24 Best universities for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 807K citations received by 51.3K 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

#408 in Asia

#1110 in the World

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

2. University of Jordan

For Chemistry

#470 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Hashemite University

For Chemistry

#940 in Asia

#2121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Yarmouk University

For Chemistry

#1050 in Asia

#2307 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Chemistry

#1064 in Asia

#2334 in the World

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

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Chemistry

#1187 in Asia

#2567 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Chemistry

#1308 in Asia

#2825 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. German Jordanian University

For Chemistry

#1648 in Asia

#3556 in the World

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

9. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Chemistry

#1671 in Asia

#3610 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Chemistry

#1682 in Asia

#3643 in the World

Founded: 1999

11. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Chemistry

#1752 in Asia

#3793 in the World

Founded: 1993

12. Isra University - Jordan

For Chemistry

#1781 in Asia

#3880 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

13. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Chemistry

#1792 in Asia

#3900 in the World

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

14. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Chemistry

#1811 in Asia

#3939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

15. University of Petra

For Chemistry

#1875 in Asia

#4089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

16. Zarqa University

For Chemistry

#1978 in Asia

#4338 in the World

Founded: 1994

17. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Chemistry

#2041 in Asia

#4502 in the World

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

18. Philadelphia University

For Chemistry

#2062 in Asia

#4562 in the World

Founded: 1989

19. Middle East University, Jordan

For Chemistry

#2190 in Asia

#4935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

20. Amman Arab University

For Chemistry

#2271 in Asia

#5169 in the World

Founded: 2000

21. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Chemistry

#2290 in Asia

#5211 in the World

Founded: 1992

22. Jadara University

For Chemistry

#2458 in Asia

#5678 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

23. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Chemistry

#2473 in Asia

#5708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

24. Irbid National University

For Chemistry

#2529 in Asia

#5875 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 Engineering21

Computational Chemistry10

Environmental Chemistry13

Inorganic Chemistry12

Materials Science24

Nanotechnology20

Nutrition and Food Science13

Organic Chemistry23

Petrology and Geochemistry12

Physical chemistry20

Radiochemistry11