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The Academic College of Tel-Aviv – YaffoBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

These requirements are incomplete — the full list is on the institution's site

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Automatic admission – Alternative 1(our wording)

  • Bagrut average of 95, conditional on a psychometric score of 550.

Regular track

Automatic admission – Alternative 2(our wording)

  • Psychometric score of 600, conditional on eligibility for a bagrut certificate.

Regular track

Automatic admission – Alternative 3(our wording)

  • Combined score* of 600.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Automatic admission – Alternative 4(our wording)

  • Bagrut average of 99.

Through a preparatory program

Graduates of annual pre-academic mechinot

  • The admission of graduates of an annual pre-academic mechina at a public institution of higher education will be considered based on an adjusted score calculated from the psychometric score, the final grade in the mechina, and the average bagrut grades (after they have been improved in the mechina).

Through a preparatory program

The mechina that replaces the psychometric exam

  • Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements can register for the mechina that replaces the psychometric exam
For adults and those who have studied before2

Applicants with partial or full academic studies

  • For applicants who do not meet the admission requirements and studied at a recognized academic institution (in Israel or abroad), their previous academic achievements will be considered if the following conditions are met:
  • Scope of studies – at least 30 credit points.
  • Grade average – at least 80.
  • No more than 5 years have passed since completion of the previous studies.
  • These conditions are minimum requirements for consideration and do not necessarily guarantee admission.

Applicants aged 30 or older who do not have a bagrut certificate

  • Applicants aged 30 or older who do not have a bagrut certificate may apply after being accepted to an approved pre-academic mechina and before starting their academic studies, based on their psychometric exam results.

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

  • Bagrut mathematics level requirements: 4 units with a grade of 85 or 5 units with a grade of 70.
  • A grade of 85 in the English section of the psychometric exam or on the Amir/Amirnet exam.
  • Mathematics requirementsThe bachelor's degree program in Information Systems requires a grade of at least 85 in the mathematics bagrut exam at the 4-unit level, or a grade of at least 75 at the 5-unit level.
  • Applicants who meet one of the automatic admission alternatives but do not meet the mathematics requirement and have 4 or 5 units of study with a grade of at least 55 can successfully complete a mathematics preparation course held during the summer months at the Academic College of Tel Aviv–Yaffo. Alternatively, they can take the mathematics bagrut exam and present the required grade by the start of the academic year.
  • Applicants who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew and whose bagrut exam was in a language other than Hebrew will be required to take the Yael exam (Hebrew proficiency test) and obtain a score of at least 95 by the start of the academic year.
  • Eligibility of English bagrut certificateAt least 4 or 5 units in English with a passing grade of at least 55.
  • All applicants to the Academic College must take the psychometric exam.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותcombined scoreציון משולבmechinaמכינהpre-academic mechinaמכינת קד"אadjusted scoreציון מתואם

Check your chances — the institution's calculator

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

What you study

The degree provides knowledge in the characterization, development and management of information and technology systems, such as computers, communications systems, the internet and smartphones, combined with an understanding of the needs of organizations, customers and suppliers. This knowledge is applied in a range of fields, including medicine, banking, manufacturing, retail, high tech and more. Courses in the degree include Introduction to Microeconomics, Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Introduction to Information and Learning Technologies, Mathematics, Introduction to Computer Science, Introduction to Organization and Management, Research Methods, Java, Python, Linear Algebra, Data Structures, Information Systems Analysis, Project Management, Marketing Fundamentals, Data Science and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • 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.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services62%
  • Manufacture of Computers, Electronic and Optical Equipment5%
  • Management and Support Services for Offices and Businesses3%

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

Graduates' salaries are above average 28,800 ₪ average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 98 points
  • Average psychometric score: 570 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.

This field at other institutions

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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