foreign university extensions. All are academically supervised by the Council for Higher Education in Israel (CHEI). The main difference between a university and a college in Israel is that only a university can issue doctorate degrees. Theoretically, a college can apply to the CHEI to upgrade its status to university.
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Israel's official universities are listed below, followed by their English acronym (if commonly used), internet domain, establishment date, 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):
| Institute | Internet Domain | Est. Date | Students | World Academic Rank (WebOMetrics, SJTU, THES) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (IIT) | technion.ac.il | 1924 | 13,000 (2005) | 198, 102-150, 194 |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) | huji.ac.il | 1918 | 22,600 (2003) | 131, 64, 77 |
| Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) | weizmann.ac.il | 1949 | 700 (2006) | 346, 102-150, N/A |
| Bar-Ilan University (BIU) | biu.ac.il | 1955 | 18,000 (2005) | 570, 305-401, N/A |
| Tel Aviv University (TAU) | tau.ac.il | 1956 | 29,000 (2005) | 266, 102-150, 188 |
| University of Haifa (HU) | haifa.ac.il | 1963 | 13,000 (2005) | 604, 402-508, N/A |
| Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) | bgu.ac.il | 1969 | 17,300 (2005) | 448, 203-304, N/A |
| Open University of Israel | openu.ac.il | 1974 | 39,000 (2005) | 1893, N/A, N/A |
Other institutes of higher-learning in Israel that are accredited by CHEI to confer a Bachelor's (and in some cases also a Master's) degree are called Colleges (Hebrew: מכללות, Mikhlalot). There are also over twenty teacher training colleges or seminaries, most of which can award only a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree.
The Colleges include:
- Holon Institute of Technology
- Ariel University Center of Samaria
- Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
- Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
- Jerusalem College of Technology
- Kaye Academic College of Education
- Shenkar College of Engineering and Design
- Ruppin - The Academic Center
- Ashkelon Academic College
- The College of Management
- ORT Braude College of Engineering
- Academic College of Tel-Aviv - Yaffo
- Hadassah Academic College [1]
- Jezreel Valley College [2]
- Tel-Hai Academic College
- Netanya Academic College [3]
- Interdisciplinary Center (WebOMetric rank: 2241)
- Academic College of Engineering in Tel-Aviv
- Sapir Academic College [4]
- Negev Academic College of Engineering
- Sha'arei Mishpat
- Academic College of Law
- Jerusalem College of Engineering
- Achva Academic College [5]
- Kinneret Academic College [6]
- Shamoon College of Engineering [7]