Bar-Ilan University

Name

Bar-Ilan University

Legal name

Bar-Ilan University

Website

https://www1.biu.ac.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

STEM-Focused Research Universities (Engineering & Applied Sciences) (EDAHABAB), Health & Biomedical Research Universities (Academic Medical Center–Affiliated) (EDAHABAC), Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Research university
• Undergraduate programs
• Graduate studies
• Doctoral programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ramat Gan

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and academic fees: Revenue from undergraduate, graduate, doctoral programs, teaching certificates, and continuing education courses. Fee schedules are publicly available on the website.
2. Research funding and grants: Government and private research funding for academic research initiatives and impact centers.
3. Donations and external contributions: Donation portal available for alumni and supporters to contribute to university funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bar-Ilan University is a public research university that delivers higher education through undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs across multiple faculties including Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The university also operates continuing education programs through Akadima, the UNIC Startup Studio for student entrepreneurship, the SMART excellence programs for outstanding students, and the HealthTech Valley healthcare technology ecosystem in partnership with Sheba Medical Center.

Product overview

Bar-Ilan University is Israel's second-largest university offering a comprehensive range of academic programs at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. The university's technology and innovation ecosystem includes UNIC, a startup studio connecting students with the entrepreneurial ecosystem; HealthTech Valley, a joint healthcare technology ecosystem with Sheba Medical Center; and the SMART excellence programs for outstanding students. The university also produces the Bar-DAAT podcast featuring research discussions. Bar-Ilan has experienced 30% growth across all degree levels over the past eight years, and recently launched Israel's first undergraduate degree in Computational Artificial Intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UNIC: Startup studio connecting students and graduates to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, accompanying them from idea stage to successful startup establishment.
• HealthTech Valley
• SMART
• Bar-daat Podcast
• Akadima

Products and services

• Academic Programs Comprehensive higher education offerings including undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees (master's), doctoral programs (PhD), preparatory programs, teaching certificates, and enrichment programs across faculties of Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, and Law.
• SMART Excellence Programs Excellence tracks for outstanding students offering advanced research opportunities, personal mentoring, and prestigious scholarships starting from the first degree.
• UNIC Startup Studio A startup studio that connects students and graduates with the entrepreneurial ecosystem, accompanying them from the idea stage through the establishment of a successful startup without affecting their ownership.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% growth in all degrees over 8 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Technion-Israel Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026Bar-Ilan University researchers supplied hexagonal boron nitride crystals to Technion scientists for groundbreaking physics research. Technion researchers used these crystals in an ultrafast transmission electron microscope to film optical phase singularities (dark points) moving faster than light.
• SirTLabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2026SirTLab is an Israeli biotech company developing SIRT6-based therapies based on Bar-Ilan University research published in Nature Communications. The company is seeking funding to advance toward clinical trials for potential human use.
• Hebrew University of JerusalemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2026Researchers at Bar-Ilan University and Hebrew University collaborated to analyze 266 charcoal pieces from the 800,000-year-old Gesher Benot Ya'aqov archaeological site in Israel's Hula Valley. Study published in Quaternary Science Review.
• Sheba Medical CenterflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 December 2025Bar-Ilan University and Sheba Medical Center launched HealthTech Valley, a joint healthcare technology ecosystem on Bar-Ilan's campus near Ramat Gan. University President Prof. Arie Zaban described it as 'Israel's most innovative healthcare technology ecosystem.' The initiative aims to break down traditional barriers between academic research, clinical practice, and industry through shared physical spaces for collaboration.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Sheba Medical Center: Israel's largest hospital and a global leader in healthcare innovation, co-launching partner of Bar-Ilan's HealthTech Valley. Included as a non-traditional peer because it is both a customer/partner and a quasi-academic medical center, jointly advancing clinical research and medtech commercialization with Bar-Ilan.

Direct peers

• Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: Israeli public research university headquartered in Beer Sheva with strengths in engineering, health sciences, and desert research. Comparable to Bar-Ilan as another public Israeli university pursuing research excellence and regional economic development through academic-industry partnerships.
• Tel Aviv University: Israel's largest public research university with comprehensive undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs and a strong international brand. Directly competes with Bar-Ilan for Israeli students, faculty, and research funding, particularly in humanities, social sciences, and life sciences.
• Weizmann Institute of Science: Premier Israeli public research institution focused exclusively on graduate-level natural and exact sciences research. Comparable to Bar-Ilan's research arm in life sciences, physics, and AI; competing for top Israeli scientific talent and international research funding.
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Israel's second-oldest major research university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs across sciences, humanities, medicine, and law. Directly comparable to Bar-Ilan as a public research university in Israel; Bar-Ilan researchers recently collaborated with Hebrew University on archaeological research at the Gesher Benot Ya'aqov site.
• Ariel University: Israeli public university in the West Bank offering comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs. Comparable to Bar-Ilan as another Israeli public research university competing in the same domestic market for students and faculty.
• Reichman University (formerly IDC Herzliya): Israeli private university with strong entrepreneurship, business, and innovation programs including a notable startup ecosystem. Comparable to Bar-Ilan's UNIC studio and entrepreneurship offerings; competes for the same Israeli students seeking business and tech-oriented degrees.
• Technion - Israel Institute of Technology: Israel's leading STEM-focused public research university and a global leader in engineering, computer science, and the natural sciences. Comparable to Bar-Ilan as a public Israeli research institution; Technion partnered with Bar-Ilan on the hexagonal boron nitride physics breakthrough, and both compete for the same domestic STEM talent pool.
• University of Haifa: Israeli public research university in Haifa offering undergraduate and graduate programs with strengths in social sciences, marine sciences, and humanities. Comparable to Bar-Ilan in scale and mission as a public Israeli university competing for the same domestic student market.

Emerging players

• Open University of Israel: Israeli public distance-learning university serving non-traditional and continuing education students. Overlaps with Bar-Ilan's Akadima continuing education division and English-language distance offerings, addressing the same lifelong-learner segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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