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Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

Admission without the psychometric exam — see below

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Admission requirements

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

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)

  • Admission threshold for the department: 21.000. 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% (relevant only for the natural sciences tracks in the mechina)

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 before7

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)

Transfer track

  • Graduates of the first year of the Physics track at Sapir College may register for the second year of Physics studies at the Racah Institute of Physics at Hebrew University based on these studies.

Admission requirements for the second year

  • An exemption in English is required The faculty will also accept applicants at Advanced B level and allow them to complete the exemption during the first semester of the second year.
  • Hebrew exemption for holders of a non-Israeli bagrut certificate
  • Completion of at least 1 academic year at an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education, with at least 45 credit points
  • Compatibility between previous studies and the department's requirements
  • Applicants must meet the requirements for moving from the first year to the second year at the institution where they studied.
  • Their applications will be considered based on the transcripts they submit to the faculty's Teaching Affairs Office and subject to the number of places available in the field.

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

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

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

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

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 complete all the courses at the Open University of Israel listed in the equivalency table below. They must achieve an average grade of 80 or higher in these courses, and a minimum grade of 70 in each course.
  • The Department of Physics at the Hebrew University undertakes to admit to the second year any Open University of Israel student who meets all the requirements of the transfer track, with no additional conditions.
  • Students seeking to transfer to the Department of Physics at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem through the transfer track must begin their studies in the department within 3 years of completing the group of courses required in the equivalency table, and no later than 6 years after beginning the courses in that group.
  • As a rule, under Hebrew University requirements, applicants to the second year or above must submit to the Registration and Admissions Office confirmation of a university exemption from English studies.

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
  • Bagrut in mathematics at 4 units with a grade of 90 or at 5 units with a grade of 65. This requirement is also mandatory for applicants admitted through direct admission tracks.
  • Make-up courses in mathematics based on courses at The Open University of IsraelApplicants with 3 units must complete the courses Differential and Integral Calculus A and B (20406 and 20423) with a grade of at least 65.
  • Make-up courses in mathematics based on courses at The Open University of IsraelApplicants with 4 or 5 units (who do not meet the minimum grade stated above) must complete the course Differential and Integral Calculus A (20406) or Infinitesimal Calculus 1 (20474) with a grade of at least 65.
  • An additional science subject besides mathematics in the bagrut.
  • Applicants who do not meet this requirement must make up their mathematics knowledge in one of the following waysAdmission will be subject to available places in the department when the missing information is submitted.
  • Type of psychometric scoreQuantitative-oriented psychometric 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

The curriculum offers a fascinating intellectual challenge and exposure to advanced topics in modern physics. Students engage in theoretical studies of the foundations of mathematics and physics, and combine laboratory experiments with theoretical research, in which the main research tools are mathematics and computers.

Physics deals with the fundamental laws of nature as they are expressed in observable systems, from the microscopic composition of matter to the structure of the entire universe. Among other things, physics studies the motion of objects, the behavior of matter, energy, and the effects of the laws of nature on the continuum of space and time. Courses in the degree include foundational subjects in physics and mathematics—mechanics, electricity and magnetism, waves, quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics—as well as advanced courses such as solid-state physics, elementary particle physics, astrophysics, optics, biophysics and more. The studies also include laboratory experience, including learning modern measurement methods and investigating physical phenomena.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Physics and Astronomymost commonResearch and development of concepts, theories, and methods in physics or astronomy, as well as the application of scientific knowledge in these fields in industry, medicine, the military, and more.
  • Academic Teaching of Natural SciencesPreparing and delivering lectures and classes at institutions of higher education. Conducting research and writing academic articles and books.
  • Software DevelopmentResearching, analyzing, and evaluating requirements for software applications. Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software solutions that meet those requirements.
  • Electronics EngineeringResearch, design, and guidance for the construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of electronic systems. Study of the technological aspects of materials, products, and processes, and providing advice about them.
  • Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services31%
  • Education31%
  • Scientific Research and Development16%

Employment rate is below average: 54% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after graduation

Graduates’ salaries are above average: ₪30,100 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: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate 60% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 108 points
  • Average psychometric score: 690 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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