It receives no direct government funding, and in August 2021 became Israel's first private university.

[5] In 2009, Alpha Epsilon Pi opened the first college fraternity in Israel at the IDC.

[6] In 2012, the college attracted controversy for the School of Sustainability being funded by Israel's major polluting companies.

[7] In 2018, the college was authorized by the state council to run several doctoral courses but was not permitted to brand itself as a university.

[3] The university's faculties are: Reichman University through the Samy Ofer school of communications sponsors NoCamels, an Israeli online website that publishes stories on Israeli innovation, technology, and science.