24 Best universities for Chemistry in Jordan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Jordan ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 538K citations received by 40.8K 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 Chemistry

#414 in Asia

#1133 in the World

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

2. University of Jordan

For Chemistry

#484 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Hashemite University

For Chemistry

#947 in Asia

#2145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Yarmouk University

For Chemistry

#1036 in Asia

#2301 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Chemistry

#1100 in Asia

#2426 in the World

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

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Chemistry

#1183 in Asia

#2588 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Chemistry

#1443 in Asia

#3124 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. German Jordanian University

For Chemistry

#1618 in Asia

#3525 in the World

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

9. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Chemistry

#1655 in Asia

#3618 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Chemistry

#1670 in Asia

#3652 in the World

Founded: 1999

11. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Chemistry

#1764 in Asia

#3878 in the World

Founded: 1993

12. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Chemistry

#1801 in Asia

#3968 in the World

Enrollment: 4,797
Founded: 2005

13. Isra University - Jordan

For Chemistry

#1826 in Asia

#4026 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

14. University of Petra

For Chemistry

#1880 in Asia

#4153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

15. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Chemistry

#1923 in Asia

#4264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

16. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Chemistry

#2023 in Asia

#4504 in the World

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

17. Zarqa University

For Chemistry

#2091 in Asia

#4671 in the World

Founded: 1994

18. Philadelphia University

For Chemistry

#2095 in Asia

#4680 in the World

Founded: 1989

19. Middle East University, Jordan

For Chemistry

#2326 in Asia

#5362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

20. Amman Arab University

For Chemistry

#2328 in Asia

#5370 in the World

Founded: 2000

21. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Chemistry

#2385 in Asia

#5507 in the World

Founded: 1992

22. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Chemistry

#2486 in Asia

#5792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

23. Jadara University

For Chemistry

#2614 in Asia

#6151 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

24. Irbid National University

For Chemistry

#2656 in Asia

#6260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

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

Chemistry subfields in Jordan

Chemical Engineering18

Computational Chemistry10

Environmental Chemistry12

Inorganic Chemistry11

Materials Science23

Nanotechnology18

Nutrition and Food Science12

Organic Chemistry23

Petrology and Geochemistry7

Physical chemistry19

Radiochemistry11