Data Science and 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
Data Engineering, single major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [quantitative sekhem and psychometric exam in addition](our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 720
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 550
- Mathematics: 90/4 or 80/5
- Quantitative reasoning: 125
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
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 quantitative sekhem and/or psychometric exam score is up to 10 points below the required score and/or are up to 5 points below the required score in one of the required components will be considered by the department’s admissions committee based on their overall records. Exceptional-case review is subject to available places in the department and may take place at various times during the registration period.
- Applicants with an academic background: cases are considered only after they submit an up-to-date transcript.
The Hebrew terms
single majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםquantitative reasoningחשיבה כמותיתgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיapplicantמועמדadmissions committeeועדת קבלהdepartmentחוג
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- Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27
What you study
At Ben-Gurion, it is a unique and innovative degree. Ben-Gurion University is one of the only institutions in Israel where this degree is offered. The Department of Information Systems Engineering at Ben-Gurion currently has the highest concentration of faculty experts who research and teach the field.
- Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
After the degree
The Ministry of Labor publishes no data on graduates of this field
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 4 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 103 points
- Average psychometric score: 660 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
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
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/מוסדות מתוקצביםchecked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/שכר-הלימודchecked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/List-of-Educational-Institu…checked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/Perypheria44checked 4 Oct 2026