24 Best universities for Neuroscience in Jordan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Jordan ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 124K citations received by 8.61K academic papers made by 24 universities in Jordan was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Neuroscience

#283 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1986

2. University of Jordan

For Neuroscience

#287 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Hashemite University

For Neuroscience

#680 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Yarmouk University

For Neuroscience

#772 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Applied Science Private University

For Neuroscience

#900 in Asia

#2439 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

6. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Neuroscience

#996 in Asia

#2648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 62,203
Founded: 1996

7. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Neuroscience

#1275 in Asia

#3237 in the World

Founded: 1981

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Neuroscience

#1373 in Asia

#3437 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Zarqa University

For Neuroscience

#1374 in Asia

#3439 in the World

Founded: 1994

10. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Neuroscience

#1438 in Asia

#3559 in the World

Founded: 1993

11. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Neuroscience

#1536 in Asia

#3813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 5,828
Founded: 1990

12. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Neuroscience

#1622 in Asia

#3967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 3,194
Founded: 1991

13. Isra University - Jordan

For Neuroscience

#1630 in Asia

#3980 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

14. German Jordanian University

For Neuroscience

#1666 in Asia

#4052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2005

15. Middle East University, Jordan

For Neuroscience

#1688 in Asia

#4100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

16. University of Petra

For Neuroscience

#1792 in Asia

#4294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1991

17. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Neuroscience

#1836 in Asia

#4385 in the World

Founded: 1999

18. Philadelphia University

For Neuroscience

#1955 in Asia

#4669 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

19. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Neuroscience

#2025 in Asia

#4845 in the World

Enrollment: 9,700
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 2005

20. Irbid National University

For Neuroscience

#2068 in Asia

#4930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

21. Amman Arab University

For Neuroscience

#2075 in Asia

#4940 in the World

Founded: 2000

22. Jadara University

For Neuroscience

#2092 in Asia

#4980 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Neuroscience

#2169 in Asia

#5140 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Neuroscience

#2263 in Asia

#5313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

The best cities to study Neuroscience in Jordan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Irbid, Amman, Zarqa, and Al-Salt.