24 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 449K citations received by 31.5K 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 Psychology

#217 in Asia

#878 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#259 in Asia

#978 in the World

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

3. Hashemite University

For Psychology

#552 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Psychology

#641 in Asia

#1866 in the World

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

5. Yarmouk University

For Psychology

#674 in Asia

#1939 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

6. Applied Science Private University

For Psychology

#861 in Asia

#2345 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Psychology

#1008 in Asia

#2655 in the World

Founded: 1981

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Psychology

#1130 in Asia

#2921 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Psychology

#1177 in Asia

#3023 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Psychology

#1313 in Asia

#3312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

11. Zarqa University

For Psychology

#1421 in Asia

#3528 in the World

Founded: 1994

12. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Psychology

#1543 in Asia

#3783 in the World

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

13. Middle East University, Jordan

For Psychology

#1639 in Asia

#4007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

14. Amman Arab University

For Psychology

#1678 in Asia

#4095 in the World

Founded: 2000

15. German Jordanian University

For Psychology

#1734 in Asia

#4238 in the World

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

16. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Psychology

#1743 in Asia

#4259 in the World

Founded: 1999

17. Isra University - Jordan

For Psychology

#1746 in Asia

#4265 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

18. University of Petra

For Psychology

#1755 in Asia

#4283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

19. Jadara University

For Psychology

#1759 in Asia

#4291 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

20. Philadelphia University

For Psychology

#1811 in Asia

#4423 in the World

Founded: 1989

21. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Psychology

#1930 in Asia

#4699 in the World

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

22. Irbid National University

For Psychology

#1984 in Asia

#4819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

23. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Psychology

#2096 in Asia

#5057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

24. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Psychology

#2207 in Asia

#5354 in the World

Founded: 1992

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

Psychology subfields in Jordan

Child Psychology18

Clinical Psychology14

Cognitive Science18

Education Majors22

Occupational Therapy2

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology24

Special Education3