Israel's six leading universities decline in global rankings

All six of Israel’s leading universities have declined over the last year, according to the latest edition of the annual QS World University Rankings.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem remains Israel’s leading university, according to the rankings published Wednesday, staying in the top 200 but slipping 15 places from 162th globally to 177th place. Tel Aviv University dropped 11 places to 230th, and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology also remained in the top 300 but fell from 257th to 291st place.

Ben Gurion University of the Negev was ranked 446th, followed by Bar-Ilan University (551 down from 560) and the University of Haifa, which saw the largest drop of 49 places (701 from 750).