Top 50 Universities for Jewish Studies in the World (2026)
Exploring Jewish Studies programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Jewish Studies education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
2
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
3
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
4
Toronto, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
14 World
12 North America
1
Canada
1 Toronto
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
489594
Citations
19738928
5
London, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
15 World
3 Europe
3
United Kingdom
3 London
University Information
Acceptance
36%*
Publications
474519
Citations
19145763
6
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
7
Minneapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
18 World
15 North America
14
United States
1 Minneapolis
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
315563
Citations
13918850
8
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
9
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
10
Gainesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
28 World
24 North America
23
United States
1 Gainesville
University Information
Acceptance
24%
Publications
316038
Citations
9913526
11
Austin, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
32 World
28 North America
26
United States
1 Austin
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
249099
Citations
9915982
12
College Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
37 World
32 North America
30
United States
2 College Park
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
214017
Citations
8987126
13
Montreal, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
42 World
36 North America
3
Canada
1 Montreal
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
255621
Citations
10090338
14
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
15
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
46 World
1 Latin America
1
Brazil
1 Sao Paulo
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
403004
Citations
7213878
16
Heidelberg, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
58 World
7 Europe
1
Germany
1 Heidelberg
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
258676
Citations
9169494
17
Boulder, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
62 World
47 North America
44
United States
1 Boulder
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
143357
Citations
6603816
18
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
78 World
55 North America
51
United States
2 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
198442
Citations
8131621
19
Lund, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
93 World
19 Europe
1
Sweden
17 Lund
University Information
Acceptance
58%*
Publications
196693
Citations
7440145
20
Vienna, Austria
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
97 World
22 Europe
1
Austria
1 Vienna
University Information
Acceptance
33%*
Publications
139566
Citations
3921459
21
Coral Gables, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
103 World
63 North America
59
United States
2 Coral Gables
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
153024
Citations
5293162
22
Tel Aviv, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
108 World
10 Asia
1
Israel
1 Tel Aviv
University Information
Acceptance
44%*
Publications
184686
Citations
6114904
23
Barcelona, Spain
Europe
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
116 World
28 Europe
1
Spain
1 Barcelona
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
157917
Citations
5070049
24
Berlin, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
128 World
33 Europe
5
Germany
1 Berlin
University Information
Acceptance
15%
Publications
125843
Citations
3230245
25
Lawrence, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
142 World
82 North America
72
United States
1 Lawrence
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
103384
Citations
3069067
26
Buffalo, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
146 World
84 North America
74
United States
5 Buffalo
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
126751
Citations
4018454
27
Leiden, Netherlands
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
154 World
48 Europe
6
Netherlands
1 Leiden
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
112311
Citations
4339466
28
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
157 World
50 Europe
9
Germany
3 Freiburg im Breisgau
University Information
Acceptance
33%
Publications
119336
Citations
4111745
29
Jerusalem, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
159 World
15 Asia
2
Israel
1 Jerusalem
University Information
Acceptance
23%
Publications
129885
Citations
4785501
30
Bern, Switzerland
Europe
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
167 World
56 Europe
4
Switzerland
1 Bern
University Information
Acceptance
25%*
Publications
126117
Citations
4628250
31
Bloomington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
180 World
92 North America
81
United States
3 Bloomington
University Information
Acceptance
80%
Publications
63713
Citations
1618705
32
Erlangen, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
189 World
62 Europe
13
Germany
3 Erlangen
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
128824
Citations
3707202
33
Munster, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
194 World
64 Europe
15
Germany
4 Munster
University Information
Acceptance
14%
Publications
104416
Citations
3035255
34
Jinan, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
241 World
29 Asia
14
China
1 Jinan
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
161717
Citations
2863237
35
New Orleans, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
242 World
113 North America
99
United States
2 New Orleans
University Information
Acceptance
15%
Publications
74940
Citations
2645761
36
Basel, Switzerland
Europe
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
244 World
87 Europe
6
Switzerland
76 Basel
University Information
Acceptance
28%*
Publications
88373
Citations
3408374
37
San Diego, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
334 World
141 North America
122
United States
13 San Diego
University Information
Acceptance
34%
Publications
45597
Citations
1632521
38
Dusseldorf, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
353 World
138 Europe
28
Germany
6 Dusseldorf
University Information
Acceptance
58%*
Publications
102681
Citations
3180359
39
Halle, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
379 World
152 Europe
32
Germany
1 Halle
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
69896
Citations
1296322
40
Milwaukee, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
410 World
155 North America
133
United States
2 Milwaukee
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
44080
Citations
1318737
41
Beersheba, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
413 World
58 Asia
5
Israel
1 Beersheba
University Information
Acceptance
44%*
Publications
84885
Citations
2068334
42
Salamanca, Spain
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
438 World
182 Europe
13
Spain
1 Salamanca
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
51121
Citations
923106
43
Ramat Gan, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
467 World
73 Asia
6
Israel
1 Ramat Gan
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
52728
Citations
1424824
44
Potsdam, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
495 World
197 Europe
42
Germany
5 Potsdam
University Information
Acceptance
45%*
Publications
45085
Citations
1190180
45
Haifa, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
535 World
89 Asia
7
Israel
2 Haifa
University Information
Acceptance
70%
Publications
42457
Citations
1065918
46
Vestal, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
542 World
191 North America
166
United States
14 Vestal
University Information
Acceptance
38%
Publications
32944
Citations
889126
47
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
655 World
221 North America
195
United States
15 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
64%
Publications
18340
Citations
928487
48
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
684 World
225 North America
199
United States
17 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
93%
Publications
14511
Citations
335824
49
Pretoria, South Africa
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
875 World
10 Africa
7
South Africa
2 Pretoria
University Information
Acceptance
64%*
Publications
37559
Citations
408632
50
Salzburg, Austria
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Jewish Studies
Rankings
877 World
341 Europe
10
Austria
1 Salzburg
University Information
Acceptance
25%*
Publications
24275
Citations
538327