23 Best universities for Development Studies in Jordan

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 83.1K citations received by 7.27K academic papers made by 23 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

#115 in Asia

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#184 in Asia

#896 in the World

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

3. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Development Studies

#298 in Asia

#1228 in the World

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

4. Hashemite University

For Development Studies

#334 in Asia

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

5. Yarmouk University

For Development Studies

#603 in Asia

#1987 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

6. Applied Science Private University

For Development Studies

#891 in Asia

#2591 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Development Studies

#906 in Asia

#2631 in the World

Founded: 1993

8. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Development Studies

#936 in Asia

#2703 in the World

Founded: 1981

9. Amman Arab University

For Development Studies

#1054 in Asia

#2951 in the World

Founded: 2000

10. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Development Studies

#1175 in Asia

#3197 in the World

Founded: 1993

11. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Development Studies

#1307 in Asia

#3462 in the World

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

12. Zarqa University

For Development Studies

#1335 in Asia

#3529 in the World

Founded: 1994

13. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Development Studies

#1438 in Asia

#3745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

14. German Jordanian University

For Development Studies

#1514 in Asia

#3939 in the World

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

15. Isra University - Jordan

For Development Studies

#1537 in Asia

#3989 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

16. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Development Studies

#1613 in Asia

#4147 in the World

Enrollment: 4,797
Founded: 2005

17. Philadelphia University

For Development Studies

#1714 in Asia

#4344 in the World

Founded: 1989

18. University of Petra

For Development Studies

#1716 in Asia

#4346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

19. Middle East University, Jordan

For Development Studies

#1738 in Asia

#4391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

20. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Development Studies

#1770 in Asia

#4466 in the World

Founded: 1999

21. Jadara University

For Development Studies

#1854 in Asia

#4648 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

22. Irbid National University

For Development Studies

#1887 in Asia

#4715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Development Studies

#1972 in Asia

#4904 in the World

Founded: 1992

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.

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