Computer Science Enrollment Drops as Social Sciences Overtake Engineering
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Enrollment in Israeli computer science programs has significantly decreased, while growth in engineering studies has stopped, according to the Council for Higher Education. Social sciences have become the largest field of study for the 2025-2026 academic year. The overall student increase is mainly in private colleges, while universities and public colleges face stagnation or decline.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Computer science enrollment has significantly dropped in Israel for the 2025-2026 academic year.
- Growth in engineering studies has halted, and it is no longer the most sought-after field.
- Social sciences have become the largest field of study in Israeli higher education.
- Student number increases are concentrated in private colleges, not universities or public ones.
- Data is from the Council for Higher Education for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Enrollment in computer science programs in Israel has seen a significant decline, while growth in engineering studies has halted, according to data from the Council for Higher Education (CHE). For the 2025-2026 academic year, social sciences have once again become the largest field of study. The overall increase in student numbers is primarily concentrated in private colleges, contrasting with stagnation in universities and a decrease in public colleges in the periphery.
Engineering is no longer the most sought-after field in Israel's higher education system. In the previous academic year (2025-2026), the growth in engineering student numbers stopped, and their proportion of the total student body slightly decreased. Meanwhile, computer science experienced a sharp drop in student enrollment.