24 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 203K citations received by 16.6K 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

#201 in Asia

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#278 in Asia

#1006 in the World

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

3. Yarmouk University

For Linguistics

#450 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

4. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Linguistics

#478 in Asia

#1460 in the World

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

5. Hashemite University

For Linguistics

#666 in Asia

#1829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

6. Applied Science Private University

For Linguistics

#920 in Asia

#2354 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Linguistics

#1032 in Asia

#2585 in the World

Founded: 1981

8. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Linguistics

#1122 in Asia

#2778 in the World

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

9. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Linguistics

#1182 in Asia

#2900 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Zarqa University

For Linguistics

#1184 in Asia

#2902 in the World

Founded: 1994

11. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Linguistics

#1308 in Asia

#3133 in the World

Founded: 1993

12. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Linguistics

#1413 in Asia

#3336 in the World

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

13. Amman Arab University

For Linguistics

#1466 in Asia

#3476 in the World

Founded: 2000

14. German Jordanian University

For Linguistics

#1514 in Asia

#3573 in the World

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

15. Philadelphia University

For Linguistics

#1590 in Asia

#3755 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

16. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Linguistics

#1596 in Asia

#3767 in the World

Founded: 1999

17. Jadara University

For Linguistics

#1615 in Asia

#3808 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

18. University of Petra

For Linguistics

#1688 in Asia

#3996 in the World

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

19. Isra University - Jordan

For Linguistics

#1726 in Asia

#4094 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

20. Middle East University, Jordan

For Linguistics

#1743 in Asia

#4131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

21. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Linguistics

#1745 in Asia

#4134 in the World

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

22. Irbid National University

For Linguistics

#1779 in Asia

#4209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Linguistics

#2040 in Asia

#4834 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Linguistics

#2199 in Asia

#5222 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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