🇯🇴 30 universities · 12 governorates
Jordan's universities — from Wikidata, not the ministry.
Jordan has public and private universities, licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. This directory lists the 30 universities Wikidata records, by governorate.
Not an official list
This list comes from Wikidata, a community-maintained database (retrieved 2026-11-13) — not from the country's regulator. It may include institutions that have closed, merged or been renamed, or that have lost or never had official recognition, and it may miss others. We leave out entries Wikidata marks as dissolved or closed, but that filter is only as up to date as Wikidata. Only institutions whose name calls them a university are listed, so recognised colleges and degree-awarding institutes are missing. Being listed here is not proof of accreditation.
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Universities listed
30
In Amman Governorate
13
With a website on record
28
What isn't here, and why
Jordan's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research licenses public and private universities, but its website did not answer from here and we found no list we could republish, so this page is built from Wikidata.
This list is from Wikidata, a community-maintained source — retrieved 2026-11-13. A university missing here is a gap in that source, not a judgement about the university, and being listed here is not proof of accreditation: check with the national regulator. Public or private status is shown only where Wikidata records it (4 of 30).
All 30 universities, by governorate
Amman Governorate (13)Irbid Governorate (4)Madaba Governorate (2)Zarqa Governorate (2)
Amman Governorate (13)
| Al-Ahliyya Amman Universityجامعة عمان الأهليةAmman | est. 1990 | |
| Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordanجامعة الزيتونة الأردنيةAmman | est. 1993 | |
| Amman Arab Universityجامعة عمان العربيةAmman | est. 1999 | |
| Applied Science Private Universityجامعة العلوم التطبيقية الخاصةAmman | est. 1991 | |
| Arab Open University - Jordanالجامعة العربية المفتوحة (الأردن)Amman | est. 2002 | |
| Ibn Sina University for Medical Sciencesجامعة ابن سينا للعلوم الطبيةAmman | ||
| Isra Universityجامعة الإسراءAmman | est. 1989 | |
| Middle East Universityجامعة الشرق الأوسطAmman | est. 2005 | |
| Philadelphia Universityجامعة فيلادلفياAmman | est. 1989 | |
| Princess Sumaya University for Technologyجامعة الأميرة سمية للتكنولوجياAmman | est. 1991 | |
| University of Jordanالجامعة الأردنيةAmman | Public | est. 1962 |
| University of Petraجامعة البتراءAmman | est. 1996 | |
| World Islamic Sciences and Education Universityجامعة العلوم الإسلامية العالميةAmman | est. 2008 |
Irbid Governorate (4)
| Irbid National Universityجامعة إربد الأهليةIrbid | est. 1994 | |
| Jadara Universityجامعة جداراIrbid | est. 2005 | |
| Jordan University of Science and Technologyجامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنيةAr Ramtha | Public | est. 1986 |
| Yarmouk Universityجامعة اليرموكIrbid | Public | est. 1976 |
Madaba Governorate (2)
| American University of Madabaالجامعة الأمريكية في مادباMadaba | est. 2005 | |
| German-Jordanian Universityالجامعة الألمانية الأردنيةMadaba | est. 2005 |
Zarqa Governorate (2)
| Hashemite Universityالجامعة الهاشميةZarqa | est. 1995 | |
| Zarqa Universityجامعة الزرقاءZarqa | est. 1994 |
Ajloun Governorate (1)
| Ajloun National Private Universityجامعة عجلون الوطنيةAjloun | est. 2008 |
Aqaba Governorate (1)
| Aqaba University of Technologyجامعة العقبة للتكنولوجيا | Private | est. 2015 |
Balqa Governorate (1)
| Al-Balqa Applied Universityجامعة البلقاء التطبيقيةSalt | est. 1997 |
Jerash Governorate (1)
| Jerash Universityجامعة جرشJerash | est. 1992 |
Karak Governorate (1)
| Mutah Universityجامعة مؤتةAl-Karak | est. 1981 |
Ma'an Governorate (1)
| Al-Hussein Bin Talal Universityجامعة الحسين بن طلالMa'an | est. 1999 |
Mafraq Governorate (1)
| Al al-Bayt Universityجامعة آل البيتMafraq | est. 1994 |
Tafilah Governorate (1)
| Tafila Technical Universityجامعة الطفيلة التقنيةTafilah | est. 2005 |
Location not recorded (1)
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