24 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 220K citations received by 15.6K 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. University of Jordan

For Archaeology

#219 in Asia

#892 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#313 in Asia

#1135 in the World

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

3. Hashemite University

For Archaeology

#526 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Yarmouk University

For Archaeology

#535 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Archaeology

#665 in Asia

#1929 in the World

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

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Archaeology

#1080 in Asia

#2796 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Archaeology

#1100 in Asia

#2848 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Archaeology

#1291 in Asia

#3255 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. German Jordanian University

For Archaeology

#1372 in Asia

#3434 in the World

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

10. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Archaeology

#1431 in Asia

#3567 in the World

Founded: 1999

11. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Archaeology

#1435 in Asia

#3577 in the World

Founded: 1993

12. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Archaeology

#1569 in Asia

#3875 in the World

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

13. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Archaeology

#1571 in Asia

#3877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

14. University of Petra

For Archaeology

#1572 in Asia

#3881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

15. Amman Arab University

For Archaeology

#1592 in Asia

#3929 in the World

Founded: 2000

16. Middle East University, Jordan

For Archaeology

#1717 in Asia

#4195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

17. Zarqa University

For Archaeology

#1723 in Asia

#4208 in the World

Founded: 1994

18. Jadara University

For Archaeology

#1793 in Asia

#4380 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

19. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Archaeology

#1856 in Asia

#4534 in the World

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

20. Philadelphia University

For Archaeology

#1860 in Asia

#4542 in the World

Founded: 1989

21. Isra University - Jordan

For Archaeology

#2004 in Asia

#4878 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

22. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Archaeology

#2118 in Asia

#5175 in the World

Founded: 1992

23. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Archaeology

#2137 in Asia

#5214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

24. Irbid National University

For Archaeology

#2180 in Asia

#5314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

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

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