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Materials Engineering

Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 109 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

Materials Engineering, single major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [engineering sekhem and psychometric exam in addition](our wording)

  • Engineering sekhem: 500
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 550
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and whose engineering sekhem is up to 40 points below the required score will be reviewed by the department admissions committee based on their overall data. Review of exceptional cases is subject to availability of places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
  • Applicants who have not studied Physics at 5 units with a passing grade or completed an equivalent course approved by the Center for Pre-Academic Studies must take the course "Introduction to Physics—Mechanics" 500-5-0006, which is held in the summer or in the first semester through the Center for Pre-Academic Studies.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Materials Engineering, single major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 109
  • Mathematics: 90/5
  • Physics: 90/5
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Applicants who have not studied Physics at 5 units with a passing grade or completed an equivalent course approved by the Center for Pre-Academic Studies must take the course "Introduction to Physics—Mechanics" 500-5-0006, which is held in the summer or in the first semester through the Center for Pre-Academic Studies.

Regular track

Materials Engineering combined double-degree program – Physics and Materials Engineering | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [engineering sekhem and psychometric exam in addition](our wording)

  • Engineering sekhem: 510
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 650
  • Mathematics: 80/5
  • Physics: 80/5
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Quantitative sekhem 650
  • Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and whose quantitative sekhem and/or psychometric exam score and/or engineering sekhem is up to 5 points below the required score and/or up to 3 points below the required components will be considered by the department's admissions committee based on their overall record. Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period. There is no need to send a letter. 2. Deserving advancement - up to 50 points below the admission cutoff, will be referred for discussion by the department
  • Admission with first or second preference only

Regular track

Materials Engineering combined double-degree program – Materials and Mechanical Engineering | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [engineering sekhem and psychometric exam in addition](our wording)

  • Engineering sekhem: 540
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 650
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and whose engineering sekhem or psychometric score is up to 10 points below the required score will be reviewed by the department admissions committee based on their overall data. Review of exceptional cases is subject to availability of places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
  • Applicants who have not studied Physics at 5 units with a passing grade or completed an equivalent course approved by the Center for Pre-Academic Studies must take the course "Introduction to Physics—Mechanics" 500-5-0006, which is held in the summer or in the first semester through the Center for Pre-Academic Studies.
  • Admission with first or second preference only

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

  • Review of exceptional cases begins on 13.04.26

The Hebrew terms

single majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיapplicantמועמדadmissions committeeועדת קבלהdepartmentחוגreview of exceptional casesועדת חריגים

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

What you study

It deals with the development and production of all the products we know—from airplanes, skyscrapers, and bridges to the chips found in computers and cell phones, medical implants, and more. A product’s performance and reliability are determined by the properties of the materials it is made from. Whether a material is chosen for its mechanical strength, its ability to conduct or insulate electricity or heat, and/or its resistance to environmental conditions, the choice is always based on the material’s properties.

Materials engineering deals with the relationship between the structure and composition of a material and its properties, combining knowledge from engineering and science. This is a broad field that covers both the planning and production stages of a product and the study of the different materials it is made of from chemical, physical, and biological perspectives. Courses in the degree include basic courses in mathematics and science, as well as courses such as material structure, thermodynamics and kinetics, mechanical, electrical, optical, and electrochemical properties, metallic, ceramic, polymeric, and electronic materials, and a practical final project.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Engineering in Other Fieldsmost commonResearch, consultation, and development of procedures and engineering solutions in the fields of workplace safety, biomedical engineering, optics, materials (including explosives), and nuclear energy production.
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineeringmost commonResearching, planning, organizing, and supervising the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities and processes for industrial production. Preparing plans to coordinate production work, and assessing its safety and economic feasibility.

Which industries they work in

  • Manufacture of Computers, Electronic and Optical Equipment27%
  • Scientific Research and Development14%
  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services11%

Above-average employment rate: 78% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates' salaries are above the average: ₪23,800 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

Most graduates go on to a master's degree

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 4 years
  • On-time graduation rate 65% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 105 points
  • Average psychometric score: 630 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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