15 Best universities for Oceanography 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 Oceanography. A graph of 81.1K citations received by 4.24K academic papers made by 15 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 Oceanography

#372 in Asia

#1156 in the World

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

2. University of Jordan

For Oceanography

#416 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

3. Yarmouk University

For Oceanography

#825 in Asia

#2078 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

4. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Oceanography

#846 in Asia

#2129 in the World

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

5. Hashemite University

For Oceanography

#943 in Asia

#2341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Oceanography

#999 in Asia

#2458 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. German Jordanian University

For Oceanography

#1082 in Asia

#2642 in the World

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

8. Applied Science Private University

For Oceanography

#1209 in Asia

#2880 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

9. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Oceanography

#1494 in Asia

#3500 in the World

Founded: 1999

10. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Oceanography

#1515 in Asia

#3546 in the World

Founded: 1993

11. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Oceanography

#1565 in Asia

#3667 in the World

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

12. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Oceanography

#1846 in Asia

#4278 in the World

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

13. Isra University - Jordan

For Oceanography

#1847 in Asia

#4283 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

14. Zarqa University

For Oceanography

#1979 in Asia

#4535 in the World

Founded: 1994

15. Middle East University, Jordan

For Oceanography

#2011 in Asia

#4601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Oceanography 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