Data Sciences
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 score: 700 or higher (waitlist range – 680–699)
- 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 120 or higher on the Yaelnet exam, a Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, 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 or a grade of 75 or higher at 5 units
Special track
Admission through the Ofek track toward a degree — based on a bagrut certificate — without a psychometric exam(our wording)
- Full bagrut certificate with a weighted bagrut average of 105 or higher
- 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 120 or higher on the Yaelnet exam, a Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, or successful completion of an academic Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
- ∙ Mathematics bagrut: a grade of 85 or higher at 4 units, or a grade of 75 or higher at 5 units
- Bagrut with 5 units in a science track (physics, chemistry, biology, computer science) with a grade of 80 or higher
- ∙ Successfully pass 3 courses with a grade of 55 or higher in each course, with an overall average of 65 or higher during the first semester of study
- Only after completing the pre-academic track will you become a regular student
- ∙ Submission of a resume
Special track
Admission through the Ofek Toward a Degree track — based on a lower sekhem score(our wording)
- Sekhem score: 640 or higher
- 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 120 or higher on the Yaelnet exam, a Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, or successful completion of an academic Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
- ∙ Mathematics bagrut: a grade of 85 or higher at 4 units, or a grade of 75 or higher at 5 units
- Successfully completing 3 courses, each with a grade of 55 or higher, with an overall average of 65 or higher during the first semester of studies
- Since the number of places in the department is limited, admission through this route is not guaranteed and is subject to the discretion of the department's admissions committee
- Only after completing the pre-academic track will you become a regular student
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.
The Hebrew terms
sekhemסכםwaitlist rangeטווח המתנהlevel placementסיווג רמהPre-Basic levelטרום בסיסיBasic levelבסיסיAmirnet examאמירנטpsychometric examפסיכומטריYaelnet examיעל"נטplacement testמבחן סיווג רמהmechinaמכינה
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- Source:The institution's siteadmissions.haifa.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
What you study
The bachelor's degree in Data Science combines courses from the departments of Computer Science and Information Systems. It covers various principles, from managing and extracting knowledge from big data to developing computational algorithms.
- Source:The institution's siteadmissions.haifa.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
After the degree
Graduates of related fields work as:
Related fields: Information Systems
- Application Programmingmost commonWriting and maintaining code for software applications and operating 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.
- Software DevelopmentResearching, analyzing, and evaluating requirements for software applications. Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software solutions that meet those requirements.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
Admitted students and graduates
average across universities
- Program length: 3 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 95 points
- Average psychometric score 540 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“universities” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
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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