24 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 240K citations received by 16.4K 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

#221 in Asia

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#323 in Asia

#1144 in the World

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

3. Hashemite University

For Archaeology

#533 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Yarmouk University

For Archaeology

#560 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Archaeology

#668 in Asia

#1924 in the World

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

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Archaeology

#1089 in Asia

#2796 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Archaeology

#1099 in Asia

#2815 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Archaeology

#1284 in Asia

#3220 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. German Jordanian University

For Archaeology

#1366 in Asia

#3396 in the World

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

10. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Archaeology

#1417 in Asia

#3511 in the World

Founded: 1993

11. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Archaeology

#1449 in Asia

#3570 in the World

Founded: 1999

12. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Archaeology

#1545 in Asia

#3801 in the World

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

13. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Archaeology

#1562 in Asia

#3837 in the World

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

14. University of Petra

For Archaeology

#1563 in Asia

#3839 in the World

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

15. Amman Arab University

For Archaeology

#1584 in Asia

#3881 in the World

Founded: 2000

16. Zarqa University

For Archaeology

#1612 in Asia

#3945 in the World

Founded: 1994

17. Middle East University, Jordan

For Archaeology

#1676 in Asia

#4086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

18. Jadara University

For Archaeology

#1753 in Asia

#4253 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

19. Philadelphia University

For Archaeology

#1851 in Asia

#4496 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

20. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Archaeology

#1869 in Asia

#4536 in the World

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

21. Isra University - Jordan

For Archaeology

#1992 in Asia

#4832 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

22. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Archaeology

#2107 in Asia

#5118 in the World

Founded: 1992

23. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Archaeology

#2139 in Asia

#5195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

24. Irbid National University

For Archaeology

#2155 in Asia

#5225 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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