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Computer Science

Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

Admission without the psychometric exam — see below

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Required bagrut average for direct admission

  • Direct admission 11.4 (deserving advancement category 11.05)

Regular track

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and bagrut (department admission threshold)(our wording)

  • The admission threshold for the department is 23.75. Explanations of how the calculation is done at the link

Through a preparatory program

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a mechina

  • 50%/50% (relevant only for the natural sciences tracks in the mechina)

Another track

Transfer track

  • A transfer route is available from the Department of Mathematics to the second year of the Department of Computer Science. This option is intended for students interested in studying computer science who do not meet the department’s admission cutoff, but do meet the admission cutoff for the Department of Mathematics (530).
  • Transfer route requirementsCompletion of all first-year required courses in the Department of Mathematics in one academic year, with a weighted average of at least 80 (registration for courses and a minor in Computer Science is not permitted in the first year).
  • Transfer route requirementsReaching the exemption level in English.
  • Students who meet these requirements may submit an application at the end of their first year and be admitted to the Department of Computer Science in their second year at the university.
  • Upon admission, students will be required to complete the first-year courses in the Department of Computer Science: Introduction to Computer Science (67101), Data Structures (67109), and C/C++ Programming Workshop (67315).

Regular track

Required psychometric score for direct admission (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Direct admission 740 (deserving advancement category 705)
For adults and those who have studied before6

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a bachelor’s degree

  • 50%/50% (does not apply when applicants with a degree are admitted directly)

Admission requirements for the second year

  • English exemption required. The faculty will also accept applicants at Advanced B level and allow them to complete the exemption during the first semester of the second year
  • Hebrew exemption for holders of a non-Israeli bagrut certificate
  • Applicants must meet the requirements for moving from the first year to the second year at the institution where they studied.

Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate

  • Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate is available for holders of a doctorate only

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies

  • Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies. Relevant admission track. Contact the Registration and Admissions Office to check your chances of admission

Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and older (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and over (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate). Relevant admission track

Transfer track from The Open University of Israel

  • Admission requirements for the second yearA transfer track from The Open University of Israel is available
  • Students must complete all the courses listed in the equivalency table below at the Open University (see notes A and B below). They must achieve an average grade of 90 or higher in the courses they took from this table, and a minimum grade of 75 in each course.
  • The Hebrew University Department of Computer Science undertakes to admit to the second year anyone who is eligible for a bagrut certificate and meets all the requirements of the transfer track, regardless of their bagrut average and without needing to take a psychometric exam.
  • Students wishing to transfer to the Computer Science department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem through the transfer track must begin their studies in the department no later than 4 years after taking the first course in the transfer track at the Open University, and no later than 1 year after taking their most recent course in this track.
  • As a rule, under Hebrew University requirements, applicants for second-year studies or later must provide the Registration and Admissions Office with proof of a university exemption from English studies.

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

  • Minimum English levelScore of 85/Basic level
  • Score of 105, required in cases where the language of instruction in high school is not Hebrew
  • Type of psychometric scoreQuantitative-oriented psychometric score

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותadmission trackמסלול קבלהdirect admissionקבלה ישירה“deserving advancement” (affirmative-action category based on socio-economic criteria)ראויים לקידוםweighted scoreציון משוקללpsychometric examפסיכומטריadmission thresholdציון סףdepartmentחוגmechinaמכינה

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What you study

In an era of accelerating global change, computer science is the driving force behind the most significant breakthroughs in every area of life.

Computer science combines theoretical knowledge with practical, applied knowledge of using computer systems, as well as designing and building them. During the program, students must choose 1 or more specializations. Institutions offer various specializations, such as software development, internet technologies, signal processing and machine learning, artificial intelligence and machine learning, big data, communications and the internet, cybersecurity, hardware design, computer systems, signal and image processing, computer communications, software systems, and more. The curriculum includes foundational subjects in science—mathematics, physics, and computer science; in engineering—linear systems, digital systems, and electrical engineering; as well as theoretical and practical courses related to the areas of specialization. The program also includes a final project in the last year of study.

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.
  • 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.
  • Systems AnalysisResearching, analyzing, and evaluating requirements, procedures, or problems in the field of information technology. Developing and implementing proposals, recommendations, and plans to improve existing and future information 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 services72%
  • Scientific Research and Development7%
  • Manufacture of Computers, Electronic and Optical Equipment7%

Employment rate above average: 89% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates' salaries are above average: ₪40,100 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate: 70% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 107 points
  • Average psychometric score 670 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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