21 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 81.4K citations received by 8.01K academic papers made by 21 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

#259 in Asia

#866 in the World

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

2. University of Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#480 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Hashemite University

For Mechanical Engineering

#710 in Asia

#1819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Mechanical Engineering

#754 in Asia

#1900 in the World

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

5. Yarmouk University

For Mechanical Engineering

#924 in Asia

#2239 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Mechanical Engineering

#961 in Asia

#2315 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. German Jordanian University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1123 in Asia

#2644 in the World

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

8. Applied Science Private University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1221 in Asia

#2865 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

9. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Mechanical Engineering

#1329 in Asia

#3106 in the World

Enrollment: 4,797
Founded: 2005

10. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1534 in Asia

#3570 in the World

Founded: 1999

11. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1550 in Asia

#3604 in the World

Founded: 1993

12. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#1599 in Asia

#3725 in the World

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

13. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Mechanical Engineering

#1677 in Asia

#3919 in the World

Founded: 1993

14. Philadelphia University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1681 in Asia

#3924 in the World

Founded: 1989

15. Zarqa University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1885 in Asia

#4403 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1915 in Asia

#4485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

17. Isra University - Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1983 in Asia

#4632 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

18. Amman Arab University

For Mechanical Engineering

#2077 in Asia

#4835 in the World

Founded: 2000

19. University of Petra

For Mechanical Engineering

#2162 in Asia

#5023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

20. Jadara University

For Mechanical Engineering

#2203 in Asia

#5119 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

21. Middle East University, Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#2244 in Asia

#5201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

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 Engineering18

Aerospace Engineering17

Applied/Engineering Physics1

Architectural Engineering4

Automation and Control engineering4

Automotive Engineering10

Biomedical Engineering2

Biotechnology11

Chemical Engineering18

Civil Engineering10

Computer Engineering7

Computer Networking22

Construction Management1

Electrical Engineering23

Electronic Engineering17

Environmental Engineering11

Geotechnical Engineering10

Human-Computer Interaction12

Industrial Engineering1

Materials Science23

Metallurgical Engineering19

Mining Engineering2

Nanotechnology18

Nuclear Engineering2

Operations Research4

Optical Engineering20

Reliability and Quality Engineering6

Remote Sensing5

Renewable Energy Engineering11

Structural Engineering14

Systems Engineering11

Telecommunications20

Transportation Engineering5