24 Best universities for Development Studies 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 Development Studies. A graph of 158K citations received by 9.71K 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 Development Studies

#99 in Asia

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#198 in Asia

#914 in the World

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

3. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Development Studies

#260 in Asia

#1097 in the World

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

4. Hashemite University

For Development Studies

#375 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

5. Yarmouk University

For Development Studies

#558 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

6. Applied Science Private University

For Development Studies

#707 in Asia

#2179 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Development Studies

#810 in Asia

#2400 in the World

Founded: 1993

8. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Development Studies

#932 in Asia

#2679 in the World

Founded: 1981

9. Amman Arab University

For Development Studies

#979 in Asia

#2773 in the World

Founded: 2000

10. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Development Studies

#1021 in Asia

#2851 in the World

Founded: 1993

11. Zarqa University

For Development Studies

#1110 in Asia

#3032 in the World

Founded: 1994

12. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Development Studies

#1191 in Asia

#3203 in the World

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

13. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Development Studies

#1192 in Asia

#3208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

14. Middle East University, Jordan

For Development Studies

#1195 in Asia

#3213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

15. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Development Studies

#1360 in Asia

#3530 in the World

Founded: 1999

16. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Development Studies

#1531 in Asia

#3902 in the World

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

17. Isra University - Jordan

For Development Studies

#1532 in Asia

#3907 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

18. German Jordanian University

For Development Studies

#1560 in Asia

#3983 in the World

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

19. Jadara University

For Development Studies

#1563 in Asia

#3994 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

20. Philadelphia University

For Development Studies

#1598 in Asia

#4075 in the World

Founded: 1989

21. Irbid National University

For Development Studies

#1650 in Asia

#4182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

22. University of Petra

For Development Studies

#1684 in Asia

#4259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Development Studies

#1832 in Asia

#4579 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Development Studies

#1923 in Asia

#4786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

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

Economics subfields in Jordan

Actuarial Science2

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics19

Environmental Economics6

International Relations and Diplomacy2

Investment Banking and Stock trading16