24 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 241K citations received by 23K 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

#256 in Asia

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#271 in Asia

#1033 in the World

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

3. Hashemite University

For Psychology

#593 in Asia

#1819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

4. Yarmouk University

For Psychology

#693 in Asia

#2048 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

5. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Psychology

#784 in Asia

#2249 in the World

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

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Psychology

#1114 in Asia

#2942 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Psychology

#1163 in Asia

#3048 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Psychology

#1284 in Asia

#3298 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Psychology

#1296 in Asia

#3320 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Psychology

#1503 in Asia

#3761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

11. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Psychology

#1643 in Asia

#4083 in the World

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

12. Zarqa University

For Psychology

#1645 in Asia

#4087 in the World

Founded: 1994

13. German Jordanian University

For Psychology

#1690 in Asia

#4198 in the World

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

14. Philadelphia University

For Psychology

#1788 in Asia

#4413 in the World

Founded: 1989

15. University of Petra

For Psychology

#1790 in Asia

#4418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1991

16. Amman Arab University

For Psychology

#1825 in Asia

#4507 in the World

Founded: 2000

17. Isra University - Jordan

For Psychology

#1841 in Asia

#4532 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

18. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Psychology

#1904 in Asia

#4695 in the World

Founded: 1999

19. Middle East University, Jordan

For Psychology

#1969 in Asia

#4822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

20. Jadara University

For Psychology

#2010 in Asia

#4943 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

21. Tafila Technical University

Jordan | Tafilah

For Psychology

#2082 in Asia

#5117 in the World

Enrollment: 4,797
Founded: 2005

22. American University of Madaba

Jordan | Madaba

For Psychology

#2164 in Asia

#5324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2011

23. Irbid National University

For Psychology

#2323 in Asia

#5708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

24. Jerash Private University

Jordan | Jerash

For Psychology

#2415 in Asia

#5911 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 Psychology15

Clinical Psychology12

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors16

Occupational Therapy2

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology5

Social Psychology24

Special Education3