23 Best universities for Accounting 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 Accounting. A graph of 50.4K citations received by 3.98K academic papers made by 23 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

#163 in Asia

#753 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Hashemite University

For Accounting

#202 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

3. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Accounting

#208 in Asia

#914 in the World

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

4. Applied Science Private University

For Accounting

#260 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

5. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Accounting

#271 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Founded: 1993

6. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Accounting

#287 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Founded: 1993

7. Yarmouk University

For Accounting

#304 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

8. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Accounting

#383 in Asia

#1426 in the World

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

9. Zarqa University

For Accounting

#392 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Founded: 1994

10. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Accounting

#409 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Founded: 1981

11. Middle East University, Jordan

For Accounting

#414 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

12. Irbid National University

For Accounting

#445 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

13. Amman Arab University

For Accounting

#448 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Founded: 2000

14. Jadara University

For Accounting

#454 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

15. German Jordanian University

For Accounting

#540 in Asia

#1793 in the World

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

16. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#541 in Asia

#1794 in the World

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

17. Isra University - Jordan

For Accounting

#568 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

18. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Accounting

#644 in Asia

#2029 in the World

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

19. University of Petra

For Accounting

#690 in Asia

#2109 in the World

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

20. Philadelphia University

For Accounting

#698 in Asia

#2128 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

21. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Accounting

#785 in Asia

#2318 in the World

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

22. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Accounting

#1004 in Asia

#2732 in the World

Founded: 1999

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Accounting

#1118 in Asia

#2939 in the World

Founded: 1992

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