24 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 145K citations received by 8.99K 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. University of Jordan

For Cyber Security

#177 in Asia

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Cyber Security

#188 in Asia

#659 in the World

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

3. Hashemite University

For Cyber Security

#340 in Asia

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Cyber Security

#341 in Asia

#1033 in the World

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

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Cyber Security

#364 in Asia

#1084 in the World

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

6. Yarmouk University

For Cyber Security

#570 in Asia

#1518 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

7. Zarqa University

For Cyber Security

#737 in Asia

#1851 in the World

Founded: 1994

8. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Cyber Security

#809 in Asia

#1985 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Applied Science Private University

For Cyber Security

#843 in Asia

#2043 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

10. German Jordanian University

For Cyber Security

#1002 in Asia

#2350 in the World

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

11. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Cyber Security

#1032 in Asia

#2417 in the World

Founded: 1981

12. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Cyber Security

#1058 in Asia

#2464 in the World

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

13. University of Petra

For Cyber Security

#1086 in Asia

#2518 in the World

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

14. Amman Arab University

For Cyber Security

#1112 in Asia

#2585 in the World

Founded: 2000

15. Philadelphia University

For Cyber Security

#1154 in Asia

#2668 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

16. Middle East University, Jordan

For Cyber Security

#1200 in Asia

#2762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

17. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Cyber Security

#1282 in Asia

#2924 in the World

Founded: 1999

18. Isra University - Jordan

For Cyber Security

#1322 in Asia

#3007 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

19. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Cyber Security

#1417 in Asia

#3201 in the World

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

20. Jadara University

For Cyber Security

#1472 in Asia

#3312 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

21. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Cyber Security

#1548 in Asia

#3517 in the World

Founded: 1993

22. Irbid National University

For Cyber Security

#1746 in Asia

#3952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Cyber Security

#1851 in Asia

#4188 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Cyber Security

#1880 in Asia

#4265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

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