24 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 120K citations received by 11.6K 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

#247 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#299 in Asia

#1124 in the World

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

3. Hashemite University

For Archaeology

#500 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Yarmouk University

For Archaeology

#555 in Asia

#1748 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Archaeology

#796 in Asia

#2227 in the World

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

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Archaeology

#1076 in Asia

#2826 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Archaeology

#1290 in Asia

#3290 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. German Jordanian University

For Archaeology

#1426 in Asia

#3553 in the World

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

9. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Archaeology

#1441 in Asia

#3592 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Archaeology

#1545 in Asia

#3856 in the World

Founded: 1993

11. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Archaeology

#1547 in Asia

#3862 in the World

Founded: 1999

12. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Archaeology

#1566 in Asia

#3895 in the World

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

13. University of Petra

For Archaeology

#1580 in Asia

#3927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

14. Amman Arab University

For Archaeology

#1763 in Asia

#4356 in the World

Founded: 2000

15. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Archaeology

#1787 in Asia

#4398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

16. Philadelphia University

For Archaeology

#1899 in Asia

#4690 in the World

Founded: 1989

17. Middle East University, Jordan

For Archaeology

#1906 in Asia

#4700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

18. Zarqa University

For Archaeology

#1915 in Asia

#4718 in the World

Founded: 1994

19. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Archaeology

#1975 in Asia

#4848 in the World

Enrollment: 4,797
Founded: 2005

20. Jadara University

For Archaeology

#2026 in Asia

#4970 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

21. Isra University - Jordan

For Archaeology

#2083 in Asia

#5133 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

22. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Archaeology

#2191 in Asia

#5370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Archaeology

#2309 in Asia

#5649 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. Irbid National University

For Archaeology

#2390 in Asia

#5839 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.