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Economics & Accounting

Ruppin Academic CenterBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 102 or more

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Weighted bagrut average

  • Weighted bagrut average: bagrut average (weighted with bonus points) of at least 102.

Regular track

Psychometric score

  • Psychometric score: general multi-domain/quantitative-oriented psychometric score of at least 600.

Regular track

Admission score of 110 or higher

  • Admission score of 110 or higher: calculated based on the bagrut average (weighted with bonus points) and the psychometric score.
  • For the calculation, a general multi-domain/quantitative-oriented psychometric score of at least 570 or a quantitative score of at least 120 is required.

Special track

Request for exceptional admission

  • Ruppin Academic Center may admit up to 10% of the students admitted to a department who do not meet the official admission requirements published above, in cases involving special circumstances specified in the Registration and Admission Regulations, subject to approval by the committee for review of exceptional cases. In addition, Ruppin Academic Center may admit up to an additional 8% of the students in each department who do not meet the official admission requirements published above, for the following reasons: reservists or career soldiers in frontline units; those wounded in the Swords of Iron War; discharged regular-service combat soldiers—subject to presenting a combat soldier certificate.
For adults and those who have studied before2

Practical engineer diploma and final transcript

  • Practical engineer diploma and final transcript: an average of at least 80 in courses for the external government exams (including the project grade), or a simple average (without bonus points) of at least 85 in practical engineering courses.

Bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution

  • Bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution - confirmation of eligibility for a bachelor's degree and a final degree average of at least 80.

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

For every track

  • Applicants whose high school’s language of instruction was not Hebrew and/or who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew must present a score of at least 110 on a Hebrew knowledge test (Yael exam / Yaelnet exam) administered by the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation.
  • Mathematics requirement in the bagrutAdmission is conditional on a math grade of at least 70 in the bagrut certificate at 4 units, or a passing math grade or higher in the bagrut certificate at 5 units
  • Applicants who do not meet the math admission requirements must take a prerequisite course in mathematics and pass the exam given at the end of the course, or pass the exemption exam. Applicants who do not pass the prerequisite course or exemption exam will not be able to begin their academic studies.
  • Bagrut certificate - All applicants to a bachelor's degree must be eligible for an Israeli bagrut certificate (full bagrut), or hold an equivalent certificate accepted under the regulations of the Council for Higher Education: a 1-year pre-academic mechina (supervised by the Council for Higher Education), or Ministry of Education approval of secondary education completed abroad, or a practical engineer diploma certificate.
  • Applicants admitted to the program who do not have a psychometric score are required to take the Amirnet exam administered by the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation to determine their English level placement.
  • The course will take place in the first semester of the first academic year and is a prerequisite for continuing academic studies in the second semester. The course is mandatory for all students admitted to the Department of Economics and Accounting, except applicants who hold a certification in "Bookkeeping 2" issued by the Ministry of Labor, obtained within the 5 years preceding the course start date.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותweighted bagrut averageממוצע בגרות משוקללbagrutבגרותbonus pointsבונוסיםpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיquantitative-orientedבדגש כמותיquantitative reasoningחשיבה כמותיתadmission scoreציון קבלה

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

What you study

Economics is a field of knowledge in the social sciences that deals with all human activity aimed at obtaining the material means people need for their existence and well-being. The field is divided into 2 main areas: microeconomics, which deals with the problems of individuals—producers, markets and consumers—and macroeconomics, which deals with processes in the economy as a whole. A degree in economics combines theoretical knowledge of mathematical and economic models with practical tools that enable graduates to understand and analyze various economic issues, including unemployment, inflation, recession, crises, foreign currency issues and exchange rates, foreign trade, statistical analysis and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Economicsmost commonResearch, monitoring data, analyzing information, preparing reports and plans, and providing advice to solve business and economic problems. Developing models to analyze patterns in the economy, explain them and predict them.
  • AccountingPlanning, organizing and managing accounting systems for individuals and institutions. Examining and analyzing accounting and financial records.
  • Financial and Investment ConsultingDeveloping financial plans for individuals and organizations, investing funds and managing funds on their behalf.
  • Financial ManagementPlanning, organizing, directing and coordinating financial operations within or for a company or organization.
  • Bank or Post Office Clerical WorkProviding direct service to bank or post office customers regarding the receipt, exchange and payment of money, as well as providing postal services.
  • BookkeepingMaintaining a system of records documenting actions carried out as part of financial transactions, and verifying the accuracy of documents and records related to these transactions.

Which industries they work in

  • Legal and Accounting Services18%
  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services16%
  • Financial Services, Except Insurance and Pension Funds10%

Employment rate is above average 94% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates' salaries are above average: ₪18,100 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate 80% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 93 points
  • Average psychometric score: 530 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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