Al-Istiqlal University
جامعة الاستقلال · University
Palestine (a non-member observer State in the United Nations since 2012, UN General Assembly resolution 67/19).
The figures are the Ministry of Education and Higher Education’s for the 35 higher-education institutions in the West Bank that reported for 2024/25 — enrolled students, new entrants and staff for 2024/25, graduates for 2023/24.
Institutions in the Gaza Strip could not report, and there are no figures for them since 2023/24; the ministry counts 17 of them among its 52 accredited higher-education institutions.
The minister’s foreword to the ministry’s 2026 guidance bulletin gives 225,137 students; that figure is on a different scope from the yearbook’s 134,969, and the two are not reconciled here.
Students, 2024/25
1,208
34.3% women · 0.9% of all students in the yearbook
New entrants, 2024/25
466
31.8% women
Graduates, 2023/24
333
34.5% women
Staff, 2024/25
394
93 academic teaching staff · 76 with a doctorate
The yearbook's English name for it is “Palestinian Academic Security College (Al-Istiqlal University)”.
Staff are everyone employed in 2024/25, academic and non-academic. “Academic teaching staff” is the yearbook’s job classification; the yearbook notes that teaching capacity also includes research academics and teaching and research assistants.
Students by certificate, 2024/25
- Vocational diploma14
- Intermediate diploma432
- Bachelor’s268
- Master’s494
Graduates by certificate, 2023/24
- Intermediate diploma150
- Bachelor’s144
- Master’s39
Programmes, 2024/25 (35)
Every programme listing with students in 2024/25, grouped by faculty as the yearbook groups them, with the number of students at each certificate level. Students are those enrolled in 2024/25, counted by programme and certificate; graduates are those who graduated in 2023/24. The yearbook’s own programme and faculty names are kept, in Arabic and, where it gives one, English.
Professional Diplomaمعهد التدريب والتنمية
| Programme | Certificate | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Drafting and Analysisالصياغة والتحليل التشريعيVocational diploma 14 | Vocational diploma 14 | 14 | 7 |
Administration scienceالعلوم الإدارية
| Programme | Certificate | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systemبكالوريوس نظم المعلوماتBachelor’s 10 | Bachelor’s 10 | 10 | 0 |
| بكالوريوس العلوم العسكرية والادارة العامةBachelor’s 48 | Bachelor’s 48 | 48 | 12 |
| International relations and diplomacyالعلاقات الدولية والدبلوماسيةBachelor’s 32 | Bachelor’s 32 | 32 | 17 |
الكلية المتوسطة للدراسات الأمنية
| Programme | Certificate | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Scienceالعلوم العسكريةIntermediate diploma 75 | Intermediate diploma 75 | 75 | 9 |
| Military Sports Trainingالتدريب الرياضي العسكريIntermediate diploma 29 | Intermediate diploma 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Security Sciencesالعلوم الامنيةIntermediate diploma 84 | Intermediate diploma 84 | 84 | 14 |
| Geographical Information Systemsنظم المعلومات الجغرافيةIntermediate diploma 29 | Intermediate diploma 29 | 29 | 5 |
| Rescue and Firefighting Techniquesتقنيات الاطفاء والانقاذIntermediate diploma 35 | Intermediate diploma 35 | 35 | 0 |
| rehabilitationالإصلاح والتأهيلIntermediate diploma 22 | Intermediate diploma 22 | 22 | 9 |
| Criminal investigationالبحث الجنائيIntermediate diploma 43 | Intermediate diploma 43 | 43 | 12 |
| Office management and military secretariatإدارة المكاتب والسكرتاريا العسكريةIntermediate diploma 30 | Intermediate diploma 30 | 30 | 20 |
| Police sciencesالعلوم الشرطيةIntermediate diploma 27 | Intermediate diploma 27 | 27 | 6 |
| security of tourism and environmentأمن السياحة والآثار والبيئةIntermediate diploma 12 | Intermediate diploma 12 | 12 | 4 |
| Customs sciencesالعلوم الجمركيةIntermediate diploma 36 | Intermediate diploma 36 | 36 | 10 |
| Patriotism and national cultureالانتماء والثقافة الوطنيةIntermediate diploma 10 | Intermediate diploma 10 | 10 | 7 |
دراسات عليا
| Programme | Certificate | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Administrationالادارة العامة - مشتركMaster’s 116 | Master’s 116 | 116 | 55 |
| International Criminal Lawالقانون الجنائي الدوليMaster’s 62 | Master’s 62 | 62 | 31 |
| management in crisisالإدارة في الازماتMaster’s 56 | Master’s 56 | 56 | 15 |
| mental health for youthالصحة النفسية للشبابMaster’s 51 | Master’s 51 | 51 | 31 |
| Palestinian Studiesالدراسات الفلسطينيةMaster’s 17 | Master’s 17 | 17 | 3 |
| Studies of law and civil peaceدراسات الأمن والسلم الأهليMaster’s 41 | Master’s 41 | 41 | 8 |
| Criminal investigationالتحقيق الجنائيMaster’s 93 | Master’s 93 | 93 | 52 |
| Sports - Sports Training Trackالرياضة - مسار التدريب الرياضيMaster’s 26 | Master’s 26 | 26 | 14 |
| Political Science - International Relations trackالعلوم السياسية - مسار العلاقات الدوليةMaster’s 21 | Master’s 21 | 21 | 11 |
| Political Science - Palestinian Studies trackالعلوم السياسية - مسار دراسات فلسطينيةMaster’s 10 | Master’s 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Criminal Psychologyعلم النفس الجنائيMaster’s 1 | Master’s 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lawالقانون
| Programme | Certificate | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| بكالوريوس الحقوق والعلوم الشرطيةBachelor’s 25 | Bachelor’s 25 | 25 | 8 |
| علم الجريمة والقانونBachelor’s 19 | Bachelor’s 19 | 19 | 8 |
| Criminal Sciences/ Minor Crime Sceneالعلوم الجنائية فرعي مسرح الجريمةBachelor’s 10 | Bachelor’s 10 | 10 | 5 |
Humanitiesالعلوم الانسانية
| Programme | Certificate | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychologyبكالوريوس علم النفسBachelor’s 25 | Bachelor’s 25 | 25 | 5 |
| security scienceالعلوم الامنيةBachelor’s 35 | Bachelor’s 35 | 35 | 9 |
| لغة إنجليزية فرعي لغة عبريةBachelor’s 10 | Bachelor’s 10 | 10 | 5 |
Information Technologyتكنولوجيا المعلومات
| Programme | Certificate | Students | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| data scienceعلم البياناتBachelor’s 19 | Bachelor’s 19 | 19 | 7 |
| Cyber Security and Forensic Evidenceالأمن السيبرانيBachelor’s 35 | Bachelor’s 35 | 35 | 10 |
What isn't here
The yearbook gives no fees, entry requirements or graduate outcomes per institution, and no institution’s supervising body or location, so this is a directory, not a matcher.
Other universities in the yearbook: Hebron University, Palestine Polytechnic University, Bethlehem University, Al-Quds University, Al-Quds Open University, Birzeit University, An-Najah National University, Arab American University, Dar Al-Kalima University, Palestine Ahliya University, Al-Zaytoonah University of Science and Technology, Nablus University for Vocational and Technical Education, Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie
English institution names are ours (the yearbook’s own English names contain typos); Arabic names are the yearbook’s.
Source: Ministry of Education and Higher Education (2026). Statistical Yearbook 2024/2025, Ramallah, Palestine (mohe.pna.ps; tables of the interactive edition, read 22 October 2026). Figures re-keyed by CollegeMatcher; sums, shares, English institution names and the grouping by type are ours. The yearbook’s tables, layout and text are not reproduced.
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