24 Best universities for Sociology in Jordan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Jordan ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 185K citations received by 16.7K 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 Sociology

#157 in Asia

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Sociology

#221 in Asia

#1163 in the World

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

3. Hashemite University

For Sociology

#480 in Asia

#1886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Yarmouk University

For Sociology

#483 in Asia

#1901 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Sociology

#590 in Asia

#2168 in the World

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

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Sociology

#927 in Asia

#2922 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Sociology

#988 in Asia

#3066 in the World

Founded: 1993

8. Applied Science Private University

For Sociology

#1047 in Asia

#3193 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

9. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Sociology

#1127 in Asia

#3367 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Sociology

#1553 in Asia

#4214 in the World

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

11. German Jordanian University

For Sociology

#1614 in Asia

#4351 in the World

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

12. Zarqa University

For Sociology

#1626 in Asia

#4376 in the World

Founded: 1994

13. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Sociology

#1628 in Asia

#4381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

14. Amman Arab University

For Sociology

#1695 in Asia

#4533 in the World

Founded: 2000

15. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Sociology

#1700 in Asia

#4543 in the World

Founded: 1999

16. University of Petra

For Sociology

#1732 in Asia

#4595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

17. Middle East University, Jordan

For Sociology

#1805 in Asia

#4740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

18. Isra University - Jordan

For Sociology

#1871 in Asia

#4891 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

19. Jadara University

For Sociology

#1895 in Asia

#4935 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

20. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Sociology

#1978 in Asia

#5143 in the World

Enrollment: 4,797
Founded: 2005

21. Philadelphia University

For Sociology

#2001 in Asia

#5194 in the World

Founded: 1989

22. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Sociology

#2045 in Asia

#5297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

23. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Sociology

#2238 in Asia

#5713 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. Irbid National University

For Sociology

#2264 in Asia

#5783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

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