Computer Science Enrollment Drops as Social Sciences Overtake Engineering
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Enrollment in Israeli computer science programs has significantly decreased for the 2025-2026 academic year, while engineering studies have stopped growing. Social sciences have become the largest field of study. The rise in student numbers is mainly at private colleges, while universities and public colleges face stagnation or decline.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Computer science student numbers have sharply decreased in Israel for the 2025-2026 academic year.
- Growth in engineering studies has stopped, and their share of all students has slightly fallen.
- Social sciences have become the largest field of study in Israeli higher education.
- Student number increases are seen in private colleges, while universities and public colleges are stagnant or declining.
Enrollment in computer science programs in Israel has seen a significant decline, while the 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.
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