24 Best universities for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 916K citations received by 54.7K 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

#412 in Asia

#1107 in the World

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

2. University of Jordan

For Chemistry

#477 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Hashemite University

For Chemistry

#943 in Asia

#2116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Yarmouk University

For Chemistry

#1070 in Asia

#2332 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Chemistry

#1074 in Asia

#2344 in the World

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

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Chemistry

#1205 in Asia

#2585 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Chemistry

#1311 in Asia

#2807 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. German Jordanian University

For Chemistry

#1644 in Asia

#3521 in the World

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

9. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Chemistry

#1676 in Asia

#3613 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Chemistry

#1677 in Asia

#3618 in the World

Founded: 1999

11. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Chemistry

#1723 in Asia

#3727 in the World

Founded: 1993

12. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Chemistry

#1755 in Asia

#3798 in the World

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

13. Isra University - Jordan

For Chemistry

#1758 in Asia

#3807 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

14. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Chemistry

#1807 in Asia

#3912 in the World

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

15. University of Petra

For Chemistry

#1870 in Asia

#4061 in the World

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

16. Zarqa University

For Chemistry

#1936 in Asia

#4201 in the World

Founded: 1994

17. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Chemistry

#2032 in Asia

#4472 in the World

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

18. Philadelphia University

For Chemistry

#2057 in Asia

#4526 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

19. Middle East University, Jordan

For Chemistry

#2149 in Asia

#4789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

20. Amman Arab University

For Chemistry

#2245 in Asia

#5092 in the World

Founded: 2000

21. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Chemistry

#2274 in Asia

#5166 in the World

Founded: 1992

22. Jadara University

For Chemistry

#2410 in Asia

#5530 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

23. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Chemistry

#2460 in Asia

#5670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

24. Irbid National University

For Chemistry

#2524 in Asia

#5867 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 Chemistry14

Inorganic Chemistry12

Materials Science24

Nanotechnology21

Nutrition and Food Science13

Organic Chemistry23

Petrology and Geochemistry12

Physical chemistry22

Radiochemistry12