24 Best universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 490K citations received by 26.8K 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

#296 in Asia

#988 in the World

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

2. University of Jordan

For Geology

#305 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Geology

#631 in Asia

#1707 in the World

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

4. Yarmouk University

For Geology

#801 in Asia

#2044 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Hashemite University

For Geology

#813 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Geology

#966 in Asia

#2366 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Geology

#1218 in Asia

#2866 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Geology

#1437 in Asia

#3363 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. German Jordanian University

For Geology

#1463 in Asia

#3404 in the World

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

10. Amman Arab University

For Geology

#1614 in Asia

#3759 in the World

Founded: 2000

11. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Geology

#1627 in Asia

#3790 in the World

Founded: 1999

12. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Geology

#1675 in Asia

#3894 in the World

Founded: 1993

13. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Geology

#1701 in Asia

#3944 in the World

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

14. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Geology

#1757 in Asia

#4048 in the World

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

15. Zarqa University

For Geology

#1808 in Asia

#4154 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Geology

#1840 in Asia

#4247 in the World

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

17. University of Petra

For Geology

#1906 in Asia

#4413 in the World

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

18. Middle East University, Jordan

For Geology

#1917 in Asia

#4452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

19. Jadara University

For Geology

#2012 in Asia

#4681 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

20. Isra University - Jordan

For Geology

#2044 in Asia

#4765 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

21. Philadelphia University

For Geology

#2082 in Asia

#4873 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

22. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Geology

#2148 in Asia

#5008 in the World

Founded: 1992

23. Irbid National University

For Geology

#2208 in Asia

#5165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Geology

#2530 in Asia

#6044 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 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