19 Best universities for Anthropology in Jordan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Jordan ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 35.7K citations received by 3.41K academic papers made by 19 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 Anthropology

#99 in Asia

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#211 in Asia

#1202 in the World

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

3. Hashemite University

For Anthropology

#307 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Yarmouk University

For Anthropology

#494 in Asia

#1980 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Anthropology

#650 in Asia

#2335 in the World

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

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Anthropology

#691 in Asia

#2411 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Anthropology

#706 in Asia

#2453 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Anthropology

#743 in Asia

#2557 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Anthropology

#848 in Asia

#2783 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. German Jordanian University

For Anthropology

#869 in Asia

#2844 in the World

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

11. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Anthropology

#1027 in Asia

#3192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

12. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Anthropology

#1042 in Asia

#3214 in the World

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

13. University of Petra

For Anthropology

#1132 in Asia

#3375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

14. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Anthropology

#1232 in Asia

#3561 in the World

Founded: 1999

15. Middle East University, Jordan

For Anthropology

#1281 in Asia

#3642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

16. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Anthropology

#1291 in Asia

#3660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

17. Zarqa University

For Anthropology

#1335 in Asia

#3737 in the World

Founded: 1994

18. Jadara University

For Anthropology

#1416 in Asia

#3896 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

19. Philadelphia University

For Anthropology

#1439 in Asia

#3953 in the World

Founded: 1989

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