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Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 107 or more

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Economics single major – Business Administration | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)

  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 600
  • Mathematics: 75/4 or 65/5
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Quantitative sekhem 620
  • A quantitative reasoning score of 130 on the psychometric exam replaces the mathematics requirement, provided the applicant has a passing grade in 4 or 5 units.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Economics single major – Business Administration | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 107
  • Mathematics: 75/5 or 85/4
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5

Regular track

Economics single major – Accounting | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)

  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 620
  • Mathematics: 75/4 or 65/5
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Quantitative sekhem 620
  • A quantitative reasoning score of 130 on the psychometric exam replaces the mathematics requirement, provided the applicant has a passing grade in 4 or 5 units

Regular track

Economics double major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)

  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 600
  • Mathematics: 75/4 or 65/5
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Quantitative sekhem 620
  • A quantitative reasoning score of 130 on the psychometric exam replaces the mathematics requirement, provided the applicant has a passing grade in 4 or 5 units.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Economics double major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 107
  • Mathematics: 75/5 or 85/4
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5

Regular track

Economics major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)

  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 600
  • Mathematics: 75/4 or 65/5
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Main department with a minor in Natural Sciences / a minor in the Computer Science Department. Applicants must also meet the admission cutoff for the Natural Sciences / Computer Science minor, depending on the chosen track.
  • Quantitative sekhem 620
  • A quantitative reasoning score of 130 on the psychometric exam replaces the mathematics requirement, provided the applicant has a passing grade in 4 or 5 units

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Economics major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 107
  • Mathematics: 75/5 or 85/4
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Main department with a minor in Natural Sciences / a minor in the Computer Science Department. Applicants must also meet the admission cutoff for the Natural Sciences / Computer Science minor, depending on the chosen track.

Regular track

Economics single major - Business Administration

  • Additional admission tracks: quantitative sekhem 640 and psychometric exam 570
  • Mathematics: 75/4 or 65/5
  • A quantitative reasoning score of 130 on the psychometric exam replaces the mathematics requirement, provided the applicant has a passing grade in 4 or 5 units.
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5

Regular track

Economics single major - Accounting

  • Additional admission tracks: quantitative sekhem 660 and psychometric exam 580
  • Mathematics: 75/4 or 65/5
  • A quantitative reasoning score of 130 on the psychometric exam replaces the mathematics requirement, provided the applicant has a passing grade in 4 or 5 units
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5

Regular track

Economics double major

  • Additional admission tracks: quantitative sekhem 640 and psychometric exam 570
  • Mathematics: 75/4 or 65/5
  • A quantitative reasoning score of 130 on the psychometric exam replaces the mathematics requirement, provided the applicant has a passing grade in 4 or 5 units.
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5

Regular track

Economics major

  • Additional admission tracks: quantitative sekhem 640 and psychometric exam 570
  • Mathematics: 75/4 or 65/5
  • A quantitative reasoning score of 130 on the psychometric exam replaces the mathematics requirement, provided the applicant has a passing grade in 4 or 5 units
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Main department with a minor in Natural Sciences / a minor in the Computer Science Department. Applicants must also meet the admission cutoff for the Natural Sciences / Computer Science minor, depending on the chosen track.

Special track

Economics single major – Honors – Business Administration | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)

  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 680
  • Mathematics: 85/4 or 75/5
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Quantitative sekhem 680

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 with a prior academic background who meet the admission requirements will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.
  • Exceptional-case review policy: Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be referred for departmental review as detailed below: Applicants whose psychometric exam score and sekhem are up to 20 points below the required scores.
  • Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
  • Applicants with a previous academic background who meet the threshold conditions for a review of exceptional cases will be referred for review by the department after submitting an up-to-date transcript.
  • Applicants admitted with Mathematics at 5 units and a grade in the range of 65 to 74, or 4 units and a grade in the range of 75 to 84, or based on a quantitative reasoning score of at least 130, will be required to take an Introduction to Mathematics course in the first semester.

The Hebrew terms

single majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיsekhemסכםquantitative reasoningחשיבה כמותיתunitsיח"לbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרות

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What you study

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev invites you to join it for a bachelor's degree in Economics and study in the innovative and diverse programs it offers!

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.

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: 80% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates' salaries are above the average: ₪22,500 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 80% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 100 points
  • Average psychometric score: 620 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

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

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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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