24 Best universities for Political Science 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 Political Science. A graph of 416K citations received by 31.4K 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 Political Science

#147 in Asia

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#291 in Asia

#1372 in the World

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

3. Yarmouk University

For Political Science

#464 in Asia

#1862 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

4. Hashemite University

For Political Science

#494 in Asia

#1918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Political Science

#522 in Asia

#1991 in the World

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

6. Applied Science Private University

For Political Science

#767 in Asia

#2620 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Political Science

#947 in Asia

#3003 in the World

Founded: 1993

8. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Political Science

#992 in Asia

#3095 in the World

Founded: 1981

9. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Political Science

#1024 in Asia

#3161 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Political Science

#1033 in Asia

#3182 in the World

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

11. Amman Arab University

For Political Science

#1204 in Asia

#3540 in the World

Founded: 2000

12. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Political Science

#1214 in Asia

#3566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

13. Middle East University, Jordan

For Political Science

#1236 in Asia

#3625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

14. Zarqa University

For Political Science

#1250 in Asia

#3656 in the World

Founded: 1994

15. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Political Science

#1342 in Asia

#3857 in the World

Founded: 1999

16. Jadara University

For Political Science

#1372 in Asia

#3919 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

17. German Jordanian University

For Political Science

#1418 in Asia

#4018 in the World

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

18. University of Petra

For Political Science

#1472 in Asia

#4113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

19. Isra University - Jordan

For Political Science

#1528 in Asia

#4230 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

20. Philadelphia University

For Political Science

#1606 in Asia

#4381 in the World

Founded: 1989

21. Irbid National University

For Political Science

#1669 in Asia

#4530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

22. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Political Science

#1760 in Asia

#4716 in the World

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

23. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Political Science

#1927 in Asia

#5053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

24. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Political Science

#2095 in Asia

#5412 in the World

Founded: 1992

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

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