24 Best universities for Economics 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 Economics. A graph of 327K citations received by 20.9K 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 Economics

#152 in Asia

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#323 in Asia

#1258 in the World

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

3. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Economics

#368 in Asia

#1385 in the World

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

4. Hashemite University

For Economics

#466 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

5. Yarmouk University

For Economics

#527 in Asia

#1748 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

6. Applied Science Private University

For Economics

#717 in Asia

#2136 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Economics

#793 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Founded: 1993

8. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Economics

#809 in Asia

#2330 in the World

Founded: 1981

9. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Economics

#923 in Asia

#2581 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Economics

#1025 in Asia

#2797 in the World

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

11. Amman Arab University

For Economics

#1071 in Asia

#2887 in the World

Founded: 2000

12. Zarqa University

For Economics

#1167 in Asia

#3098 in the World

Founded: 1994

13. German Jordanian University

For Economics

#1180 in Asia

#3133 in the World

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

14. Middle East University, Jordan

For Economics

#1191 in Asia

#3158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

15. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Economics

#1205 in Asia

#3179 in the World

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

16. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Economics

#1292 in Asia

#3350 in the World

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

17. Jadara University

For Economics

#1351 in Asia

#3483 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

18. Irbid National University

For Economics

#1425 in Asia

#3635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

19. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Economics

#1449 in Asia

#3696 in the World

Founded: 1999

20. Philadelphia University

For Economics

#1479 in Asia

#3766 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

21. Isra University - Jordan

For Economics

#1571 in Asia

#3957 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

22. University of Petra

For Economics

#1580 in Asia

#3972 in the World

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

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Economics

#1920 in Asia

#4689 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Economics

#2038 in Asia

#4979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

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

Economics subfields in Jordan

Actuarial Science2

Development Studies24

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics19

Environmental Economics8

International Relations and Diplomacy2

Investment Banking and Stock trading16