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Ariel University in SamariaBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 100 or more

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

For direct admission (without an admission interview) | Bagrut only(our wording)

  • Average: 100 or higher

Regular track

For direct admission (without an admission interview) | Psychometric exam and eligibility for a bagrut certificate(our wording)

  • Psychometric score: 630 or higher.
  • Quantitative reasoning score of 120 or higher.
  • Eligibility for a bagrut certificate is required.

Regular track

For direct admission (without an admission interview) | Combined admission score(our wording)

  • Combined admission score: 610
  • Meeting the science-related requirements in the bagrut and psychometric exam.

Through a preparatory program

For direct admission (without an admission interview) | Dedicated mechina(our wording)

  • Dedicated mechina average: 86, and a minimum of 80 in the mathematics course.
  • You must show eligibility for a bagrut certificate.

Through a preparatory program

For admission after a personal interview and a mathematics refresher mechina if necessary | Bagrut only(our wording)

  • Average: 94 or higher + interview
  • Admission to the Accounting department following an interview will be conditional admission, with a requirement to pass the following courses: “Financial Accounting A” with a grade of at least 75. “Mathematics Course A” with a grade of at least 80.

Through a preparatory program

For admission after a personal interview and a mathematics refresher mechina if necessary | Psychometric exam and eligibility for a bagrut certificate(our wording)

  • Psychometric score: 600 or higher + interview.
  • Quantitative reasoning score of 120 or higher.
  • Eligibility for a bagrut certificate is required.
  • Admission to the Accounting department following an interview will be conditional admission, with a requirement to pass the following courses: “Financial Accounting A” with a grade of at least 75. “Mathematics Course A” with a grade of at least 80.

Through a preparatory program

For admission after a personal interview and a mathematics refresher mechina if necessary | Combined admission score(our wording)

  • Combined admission score: 580 + interview
  • Meeting the science-related requirements in the bagrut and psychometric exam.
  • Admission to the Accounting department following an interview will be conditional admission, with a requirement to pass the following courses: “Financial Accounting A” with a grade of at least 75. “Mathematics Course A” with a grade of at least 80.

Through a preparatory program

For admission after a personal interview and a math refresher mechina, if needed | Designated mechina(our wording)

  • Designated mechina average: 84–86, and a grade of at least 80 in the Mathematics for Economists course + interview.
  • You must show eligibility for a bagrut certificate.
  • Admission to the Accounting department following an interview will be conditional admission, with a requirement to pass the following courses: “Financial Accounting A” with a grade of at least 75. “Mathematics Course A” with a grade of at least 80.

Special track

Exceptional admission

  • The department reserves the right to consider applicants who do not meet the admission requirements through exceptional admission, subject to a limit of up to 10% of the admission quota, in accordance with Council for Higher Education guidelines. Each case will be reviewed individually by the departmental admissions committee.
  • Applicants whose admission data are borderline relative to the required conditions must submit a request to be invited to an interview as part of a review of exceptional cases.
For adults and those who have studied before4

For direct admission (without an admission interview) | Certified practical engineer(our wording)

  • Average: 85 or higher. Average based on external exams only

For admission after a personal interview and a math refresher mechina, if needed | Diploma-holding practical engineer(our wording)

  • Average: 82–85 + interview. Average based on external exams only.
  • Admission to the Accounting department following an interview will be conditional admission, with a requirement to pass the following courses: “Financial Accounting A” with a grade of at least 75. “Mathematics Course A” with a grade of at least 80.

Applicants with previous academic studies

  • Applicants with previous academic studies in accounting at a first-year level, amounting to at least 20 credit points, at an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education, who achieved a weighted final grade of at least 80, may be admitted to the department after a personal interview (no psychometric exam required).
  • Eligibility for a bagrut certificate is required.

Transfer track from The Open University of Israel

  • Completion of the first year of accounting studies at The Open University of Israel with a cumulative average of at least 85, a grade of at least 75 in each course, and at least 30 credit points. Eligibility for a bagrut certificate is not required. Admission is subject to approval by the admissions committee.

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.

For every track

  • An English level placement of at least 85 on the NITE level placement test is a required condition for admission.
  • Mathematics in the bagrut4 units with a grade of at least 85.
  • Mathematics in the bagrut5 units with a grade of at least 70.
  • A Yael exam score of at least 120 is required for applicants who completed high school where the language of instruction was not Hebrew, and/or who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew. Applicants with a score of 110–119 may be admitted under “Semester Admission” and will be required to enroll in the Hebrew course “Scientific Reading and Writing” in the first semester and complete it with a grade of at least 75.
  • Eligibility for a full bagrut certificate, including English at 4 units with a passing grade, is mandatory.

The Hebrew terms

direct admissionקבלה ישירהbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותquantitative reasoningחשיבה כמותיתcombined scoreציון משולבadmission scoreציון קבלהpractical engineerהנדסאיmechinaמכינהpersonal interviewראיון אישי

What you study

The program focuses on 2 main fields: external auditing of the financial position and financial activity of organizations and companies; and analyzing, preparing, and presenting financial reports and data for organizations and companies' internal needs. The program includes core subjects in fields such as economics, mathematics, statistics, computers and information systems, law, and management sciences. Students then take specialized courses in various areas of accounting, such as balance sheets, taxes, auditing, and financial statement analysis, with a focus on both theory and practice. To work as an accountant, you must pass the certification exams of the Council of Certified Public Accountants.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Accountingmost commonPlanning, organizing and managing accounting systems for individuals and institutions. Examining and analyzing accounting and financial records.
  • Financial ManagementPlanning, organizing, directing and coordinating financial operations within or for a company or organization.
  • BookkeepingMaintaining a system of records documenting actions carried out as part of financial transactions, and verifying the accuracy of documents and records related to these transactions.
  • EconomicsResearch, monitoring data, analyzing information, preparing reports and plans, and providing advice to solve business and economic problems. Developing models to analyze patterns in the economy, explain them and predict them.

Which industries they work in

  • Legal and Accounting Services64%
  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services6%
  • Activities Auxiliary to Financial and Insurance Services3%

Employment rate is above the average: 100% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after graduation

Graduates' salaries are above average: ₪21,000 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3.5 years
  • On-time graduation rate 65% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 94 points
  • Average psychometric score: 510 points

Money

How the institution is funded

Budgeted institutions

Tuition2026/27

Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.

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An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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