24 Best universities for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 437K citations received by 23.1K 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. University of Jordan

For Ecology

#277 in Asia

#956 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Ecology

#297 in Asia

#1011 in the World

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

3. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Ecology

#728 in Asia

#1915 in the World

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

4. Hashemite University

For Ecology

#813 in Asia

#2097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

5. Yarmouk University

For Ecology

#842 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Ecology

#902 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Ecology

#1138 in Asia

#2745 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. German Jordanian University

For Ecology

#1249 in Asia

#2952 in the World

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

9. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Ecology

#1467 in Asia

#3443 in the World

Founded: 1999

10. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Ecology

#1523 in Asia

#3569 in the World

Founded: 1993

11. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Ecology

#1591 in Asia

#3699 in the World

Founded: 1993

12. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Ecology

#1678 in Asia

#3876 in the World

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

13. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Ecology

#1685 in Asia

#3893 in the World

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

14. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Ecology

#1739 in Asia

#4004 in the World

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

15. Amman Arab University

For Ecology

#1772 in Asia

#4074 in the World

Founded: 2000

16. Zarqa University

For Ecology

#1855 in Asia

#4283 in the World

Founded: 1994

17. Middle East University, Jordan

For Ecology

#1868 in Asia

#4311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

18. Isra University - Jordan

For Ecology

#2017 in Asia

#4663 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

19. University of Petra

For Ecology

#2020 in Asia

#4675 in the World

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

20. Philadelphia University

For Ecology

#2021 in Asia

#4677 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

21. Jadara University

For Ecology

#2084 in Asia

#4833 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

22. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Ecology

#2130 in Asia

#4940 in the World

Founded: 1992

23. Irbid National University

For Ecology

#2188 in Asia

#5079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Ecology

#2445 in Asia

#5757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

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

Environmental Science subfields in Jordan

Agricultural Science16

Earth science and Geophysics11

Environmental Chemistry14

Environmental Engineering12

Environmental Management19

Geography and Cartography24

Geotechnical Engineering12

Hydrology and Water resources management5

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science19

Mining Engineering2

Petrology and Geochemistry12

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation5