Tel Aviv University

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114	80	Arts & Humanities	61	Natural Sciences
114	127	Engineering & IT	56	Social Sciences
World Rankings	115	Life Sciences & Biomedicine

151=	100	Arts & Humanities	84	Natural Sciences
151=	138	Engineering & IT	60	Social Sciences
World Rankings	96	Life Sciences & Biomedicine

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Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a public research university - a definition that involves three fundamental elements that have shaped its development in the past and that are shaping its direction in the future.

University: As an institute of higher education with a universal nature, Tel Aviv University offers the widest range of teaching and research fields in Israel, promoting interdisciplinary cooperation in its study and research programs.

Research university: Tel Aviv University aims to achieve two goals at the same time - teaching and research. Recruitment and advancement of the academic faculty, academic planning, allocation of resources, study programs for advanced degrees - everything is aimed at these two combined goals.

Public university: Tel Aviv University believes that this status involves a deep commitment to Israeli society and the Jewish people. It took action accordingly when, during the 1990s, it helped absorb the great wave of former Soviet immigrant students and scientists, and it continues to take action today on behalf of different sectors of society. The University is a pioneer in Israel in affirmative action, wide-scale community programs, and programs intended to promote relations between Israel and the Diaspora.

In every field and with every objective, Tel Aviv University strives for quality and service of the highest standards. Members of our academic staff have won international recognition and many of them are considered to be world leaders in their field of research. The best students in Israel seek to gain an education and a profession at TAU and to enjoy the free and lively atmosphere of the University and the city of Tel Aviv. The skillful and talented administrative staff provides the administrative and technical infrastructure. The entire university community is aware of our aspirations: academic excellence together with social responsibility.

The growth of Internet sites at Tel Aviv University has been similar to the development of higher education in Tel Aviv: an abundance of local initiatives gradually woven together into an orderly and sophisticated system.

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff	Headcount: 1,049 FTE: 979
Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.
Number of International Faculty Staff	Headcount: 90 FTE: 88
Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Number of Inbound Visiting Faculty Staff	Headcount: 40
Number of academic faculty staff contributing to teaching or research at your university in the last 12 months who are visiting from an overseas institution for a minimum period of at least 3 months.
Number of Outbound Visiting Faculty Staff	Headcount: 190
Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution contributing to teaching or research at an overseas institution in the last 12 months for a minimum period of at least 3 months.
Number of Staff with PhD	Headcount: 1,043 FTE: 953
Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution that have studied a PhD

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 13,817 FTE: 12,208
Number of students pursuing a Bachelors level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associates degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 342 FTE: 199
Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.
Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 34 FTE: 11
Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 40 FTE: 13
Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.
Average International Undergraduate Fees	$ USD 7,780
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees	$ USD 2,302
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Undergraduate Class Size	40
The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term class refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of first year Undergraduate students	Headcount: 4,497 FTE: 3,973
Number of students pursuing a Bachelor's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate's degrees.

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 9,760 FTE: 7,228
Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 387 FTE: 387
Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.
Number of Inbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 48 FTE: 16
Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 28 FTE: 9
Number of postgraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	$ USD 21,063
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	$ USD 3,006
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size	25
The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term class refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of first year Postgraduate students	Headcount: 3,096 FTE: 2,083
Number of students pursuing a Master's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study, including both taught and research postgraduates.

Students

Total Students	Headcount: 23,565 FTE: 19,436
Total number of students.
Total International Students	Headcount: 729 FTE: 586
Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Total Outbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 68 FTE: 22
Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Total Inbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 82 FTE: 27
Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Student Fees	$ USD 14,831
Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course
Average Domestic Student Fees	$ USD 2,564
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Class Size	36
The average size of class across all programs. The term class refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of Male Students	Headcount: 12,795 FTE: 10,575
Number of students who are male out of the total number of students studying at your university
Number of Female Students	Headcount: 10,782 FTE: 8,861
Number of students who are female out of the total number of students studying at your university

Graduate Output

Number of PhDs Awarded	274
Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months

Applications

Total Number of Applications	18,359
Total number of applications your institution received in the last 12 months for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses

Internationalisation

Number of University Collaborations or Partnership Agreements	150
Number of universities your institution has collaborations or partnership agreements with. These partnership agreements may include student and teaching exchanges, as well as collaborative research projects, exchange of academic materials and other information, and jointly offered executive development programmes. This includes collaborations at either a university or faculty level. Please also state the names of these institutions in the Submission Notes box.