24 Best universities for Political Science 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 Political Science. A graph of 472K citations received by 33.6K 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 Political Science

#142 in Asia

#887 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#294 in Asia

#1371 in the World

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

3. Yarmouk University

For Political Science

#464 in Asia

#1851 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

4. Hashemite University

For Political Science

#495 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Political Science

#520 in Asia

#1965 in the World

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

6. Applied Science Private University

For Political Science

#753 in Asia

#2567 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Political Science

#943 in Asia

#2974 in the World

Founded: 1993

8. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Political Science

#1002 in Asia

#3091 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Political Science

#1003 in Asia

#3093 in the World

Founded: 1981

10. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Political Science

#1022 in Asia

#3130 in the World

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

11. Zarqa University

For Political Science

#1171 in Asia

#3457 in the World

Founded: 1994

12. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Political Science

#1174 in Asia

#3462 in the World

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

13. Middle East University, Jordan

For Political Science

#1189 in Asia

#3485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

14. Amman Arab University

For Political Science

#1196 in Asia

#3495 in the World

Founded: 2000

15. Jadara University

For Political Science

#1330 in Asia

#3823 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

16. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Political Science

#1341 in Asia

#3841 in the World

Founded: 1999

17. German Jordanian University

For Political Science

#1417 in Asia

#3983 in the World

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

18. University of Petra

For Political Science

#1420 in Asia

#3988 in the World

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

19. Isra University - Jordan

For Political Science

#1547 in Asia

#4243 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

20. Philadelphia University

For Political Science

#1594 in Asia

#4339 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

21. Irbid National University

For Political Science

#1653 in Asia

#4477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

22. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Political Science

#1757 in Asia

#4689 in the World

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

23. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Political Science

#1923 in Asia

#5030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

24. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Political Science

#2083 in Asia

#5351 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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