Psychology
Ruppin Academic CenterBachelor of Arts (B.A)
No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 100 or more
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Admission requirements
Intake for the 2026/27 academic year
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Psychology and Business Administration (double major) / weighted bagrut average(our wording)
- Weighted bagrut average: bagrut average (weighted with bonus points) of at least 100.
Regular track
Psychology and Business Administration (double major) / psychometric score(our wording)
- Psychometric score: general multi-domain score or quantitative-oriented score of at least 580.
Regular track
Psychology and Business Administration (double major) / admission score of 102 or higher(our wording)
- Admission score of 102 or higher: calculated based on the bagrut average (weighted with bonus points) and psychometric score.
- For the calculation, a general multi-domain or quantitative-oriented psychometric score of at least 540, or a quantitative score of at least 120, is required.
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Psychology and Economics (double major) / weighted bagrut average(our wording)
- Weighted bagrut average: bagrut average (weighted with bonus points) of at least 100.
Regular track
Psychology and Economics (double major) / psychometric score(our wording)
- Psychometric score: general multi-domain/quantitative-oriented psychometric score of at least 590.
Regular track
Psychology and Economics (double major) / admission score of 106 or higher(our wording)
- Admission score of 106 or higher: calculated based on the bagrut average (weighted with bonus points) and the psychometric score.
- For the calculation, a general multi-domain/quantitative-oriented psychometric score of at least 560 or a quantitative score of at least 120 is required.
Special track
Request for exceptional admission
- Ruppin Academic Center may admit up to 10% of the students admitted to a department who do not meet the official admission requirements published above, in cases involving special circumstances specified in the Registration and Admission Regulations, subject to approval by the committee for review of exceptional cases. In addition, Ruppin Academic Center may admit up to an additional 8% of the students in each department who do not meet the official admission requirements published above, for the following reasons: reservists or career soldiers in frontline units; those wounded in the Swords of Iron War; discharged regular-service combat soldiers—subject to presenting a combat soldier certificate.
For adults and those who have studied before4
Psychology and Business Administration (double major) / practical engineer diploma and final transcript(our wording)
- Practical engineer diploma and final transcript: an average of at least 80 in courses for the external government exams (including the project grade), or a simple average (without bonus points) of at least 85 in practical engineering courses.
Psychology and Business Administration (double major) / bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution(our wording)
- Bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution - confirmation of eligibility for a bachelor's degree and a final degree average of at least 80.
Psychology and Economics (double major) / practical engineer diploma and final transcript(our wording)
- Practical engineer diploma and final transcript: an average of at least 80 in courses for the external government exams (including the project grade), or a simple average (without bonus points) of at least 85 in practical engineering courses.
Psychology and Economics (double major) / bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution(our wording)
- Bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution - confirmation of eligibility for a bachelor's degree and a final degree average of at least 80.
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
- Applicants whose high school’s language of instruction was not Hebrew and/or who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew must present a score of at least 110 on a Hebrew knowledge test (Yael exam / Yaelnet exam) administered by the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation.
- Mathematics requirement in the bagrutAdmission is conditional on a math grade of at least 70 in the bagrut certificate at 4 units, or a passing math grade or higher in the bagrut certificate at 5 units
- Applicants who do not meet the math admission requirements must take a prerequisite course in mathematics and pass the exam given at the end of the course, or pass the exemption exam. Applicants who do not pass the prerequisite course or exemption exam will not be able to begin their academic studies.
- Bagrut certificate - All applicants to a bachelor's degree must be eligible for an Israeli bagrut certificate (full bagrut), or hold an equivalent certificate accepted under the regulations of the Council for Higher Education: a 1-year pre-academic mechina (supervised by the Council for Higher Education), or Ministry of Education approval of secondary education completed abroad, or a practical engineer diploma certificate.
- Applicants admitted to the program who do not have a psychometric score are required to take the Amirnet exam administered by the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation to determine their English level placement.
The Hebrew terms
double majorדו-חוגיbagrut averageממוצע בגרותweighted bagrut averageממוצע בגרות משוקללbagrutבגרותbonus pointsבונוסיםpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיquantitative-orientedבדגש כמותיquantitative reasoningחשיבה כמותית
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What you study
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.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
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 above average: 89% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across colleges)
Graduates’ salaries below average: ₪12,900 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across colleges)
Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across colleges)
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“colleges” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 97 points
- Average psychometric score 520 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
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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