24 Best universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 442K citations received by 25.5K 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 Geology

#289 in Asia

#980 in the World

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

2. University of Jordan

For Geology

#300 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Geology

#631 in Asia

#1717 in the World

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

4. Yarmouk University

For Geology

#792 in Asia

#2029 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Hashemite University

For Geology

#807 in Asia

#2079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Geology

#950 in Asia

#2343 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Geology

#1212 in Asia

#2872 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Geology

#1441 in Asia

#3393 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. German Jordanian University

For Geology

#1463 in Asia

#3432 in the World

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

10. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Geology

#1615 in Asia

#3793 in the World

Founded: 1999

11. Amman Arab University

For Geology

#1620 in Asia

#3804 in the World

Founded: 2000

12. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Geology

#1684 in Asia

#3928 in the World

Founded: 1993

13. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Geology

#1755 in Asia

#4060 in the World

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

14. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Geology

#1756 in Asia

#4062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

15. Zarqa University

For Geology

#1834 in Asia

#4256 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Geology

#1861 in Asia

#4327 in the World

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

17. University of Petra

For Geology

#1895 in Asia

#4425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

18. Middle East University, Jordan

For Geology

#1964 in Asia

#4593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

19. Isra University - Jordan

For Geology

#2048 in Asia

#4807 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

20. Jadara University

For Geology

#2062 in Asia

#4834 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

21. Philadelphia University

For Geology

#2083 in Asia

#4886 in the World

Founded: 1989

22. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Geology

#2147 in Asia

#5020 in the World

Founded: 1992

23. Irbid National University

For Geology

#2212 in Asia

#5192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Geology

#2539 in Asia

#6066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

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

Environmental Science subfields in Jordan

Agricultural Science16

Earth science and Geophysics11

Environmental Chemistry13

Environmental Engineering11

Environmental Management16

Geography and Cartography24

Geotechnical Engineering12

Hydrology and Water resources management4

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science18

Mining Engineering2

Petrology and Geochemistry12

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation5