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Computer Engineering

Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

Regular track

Computer Engineering single major | Admission based on the psychometric exam or Netiv La'Akademia exam [engineering sekhem and psychometric exam in addition](our wording)

  • Engineering sekhem: 547
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 600
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Until July each year, applicants may be admitted without bagrut in Physics if they meet all admission requirements, provided they complete the course "Introduction to Physics—Mechanics" in the summer semester at the Center for Pre-Academic Studies. Starting in July each year, only applicants who have completed 5 units of Physics with a passing grade or an equivalent course approved by the Center for Pre-Academic Studies will be admitted, in addition to meeting all admission requirements

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

  • Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and whose engineering sekhem and/or psychometric score is up to 10 points below the required score will be reviewed by the department admissions committee based on their overall data. Review of exceptional cases is subject to availability of places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.

The Hebrew terms

single majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיbagrutבגרותapplicantמועמדunitsיח"לadmissions committeeועדת קבלה

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  • Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27

What you study

Your ticket to a career in high tech, in a department at the forefront of computer engineering—ranked alongside the best departments in the world

Computer engineering is at the forefront of science and technology, and computer systems play a part in almost every aspect of modern life. A bachelor's degree in computer engineering combines theoretical and practical knowledge from a very broad range of fields, such as mathematics, physics, computer science, electrical engineering, and electronics. The richness of this field, which combines creativity, computation, and extracting information from the world around us, allows each engineer to choose the topics that interest them.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Software Developmentmost commonResearching, analyzing, and evaluating requirements for software applications. Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software solutions that meet those requirements.
  • Application ProgrammingWriting and maintaining code for software applications and operating systems.
  • Software Quality Assurance, Analysis and TestingEnsuring the quality of software and applications through testing.
  • Management of Services in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) IndustriesPlanning, directing, and coordinating the acquisition, development, maintenance, and use of computer and communications (telecommunications) systems.
  • Management of Other Professional ServicesPlanning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the provision of professional and technical services.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services64%
  • Scientific Research and Development10%
  • Manufacture of Computers, Electronic and Optical Equipment8%

Employment rate is above average: 80% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates' salaries are above the average: ₪43,900 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 4 years
  • On-time graduation rate: 70% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 106 points
  • Average psychometric score: 660 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.

Periphery 44 grant

only for programs at the Eilat campus

Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.

per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

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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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