24 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 452K citations received by 42.8K 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#210 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#280 in Asia

#1292 in the World

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

3. Yarmouk University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#547 in Asia

#2005 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

4. Hashemite University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#610 in Asia

#2158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#706 in Asia

#2411 in the World

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

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1095 in Asia

#3227 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1238 in Asia

#3528 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1262 in Asia

#3579 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1371 in Asia

#3795 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1377 in Asia

#3807 in the World

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

11. Amman Arab University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1593 in Asia

#4259 in the World

Founded: 2000

12. German Jordanian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1601 in Asia

#4274 in the World

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

13. Zarqa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1638 in Asia

#4354 in the World

Founded: 1994

14. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1721 in Asia

#4531 in the World

Founded: 1999

15. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1735 in Asia

#4564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

16. University of Petra

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1760 in Asia

#4628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

17. Isra University - Jordan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1848 in Asia

#4830 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

18. Philadelphia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1853 in Asia

#4839 in the World

Founded: 1989

19. Middle East University, Jordan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1970 in Asia

#5110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

20. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2057 in Asia

#5303 in the World

Enrollment: 4,797
Founded: 2005

21. Jadara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2082 in Asia

#5357 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

22. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2294 in Asia

#5843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

23. Irbid National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2300 in Asia

#5855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

24. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2309 in Asia

#5895 in the World

Founded: 1992

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