24 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 509K citations received by 34.2K 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

#212 in Asia

#862 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#258 in Asia

#972 in the World

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

3. Hashemite University

For Psychology

#562 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Psychology

#649 in Asia

#1846 in the World

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

5. Yarmouk University

For Psychology

#673 in Asia

#1917 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

6. Applied Science Private University

For Psychology

#858 in Asia

#2308 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

7. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Psychology

#1014 in Asia

#2649 in the World

Founded: 1981

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Psychology

#1124 in Asia

#2883 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Psychology

#1137 in Asia

#2915 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Psychology

#1266 in Asia

#3176 in the World

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

11. Zarqa University

For Psychology

#1348 in Asia

#3350 in the World

Founded: 1994

12. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Psychology

#1529 in Asia

#3724 in the World

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

13. Middle East University, Jordan

For Psychology

#1587 in Asia

#3862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

14. Amman Arab University

For Psychology

#1660 in Asia

#4032 in the World

Founded: 2000

15. University of Petra

For Psychology

#1723 in Asia

#4168 in the World

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

16. Jadara University

For Psychology

#1726 in Asia

#4174 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

17. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Psychology

#1735 in Asia

#4194 in the World

Founded: 1999

18. German Jordanian University

For Psychology

#1736 in Asia

#4197 in the World

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

19. Isra University - Jordan

For Psychology

#1751 in Asia

#4235 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

20. Philadelphia University

For Psychology

#1789 in Asia

#4349 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

21. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Psychology

#1936 in Asia

#4700 in the World

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

22. Irbid National University

For Psychology

#1966 in Asia

#4752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

23. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Psychology

#2096 in Asia

#5027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

24. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Psychology

#2169 in Asia

#5247 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 Psychology20

Clinical Psychology16

Cognitive Science20

Education Majors23

Occupational Therapy2

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology9

Social Psychology24

Special Education3