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Social Work

Bar-Ilan UniversityBachelor of Social Work (B.S.W)

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Admission based on a combined bagrut average and psychometric exam score

  • Combined score of 69 or higher (bagrut and psychometric exam)
  • Psychometric score of 580 or higher
  • A score of 85 or higher on the English section of the psychometric exam/Amir exam/Amiram exam

Regular track

Admission for graduates of Haredi educational institutions(our wording)

  • Eligibility for a bagrut certificate with an average of 85, or an average of SALD exam scores plus 11th- and 12th-grade report cards with grades of 85 or higher, or grades from a university mechina with an average of at least 85.
  • Psychometric exam/Meimad – a score of 530 or higher
  • Applicants who meet the above requirements will be invited to an admissions interview, and the decision on admission will be made after the interview

Through a preparatory program

Admission for graduates of the mechina for Social Sciences

  • An average of 85 in the mechina courses; a psychometric score of 530 or higher; a grade of 85 in English. Applicants who meet the above requirements will be invited to an admissions interview, and the decision on admission will be made after the interview

For reservists

Special bachelor's degree admission track for reservists, career soldiers, and the security forces

  • To help you pursue your future without harming your chances of being admitted to a program, we have created a special bachelor's degree admission track for you, without a psychometric score, for 2026/27.
  • Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsReservists who served in reserve duty for 60 days or more from 1.10.2025, or reservists who served in reserve duty for 300 days or more from 7.10.2023.
  • Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsWounded applicants who present a certificate from the Compensation Officer confirming recognition as wounded in the Swords of Iron War by the Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry of Defense.
  • Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsCareer soldiers serving in designated frontline units who served to an exceptional extent during 2025 or 2026 because of the war, and continue to serve on active duty during the 2026/27 registration period.
  • Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsCombat soldiers in regular service who completed their military service from 1.12.2025.
  • Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsParents of a child under 13 whose spouse served in reserve duty for 60 days or more from 1.1.2026.
  • The number of places allocated for admission through this track is limited, and it applies only to departments open for registration. Registration for this track will close once the quotas for exceptional admissions of all types have been filled.
  • Admission through this track will be based on bagrut grades only, as specified in the table below, in addition to meeting the university's admission requirements
  • Required bagrut averageSocial Work 102
For adults and those who have studied before2

Admission based on a previous degree (bachelor's or master's)

  • Average grade of 90 in a previous degree; admissions interview. The discussion of admitting applicants on the basis of a previous bachelor's degree and inviting them to an interview is at the discretion of the admissions committee of the School of Social Work.

Admission for graduates of the 30+ mechina

  • Average of 90 in mechina courses, psychometric score of 580 or higher, English grade of 85. Applicants who meet the above requirements will be invited to an admissions interview, and the decision on admission will be made after the interview.

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.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריAmir examאמי"רAmiram examאמיר"םapplicantמועמדbachelor's degreeתואר ראשוןadmissions committeeועדת קבלהeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרות

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What you study

Social work studies provide theoretical, research-based, and practical knowledge in therapeutic and preventive work in a range of settings: communities, groups, families, and individuals (adults and children), together with professional experience. At most institutions, students choose during their studies between an individual and family track and a community track. Topics covered in the degree include introductory studies and research studies in the social sciences and humanities, behavioral sciences, welfare studies, social care, social policy and legislation, research methods, statistics, and more. Students also take part in practical experience with a range of populations: older adults, prisoners, families, at-risk youth, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Social Work and Counseling in Social Welfaremost commonProviding 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.
  • Welfare and Social Services ManagementPlanning, directing, and coordinating programs that provide social and community services, such as assistance to families and child welfare services.
  • PsychologyThe study of mental processes and the behavior of individuals or groups, in order to promote personal, social, educational, and occupational adjustment and development.

Which industries they work in

  • Local government28%
  • Residential Care17%
  • Social Welfare and Relief Services Without Accommodation15%

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

Graduate salaries below average: ₪11,700 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
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 100 points
  • Average psychometric score: 610 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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