24 Best universities for Paleontology in Jordan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Jordan ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 294K citations received by 16.9K 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. University of Jordan

For Paleontology

#272 in Asia

#927 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#277 in Asia

#943 in the World

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

3. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Paleontology

#594 in Asia

#1644 in the World

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

4. Yarmouk University

For Paleontology

#748 in Asia

#1950 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Hashemite University

For Paleontology

#774 in Asia

#2022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Paleontology

#885 in Asia

#2228 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Paleontology

#1277 in Asia

#3029 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Paleontology

#1388 in Asia

#3260 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Paleontology

#1707 in Asia

#3988 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. German Jordanian University

For Paleontology

#1720 in Asia

#4016 in the World

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

11. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Paleontology

#1728 in Asia

#4030 in the World

Founded: 1999

12. Zarqa University

For Paleontology

#1731 in Asia

#4035 in the World

Founded: 1994

13. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Paleontology

#1757 in Asia

#4091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

14. Amman Arab University

For Paleontology

#1763 in Asia

#4104 in the World

Founded: 2000

15. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Paleontology

#1817 in Asia

#4233 in the World

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

16. University of Petra

For Paleontology

#1868 in Asia

#4359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

17. Jadara University

For Paleontology

#1905 in Asia

#4449 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

18. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Paleontology

#1916 in Asia

#4481 in the World

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

19. Middle East University, Jordan

For Paleontology

#1929 in Asia

#4525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

20. Irbid National University

For Paleontology

#2026 in Asia

#4761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

21. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Paleontology

#2042 in Asia

#4791 in the World

Founded: 1992

22. Philadelphia University

For Paleontology

#2098 in Asia

#4896 in the World

Founded: 1989

23. Isra University - Jordan

For Paleontology

#2144 in Asia

#5013 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Paleontology

#2485 in Asia

#5890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

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