23 Best universities for Electrical Engineering 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 233K citations received by 15.3K 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. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#334 in Asia

#907 in the World

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

2. University of Jordan

For Electrical Engineering

#490 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Yarmouk University

For Electrical Engineering

#658 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

4. Hashemite University

For Electrical Engineering

#744 in Asia

#1712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Electrical Engineering

#827 in Asia

#1844 in the World

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

6. German Jordanian University

For Electrical Engineering

#919 in Asia

#2014 in the World

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

7. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Electrical Engineering

#982 in Asia

#2132 in the World

Founded: 1981

8. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#1028 in Asia

#2226 in the World

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

9. Applied Science Private University

For Electrical Engineering

#1047 in Asia

#2260 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

10. Isra University - Jordan

For Electrical Engineering

#1284 in Asia

#2763 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

11. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Electrical Engineering

#1311 in Asia

#2824 in the World

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

12. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Electrical Engineering

#1332 in Asia

#2869 in the World

Founded: 1999

13. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Electrical Engineering

#1432 in Asia

#3057 in the World

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

14. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Electrical Engineering

#1447 in Asia

#3079 in the World

Founded: 1993

15. Philadelphia University

For Electrical Engineering

#1468 in Asia

#3122 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

16. Zarqa University

For Electrical Engineering

#1594 in Asia

#3396 in the World

Founded: 1994

17. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Electrical Engineering

#1648 in Asia

#3503 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. Amman Arab University

For Electrical Engineering

#1797 in Asia

#3843 in the World

Founded: 2000

19. Middle East University, Jordan

For Electrical Engineering

#1813 in Asia

#3890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

20. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Electrical Engineering

#1901 in Asia

#4113 in the World

Founded: 1992

21. University of Petra

For Electrical Engineering

#1941 in Asia

#4210 in the World

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

22. Jadara University

For Electrical Engineering

#1944 in Asia

#4219 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

23. Irbid National University

For Electrical Engineering

#2013 in Asia

#4396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

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

Engineering subfields in Jordan

Acoustical Engineering21

Aerospace Engineering20

Applied/Engineering Physics2

Architectural Engineering7

Automation and Control engineering8

Automotive Engineering11

Biomedical Engineering3

Biotechnology12

Chemical Engineering21

Civil Engineering13

Computer Engineering7

Computer Networking24

Construction Management2

Electronic Engineering19

Engineering Management5

Environmental Engineering12

Geotechnical Engineering12

Human-Computer Interaction17

Industrial Engineering1

Landscape Architecture2

Materials Science24

Mechanical Engineering24

Metallurgical Engineering22

Mining Engineering2

Nanotechnology21

Nuclear Engineering3

Operations Research6

Optical Engineering22

Petroleum Engineering2

Reliability and Quality Engineering7

Remote Sensing6

Renewable Energy Engineering13

Structural Engineering19

Systems Engineering20

Telecommunications23

Transportation Engineering5