24 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 184K 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 Linguistics

#204 in Asia

#824 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#270 in Asia

#1006 in the World

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

3. Yarmouk University

For Linguistics

#438 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

4. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Linguistics

#471 in Asia

#1462 in the World

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

5. Hashemite University

For Linguistics

#654 in Asia

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

6. Applied Science Private University

For Linguistics

#935 in Asia

#2391 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Linguistics

#1008 in Asia

#2558 in the World

Founded: 1981

8. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Linguistics

#1142 in Asia

#2836 in the World

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

9. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Linguistics

#1189 in Asia

#2928 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Zarqa University

For Linguistics

#1261 in Asia

#3065 in the World

Founded: 1994

11. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Linguistics

#1319 in Asia

#3168 in the World

Founded: 1993

12. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Linguistics

#1427 in Asia

#3401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

13. Amman Arab University

For Linguistics

#1485 in Asia

#3542 in the World

Founded: 2000

14. German Jordanian University

For Linguistics

#1521 in Asia

#3630 in the World

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

15. Philadelphia University

For Linguistics

#1613 in Asia

#3831 in the World

Founded: 1989

16. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Linguistics

#1614 in Asia

#3833 in the World

Founded: 1999

17. Jadara University

For Linguistics

#1641 in Asia

#3890 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

18. Isra University - Jordan

For Linguistics

#1711 in Asia

#4069 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

19. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Linguistics

#1731 in Asia

#4108 in the World

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

20. University of Petra

For Linguistics

#1755 in Asia

#4181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

21. Irbid National University

For Linguistics

#1772 in Asia

#4215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

22. Middle East University, Jordan

For Linguistics

#1776 in Asia

#4221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Linguistics

#2045 in Asia

#4851 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Linguistics

#2197 in Asia

#5231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

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

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