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Psychology

Bar-Ilan UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A)

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Psychology double major

  • Double major track | sekhem 75

Regular track

Psychology single major

  • Single major track | sekhem 75 and psychometric score of 680

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

For every track

  • The Hebrew admission threshold for applicants to the university who attended a high school where the language of instruction was not Hebrew is 105. Applicants with a Hebrew score of 84–104 will be offered intensive summer courses designed to improve their Hebrew proficiency. At the end of the course, they will be required to take the Yael exam or Yaelnet exam and meet the required threshold of 105 or higher
  • A psychometric exam score must be submitted (preference will be given to applicants who took the exam by the March/April session)

The Hebrew terms

double majorדו-חוגיsekhemסכםsingle majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריadmission thresholdציון סףapplicantמועמדYael examיע"ל

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What you study

The bachelor's degree program in Psychology aims to provide a basic theoretical, experimental and research background in the various branches of psychology.

The studies cover psychology’s basic concepts and questions, and provide an introduction to the fields it explores, as well as to research tools and methods. The curriculum includes courses on personality structure and various cognitive processes, such as learning, thinking, perception, and memory, as well as the biological and physiological foundations of behavior, and more. Courses in the degree include Social Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Personality: Theory and Research, Psychological Tests: Theory and Practice, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Old Age and Aging, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Psychologymost commonThe study of mental processes and the behavior of individuals or groups, in order to promote personal, social, educational, and occupational adjustment and development.
  • Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.
  • Social Work and Counseling in Social WelfareProviding advice and guidance to individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations in response to personal and social difficulties. Helping people obtain skills, resources, and support services for welfare and social problems.
  • Management and Organizational ConsultingHelping organizations become more efficient and solve problems. Studying organizational structures, methods, systems, and procedures.
  • Other Human Resources and Career ServicesProviding business services related to human resources policy, such as employee recruitment and development, job analysis, and career guidance.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services18%
  • Education17%
  • Health services7%

Employment rate is above average 87% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates’ salaries are about average 15,300 ₪ 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: 90% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 103 points
  • Average psychometric score: 600 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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