22 Best universities for Accounting 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 Accounting. A graph of 42.1K citations received by 3.78K academic papers made by 22 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 Accounting

#162 in Asia

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Hashemite University

For Accounting

#207 in Asia

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

3. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Accounting

#210 in Asia

#936 in the World

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

4. Applied Science Private University

For Accounting

#264 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

5. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Accounting

#277 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Founded: 1993

6. Yarmouk University

For Accounting

#297 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

7. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Accounting

#300 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Founded: 1993

8. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Accounting

#394 in Asia

#1451 in the World

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

9. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Accounting

#434 in Asia

#1549 in the World

Founded: 1981

10. Zarqa University

For Accounting

#444 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Founded: 1994

11. Middle East University, Jordan

For Accounting

#453 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

12. Irbid National University

For Accounting

#466 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

13. Amman Arab University

For Accounting

#486 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Founded: 2000

14. Jadara University

For Accounting

#513 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

15. German Jordanian University

For Accounting

#523 in Asia

#1760 in the World

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

16. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#530 in Asia

#1779 in the World

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

17. Isra University - Jordan

For Accounting

#576 in Asia

#1900 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

18. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Accounting

#662 in Asia

#2069 in the World

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

19. University of Petra

For Accounting

#686 in Asia

#2111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

20. Philadelphia University

For Accounting

#687 in Asia

#2113 in the World

Founded: 1989

21. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Accounting

#824 in Asia

#2401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

22. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Accounting

#991 in Asia

#2724 in the World

Founded: 1999

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

Business subfields in Jordan

Actuarial Science2

Construction Management2

Engineering Management5

Hospitality and Hotel Management4

Human Resource Management9

International Business2

Investment Banking and Stock trading16

Management Information Systems23

Occupational Safety and Health3

Operations Research6

Project Management18

Public Policy / Administration2

Supply Chain Management6