24 Best universities for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 411K citations received by 30.3K 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 Philosophy

#239 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Philosophy

#374 in Asia

#1548 in the World

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

3. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Philosophy

#517 in Asia

#1928 in the World

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

4. Yarmouk University

For Philosophy

#537 in Asia

#1976 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Hashemite University

For Philosophy

#697 in Asia

#2369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

6. Applied Science Private University

For Philosophy

#914 in Asia

#2846 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Philosophy

#987 in Asia

#2976 in the World

Founded: 1981

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Philosophy

#1067 in Asia

#3136 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Zarqa University

For Philosophy

#1150 in Asia

#3324 in the World

Founded: 1994

10. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Philosophy

#1186 in Asia

#3394 in the World

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

11. Amman Arab University

For Philosophy

#1202 in Asia

#3430 in the World

Founded: 2000

12. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Philosophy

#1224 in Asia

#3478 in the World

Founded: 1993

13. German Jordanian University

For Philosophy

#1394 in Asia

#3819 in the World

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

14. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Philosophy

#1428 in Asia

#3882 in the World

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

15. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Philosophy

#1486 in Asia

#4013 in the World

Founded: 1999

16. Jadara University

For Philosophy

#1597 in Asia

#4227 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

17. University of Petra

For Philosophy

#1603 in Asia

#4239 in the World

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

18. Middle East University, Jordan

For Philosophy

#1619 in Asia

#4279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

19. Philadelphia University

For Philosophy

#1713 in Asia

#4490 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

20. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Philosophy

#1779 in Asia

#4646 in the World

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

21. Irbid National University

For Philosophy

#1793 in Asia

#4681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

22. Isra University - Jordan

For Philosophy

#1857 in Asia

#4799 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Philosophy

#2057 in Asia

#5254 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Philosophy

#2100 in Asia

#5350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

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

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