About Tel Aviv University
Why Choose an Israeli University?
Located in the heart of Israel’s high-tech, business, and culture center, Tel Aviv University (TAU) represents the country at its best—dynamic, innovative, cosmopolitan, and forward-looking.
Tel Aviv University is Israel's largest and most diversified institution of higher learning, with nine faculties and over 30,000 students, 1,200 researchers, and 125 schools and departments across the sciences, humanities, and arts.
TAU ranks first in Israel (Times & Taiwan rankings); as a global Top-100 innovation university (Reuters); and seventh in the world—and first outside the USA—for producing successful, VC-backed entrepreneurs (PitchBook). The University’s cutting-edge advancements are reinforced through ties with prominent research institutions ranging from NASA and Harvard to Tsinghua University and CERN.
Global in outlook and impact, and sharing Tel Aviv’s spirit of non-stop discovery, the University brings together top minds to address the most pressing challenges of the 21st century through bold and collaborative solutions and teaching.
TAU at a Glance
30,000 Students
200,000 Alumni
2500+ International Students
130 Research Institutes
125 Schools & Departments
9 Faculties
TAU Credentials
#1 Choice Among Israeli Students
Top 100 Innovation University (Reuters)
#1 in Research Output among Israeli Universities
#7 of Top 10 Schools Producing VC-Backed Founders (Pitchbook)
#20 in Faculty Citation Impact (QS World University Rankings)
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