24 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 146K citations received by 10.6K 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

#876 in the World

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

2. University of Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#464 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Hashemite University

For Mechanical Engineering

#730 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Mechanical Engineering

#753 in Asia

#1866 in the World

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

5. Yarmouk University

For Mechanical Engineering

#926 in Asia

#2230 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Mechanical Engineering

#979 in Asia

#2350 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1083 in Asia

#2528 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. German Jordanian University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1124 in Asia

#2621 in the World

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

9. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Mechanical Engineering

#1321 in Asia

#3047 in the World

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

10. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1445 in Asia

#3352 in the World

Founded: 1993

11. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1497 in Asia

#3467 in the World

Founded: 1999

12. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Mechanical Engineering

#1531 in Asia

#3541 in the World

Founded: 1993

13. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#1580 in Asia

#3663 in the World

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

14. Philadelphia University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1722 in Asia

#3985 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

15. Zarqa University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1778 in Asia

#4119 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1852 in Asia

#4306 in the World

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

17. Isra University - Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1891 in Asia

#4396 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

18. Amman Arab University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1925 in Asia

#4480 in the World

Founded: 2000

19. Jadara University

For Mechanical Engineering

#2034 in Asia

#4724 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

20. University of Petra

For Mechanical Engineering

#2039 in Asia

#4736 in the World

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

21. Irbid National University

For Mechanical Engineering

#2077 in Asia

#4828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

22. Middle East University, Jordan

For Mechanical Engineering

#2095 in Asia

#4869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Mechanical Engineering

#2203 in Asia

#5108 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Mechanical Engineering

#2376 in Asia

#5483 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 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

Electrical Engineering23

Electronic Engineering19

Engineering Management5

Environmental Engineering12

Geotechnical Engineering12

Human-Computer Interaction17

Industrial Engineering1

Landscape Architecture2

Materials Science24

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