24 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 130K citations received by 10.2K 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. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#267 in Asia

#882 in the World

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

2. University of Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#456 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Hashemite University

For Mechanical Engineering

#732 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Mechanical Engineering

#742 in Asia

#1856 in the World

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

5. Yarmouk University

For Mechanical Engineering

#911 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Mechanical Engineering

#966 in Asia

#2336 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1078 in Asia

#2536 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. German Jordanian University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1135 in Asia

#2654 in the World

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

9. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Mechanical Engineering

#1321 in Asia

#3053 in the World

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

10. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1459 in Asia

#3398 in the World

Founded: 1993

11. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1515 in Asia

#3524 in the World

Founded: 1999

12. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Mechanical Engineering

#1536 in Asia

#3568 in the World

Founded: 1993

13. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#1582 in Asia

#3684 in the World

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

14. Philadelphia University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1703 in Asia

#3967 in the World

Founded: 1989

15. Zarqa University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1810 in Asia

#4216 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1855 in Asia

#4332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

17. Isra University - Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1892 in Asia

#4412 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

18. Amman Arab University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1945 in Asia

#4536 in the World

Founded: 2000

19. University of Petra

For Mechanical Engineering

#2042 in Asia

#4775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

20. Irbid National University

For Mechanical Engineering

#2084 in Asia

#4862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

21. Jadara University

For Mechanical Engineering

#2098 in Asia

#4893 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

22. Middle East University, Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#2154 in Asia

#5014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Mechanical Engineering

#2205 in Asia

#5123 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Mechanical Engineering

#2369 in Asia

#5469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

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

Engineering subfields in Jordan

Acoustical Engineering20

Aerospace Engineering19

Applied/Engineering Physics2

Architectural Engineering7

Automation and Control engineering7

Automotive Engineering10

Biomedical Engineering3

Biotechnology12

Chemical Engineering21

Civil Engineering13

Computer Engineering7

Computer Networking24

Construction Management2

Electrical Engineering23

Electronic Engineering19

Engineering Management5

Environmental Engineering11

Geotechnical Engineering12

Human-Computer Interaction16

Industrial Engineering1

Materials Science24

Metallurgical Engineering22

Mining Engineering2

Nanotechnology20

Nuclear Engineering3

Operations Research6

Optical Engineering22

Petroleum Engineering2

Reliability and Quality Engineering7

Remote Sensing6

Renewable Energy Engineering12

Structural Engineering19

Systems Engineering17

Telecommunications23

Transportation Engineering5