24 Best universities for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 365K citations received by 28.6K 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 Philosophy

#236 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Philosophy

#377 in Asia

#1559 in the World

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

3. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Philosophy

#517 in Asia

#1953 in the World

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

4. Yarmouk University

For Philosophy

#523 in Asia

#1968 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Hashemite University

For Philosophy

#694 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

6. Applied Science Private University

For Philosophy

#917 in Asia

#2870 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Philosophy

#974 in Asia

#2969 in the World

Founded: 1981

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Philosophy

#1070 in Asia

#3168 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Philosophy

#1197 in Asia

#3448 in the World

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

10. Zarqa University

For Philosophy

#1202 in Asia

#3456 in the World

Founded: 1994

11. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Philosophy

#1233 in Asia

#3530 in the World

Founded: 1993

12. Amman Arab University

For Philosophy

#1238 in Asia

#3535 in the World

Founded: 2000

13. German Jordanian University

For Philosophy

#1394 in Asia

#3838 in the World

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

14. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Philosophy

#1480 in Asia

#4012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

15. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Philosophy

#1505 in Asia

#4062 in the World

Founded: 1999

16. Jadara University

For Philosophy

#1620 in Asia

#4317 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

17. University of Petra

For Philosophy

#1625 in Asia

#4326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

18. Middle East University, Jordan

For Philosophy

#1645 in Asia

#4367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

19. Philadelphia University

For Philosophy

#1721 in Asia

#4538 in the World

Founded: 1989

20. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Philosophy

#1771 in Asia

#4659 in the World

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

21. Irbid National University

For Philosophy

#1808 in Asia

#4727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

22. Isra University - Jordan

For Philosophy

#1848 in Asia

#4785 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Philosophy

#2057 in Asia

#5276 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Philosophy

#2097 in Asia

#5360 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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