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Economics

Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor of Arts (B.A)

Admission without the psychometric exam — see below

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Required bagrut average for direct admission

  • Direct admission 11.00 (deserving advancement category 10.65)

Regular track

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and bagrut (department admission threshold)(our wording)

  • The admission threshold for the department is 20.750. Explanations of how it is calculated at the link

Through a preparatory program

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a mechina

  • 50%/50% (applies to all mechina tracks)

Regular track

Required psychometric score for direct admission (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Direct admission 675 (deserving advancement category 640)
For adults and those who have studied before5

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a bachelor’s degree

  • 50%/50% (does not apply when applicants with a degree are admitted directly)

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies

  • Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies. Relevant admission track. Contact the Registration and Admissions Office to check your chances of admission

Transfer track from The Open University of Israel

  • Admission requirements for the second yearA transfer track from The Open University of Israel is available
  • Students must take the 5 courses listed in the equivalency table below at the Open University and complete them with an average grade of at least 90.
  • A grade of at least 90 in each of the following courses: Introduction to Microeconomics 10131, Introduction to Macroeconomics 10126, Differential Calculus for Economics and Management Students 10142.
  • A grade of at least 85 in the course Introduction to Statistics for Social Science Students B 30112.
  • Meeting all the transfer track requirements guarantees admission to the second year of the Department of Economics at the Hebrew University (the department) through the transfer track.
  • Students who wish to be admitted to a double major program must meet the Hebrew University’s admission requirements for the additional department.
  • Students who wish to be admitted to a double major program combining Economics with Statistics, Physics, Mathematics, or Computer Science must meet all the transfer track requirements for the second department, as well as the requirements concerning English and the courses Introduction to Microeconomics (10131) and Introduction to Macroeconomics (10126) in the transfer track to the Department of Economics.
  • Students seeking to transfer to the Department of Economics at the Hebrew University through the transfer track must begin their studies in the department no later than 3 years after taking the first course in the equivalency table at the Open University.
  • Students admitted to the Economics department must have an exemption from English as a foreign language studies.

Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate

  • Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate is available for holders of a doctorate only

Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and older (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and over (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate). Relevant admission track

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

  • Minimum English levelScore of 85/Basic level
  • Score of 105, required in cases where the language of instruction in high school is not Hebrew
  • Students admitted to the Department of Economics are required to have an extensive mathematics background. This knowledge is essential for studying and successfully completing the first-year required courses “Differential and Integral Calculus for Economists,” Part A and Part B. Therefore, applicants who have not studied mathematics at the level of 5 units or who are not proficient in this material will be required to make up the required material before the start of the academic year.
  • Type of psychometric scorePsychometric general multi-domain score, psychometric quantitative-oriented score

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותadmission trackמסלול קבלהdirect admissionקבלה ישירה“deserving advancement” (affirmative-action category based on socio-economic criteria)ראויים לקידוםweighted scoreציון משוקללpsychometric examפסיכומטריadmission thresholdציון סףdepartmentחוגmechinaמכינה

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What you study

Economics examines how human society uses limited resources to produce the goods and services people need for their existence and well-being, and how these goods are distributed among them.

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%

Above-average employment rate: 92% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates' salaries are above average: ₪22,800 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Most graduates go on to a master's degree

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate 60% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 101 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.

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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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