Tuition fees for Doctoral degree (PhD)

The main tuition components for a PhD are explained in the table below:

Table

Item		Description
Base tuition for the current academic year	16,239 ILS	Master’s degree base tuition for Israeli students is set by the Council for Higher Education. For the 2025-26 academic year – 16,239 ILS linked to the CPI from July 2025. Tuition for foreign students is 25% above based tuition for Israeli doctoral students. This sum corresponds to 100% tuition for full-time studies.
Mandatory fees	For the 2025-26 academic year: Social-services – 341 ILS Security – 685 ILS	Supplemental fees – security and social services. These fees are not a component of tuition and are charged each academic year
% tuition required for degree	200%	Minimum for PhD – 200% (not including summer courses)

Tuition is updated on the 15^th day of each month, and will under no circumstances be lower than the tuition established by the Council for Higher Education.

Tuition calculation guidelines

Students are charged 50% of base tuition for the first 4 years (not including summer courses).

Fifth year and onward:

Table

yearly credit hours	charges
Enrollment for assignment, exam or any other requirement up to 2 credit hours	10%
2.1-6	25%
6.1-13	50%
13.1-18	75%
18.1 and above	100%

*Summer tuition will be announced prior to the start of the summer session.

Doctoral students taking courses in another department (not in the department of their degree) who would like to receive an additional degree from that department are required to pay the minimum tuition for that degree as per the policy handbook.

Prerequisites toward the PhD

Students are charged 50% of base tuition for the first two years (not including summer courses).

Third year and onward:

Table

number of annual hours	charges
Enrollment for assignment or exam or any other requirement, up to 2 annual hours	10%
2.1-6	25%
6.1-13	50%
13.1-18	75%
18.1 and above	100%

In the years in which students are not registered for any courses, the charge is 10% of current annual base tuition. For such students, supplemental fees are not incurred (this waiver does not apply if enrolled for thesis-equivalent work).

Tuition for foreign students is 25% above the base tuition that applies for that year.

Additional Topics

Resumption of studies

Doctoral students who wish to resume their studies after non-enrollment (with the exception of students granted a leave of absence by the PhD Office), are charged a resumption fee of 484 ILS (in 2025-26) in addition to regular tuition for the year in which they resume their studies, as per policy.

Combined track

Students in the combined track are charged tuition as per policy for doctoral students, indicated above.

Additional doctoral degree

Students who have completed their PhD and wish to enroll in a doctoral program in another field are charged no less than 50% tuition for the additional degree. (They are to contact the Tuition Department at the start of the academic year).

Students are charged 25% of base tuition for the first 4 years (not including summer courses).
Fifth year and onward:

number of annual hours	charges
Enrollment for assignment, exam or any other requirement up to 2 credit hours	10%
2.1-6	25%
6.1-13	50%
13.1-18	75%
18.1 and above	100%

Surplus courses

A request by a PhD student or a student of PhD prerequisites to have some courses denoted as surplus courses will be approved only after payment is made for these courses per the course auditing rate per annual hour – 1,345 ILS in 2025-26.

Hebrew writing skills

PhD students who register for a Hebrew writing skills course will be charged for the course per bachelor's degree policy.

Assignment submission in a year in which student is not registered for courses

10% of current annual base tuition. Such students are not charged supplemental fees (this waiver does not apply if the submission is the dissertation or thesis-equivalent work).

The Tuition Office

Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290000
Tuition Office request form

Zoom hours: Sun., Tues., Thurs.10 a.m.-12 noon Zoom link during specified hours

Office hours: Sun., Tues., Thurs.10 a.m.-12 noon Building 404, Room 001

(On Mon., Wed., Fri., fast days, eves of holidays, holidays and Memorial Day – the office is closed to the public)

Tuition Office request form->

To issue a payment voucher or for service on general study-related or administrative matters, contact the Services and Recruitment Center

Department staff:

Head of Tuition Services and Curriculum Planning – Avital Amar

Deputy Head – Iris Gal Raveh

Head of Tuition Office – Hannah Tawilly

Tuition Office staff: Aharon Hen,

Granit Goren, Sharon Gutman, Avi Amir, Tamy Cohen, Shir Aviv Dahan.