11 Best universities for Development Studies in Amman

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Below is a list of best universities in Amman ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 37.3K citations received by 3.19K academic papers made by 11 universities in Amman 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 Development Studies

#1 in Jordan
#115 in Asia
Enrollment
53,635
Founded
1962

2. Applied Science Private University

For Development Studies

#6 in Jordan
#891 in Asia
Enrollment
5,900
Founded
1991

3. Amman Arab University

For Development Studies

#9 in Jordan
#1054 in Asia
Founded
2000

4. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Development Studies

#10 in Jordan
#1175 in Asia
Founded
1993

5. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Development Studies

#11 in Jordan
#1307 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
3,194
Founded
1991

6. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Development Studies

#13 in Jordan
#1438 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1990

7. German Jordanian University

For Development Studies

#14 in Jordan
#1514 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2005

8. Isra University - Jordan

For Development Studies

#15 in Jordan
#1537 in Asia
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1989

9. Philadelphia University

For Development Studies

#17 in Jordan
#1714 in Asia
Founded
1989

10. University of Petra

For Development Studies

#18 in Jordan
#1716 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1991

11. Middle East University, Jordan

For Development Studies

#19 in Jordan
#1738 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2005

Universities for Development Studies near Amman

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
22 Al-Balqa' Applied University 3
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Al-Salt
29 Hashemite University 4
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Zarqa
59 Jordan University of Science and Technology 2
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Irbid
66 Yarmouk University 5
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Irbid
70 Ariel University 8
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Ariel
71 Birzeit University 2
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Birzeit
72 Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2
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Jerusalem
72 An-Najah National University 1
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Nablus
104 Bar-Ilan University 6
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Ramat Gan
106 Weizmann Institute of Science 7
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Rehovot