24 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 1.04M citations received by 63.4K 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 Engineering

#334 in Asia

#964 in the World

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

2. University of Jordan

For Engineering

#429 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Hashemite University

For Engineering

#763 in Asia

#1825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Engineering

#868 in Asia

#2007 in the World

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

5. Yarmouk University

For Engineering

#879 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

6. Applied Science Private University

For Engineering

#1106 in Asia

#2474 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Engineering

#1128 in Asia

#2510 in the World

Founded: 1981

8. German Jordanian University

For Engineering

#1321 in Asia

#2895 in the World

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

9. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Engineering

#1435 in Asia

#3127 in the World

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

10. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Engineering

#1550 in Asia

#3393 in the World

Founded: 1993

11. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Engineering

#1575 in Asia

#3445 in the World

Founded: 1999

12. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Engineering

#1601 in Asia

#3497 in the World

Founded: 1993

13. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Engineering

#1626 in Asia

#3546 in the World

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

14. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Engineering

#1667 in Asia

#3626 in the World

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

15. Isra University - Jordan

For Engineering

#1696 in Asia

#3687 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

16. Philadelphia University

For Engineering

#1762 in Asia

#3855 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

17. Zarqa University

For Engineering

#1772 in Asia

#3888 in the World

Founded: 1994

18. Amman Arab University

For Engineering

#1939 in Asia

#4282 in the World

Founded: 2000

19. University of Petra

For Engineering

#1986 in Asia

#4383 in the World

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

20. Middle East University, Jordan

For Engineering

#2017 in Asia

#4488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

21. Jadara University

For Engineering

#2152 in Asia

#4868 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

22. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Engineering

#2206 in Asia

#5007 in the World

Founded: 1992

23. Irbid National University

For Engineering

#2369 in Asia

#5458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Engineering

#2513 in Asia

#5848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

The best cities to study 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

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