List of 15 best universities in Amman

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EduRank

Top 15 universities in Amman ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 440K citations received by 40K academic publications made by 15 universities from Amman, the popularity of 39 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Jordan

#1 in Jordan
#299 in Asia
Enrollment
53,635
Founded
1962

2. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

#6 in Jordan
#1200 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1990

3. German Jordanian University

#7 in Jordan
#1394 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2005

5. Applied Science Private University

#10 in Jordan
#1677 in Asia
Enrollment
5,900
Founded
1991

6. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

#11 in Jordan
#1729 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
3,194
Founded
1991

7. University of Petra

#12 in Jordan
#1811 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1991

8. Middle East University, Jordan

#14 in Jordan
#1871 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2005

11. Isra University - Jordan

#21 in Jordan
#2642 in Asia
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1989

12. Al Hussein Technical University

#25 in Jordan
#4171 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2017

14. Jordan Academy of Music

#28 in Jordan
#4855 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1989

15. Ammon Applied University College

#29 in Jordan
#5039 in Asia
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1980

Universities near Amman

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
19 Zarqa University 16
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Zarqa
22 Al-Balqa' Applied University 5
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Al-Salt
29 Hashemite University 4
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Zarqa
35 American University of Madaba 23
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Madaba
36 Jerash Private University 18
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Jerash
45 Al Istiqlal University 18
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Jericho
46 Ajloun National Private University 30
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Ajloun
51 Irbid National University 24
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Irbid
53 Al al-Bayt University 13
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Mafraq
59 Jordan University of Science and Technology 2
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Irbid