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Biophysics

University of HaifaBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Admission based on sekhem score

  • Sekhem: 640 or higher (waitlist range: 620–639)
  • English level placement: Pre-Basic level or higher based on the Amirnet exam or the English section of the psychometric exam
  • Hebrew level placement: a score of 105 or higher on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa (conditional admission in the first year until a score of 120 is achieved) or successful completion of an academic Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
  • ∙ Mathematics bagrut: a grade of 75 or higher at 5 units
  • ∙ Raw quantitative reasoning score on the psychometric exam: 600 or higher

Regular track

Admission based on sekhem and an admission interview

  • Sekhem: 640 or higher (waitlist range: 620–639)
  • English level placement: Pre-Basic level or higher based on the Amirnet exam or the English section of the psychometric exam
  • Hebrew level placement: a score of 105 or higher on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa (conditional admission in the first year until a score of 120 is achieved) or successful completion of an academic Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
  • ∙ Mathematics bagrut: a grade of 90 or higher at 4 units
  • ∙ Raw quantitative reasoning score on the psychometric exam: 600 or higher
  • Bagrut in physics with a grade of 75 or higher at the 5-unit level
  • ∙ Admissions interview

For reservists

Special admission track for reservists, members of the security forces, and evacuees (directly to the degree program)

  • English level placement: Pre-Basic level or higher based on the Amirnet exam or the English section of the psychometric exam
  • Hebrew level placement: a score of 105 or higher on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa (conditional admission in the first year until a score of 120 is achieved) or successful completion of an academic Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
  • ∙ Mathematics bagrut: a grade of 75 or higher at 5 units
  • Full bagrut certificate
  • ∙ Admissions interview

Special track

Admission through the Ofek Toward a Degree track

  • English level placement: Pre-Basic level or higher based on the Amirnet exam or the English section of the psychometric exam
  • Hebrew level placement: a score of 105 or higher on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa (conditional admission in the first year until a score of 120 is achieved) or successful completion of an academic Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
  • ∙ Mathematics bagrut with a grade of 75 or higher at 5 units, or applicants who studied and completed advanced-level courses suitable for the degree at other institutions
  • Full bagrut certificate
  • ∙ Admissions interview

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

For every track

  • Awarding the degree is subject to approval by the Council for Higher Education

The Hebrew terms

sekhemסכםwaitlist rangeטווח המתנהlevel placementסיווג רמהPre-Basic levelטרום בסיסיBasic levelבסיסיAmirnet examאמירנטpsychometric examפסיכומטריYaelnet examיעל"נטplacement testמבחן סיווג רמהmechinaמכינה

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What you study

At the University of Haifa, an impressive group of leading researchers works in the fields of biophysics and quantitative biology. The bachelor's degree program in biophysics is unique in Israel and closely integrates the study of biology, physics, mathematics and computer science.

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.

This field at other institutions

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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