Best Universities in Israel – GURI 2026

Top universities in Israel

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Israel are The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University and others. Israel has 9 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #144.

1. #1The Hebrew University of JerusalemGURI #144 · Score 88.47
2. #2Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyGURI #181 · Score 86.44
3. #3Tel Aviv UniversityGURI #229 · Score 83.78
4. #4Weizmann Institute of ScienceGURI #456 · Score 73.36
5. #5Ben-Gurion University of The NegevGURI #503 · Score 70.75
6. #6University of HaifaGURI #548 · Score 68.83
7. #7Bar-Ilan UniversityGURI #642 · Score 65.07
8. #8Reichman UniversityGURI #1116 · Score 47.29
9. #9Ariel UniversityGURI #1607 · Score 32.83

How universities in Israel perform globally

Across the 9 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 68.54 and the median is 70.75. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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