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Computer Science

University of Kiryat Shmona in the GalileeBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Psychometric score

  • Psychometric score of 610 and a math bagrut grade of 85 at 4 units or 75 at 5 units.

Regular track

Psychometric score – admissions committee consideration range(our wording)

  • (Admissions committee range: psychometric score of 585 and a math bagrut grade of 85 at 4 units; psychometric score of 570 and a math bagrut grade of 75 at 5 units).
  • The admissions committee will consider applicants who do not meet the full admission requirements.

Special track

Review of exceptional cases

  • The admissions committee will consider admitting exceptional applicants in special cases, such as improving access to higher education, applicants from specific populations, and personal circumstances unique to the field of study. Exceptional applicants may not exceed 10%

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

  • Psychometric score of 610 and a math bagrut grade of 85 at 4 units or 75 at 5 units.
  • (Admissions committee range: psychometric score of 585 and a math bagrut grade of 85 at 4 units; psychometric score of 570 and a math bagrut grade of 75 at 5 units).
  • Applicants whose first language is not Hebrew and who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew and/or whose high school language of instruction was not Hebrew must present a score of at least 86 on the Yael exam.
  • English: Applicants who do not have a psychometric score must take the Amirnet exam.

The Hebrew terms

psychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריbagrutבגרותunitsיח"לadmissions committeeועדת קבלהapplicantמועמדreview of exceptional casesועדת חריגיםknowledge testsמבחני ידעYael examיע"לAmirnet examאמירנט

What you study

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 is above average 95% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduate salaries are above average ₪29,000 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: 45% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 97 points
  • Average psychometric score: 550 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

This institution is not part of the Periphery 44 grant

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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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