List of universities in Jordan
Encyclopedia
This is a list of universities in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan sorted alphabetically by the governorate
to which each university belongs. Jordan has both private
and public universities, many of which are supported by the government of Jordan and their respective provinces
. Institutes of higher learning in Jordan have maintained a high standard and reputation amongst the universities of the Arab world
and the Middle East
; their educational systems are of international standards. This is a list of universities and higher education institutions in Jordan. In addition, there are 50 community colleges in Jordan that are not listed here.
) as follows:
Amman
Aqaba
Irbid
Ma'an
Madaba
Zarqa
Governorates of Jordan
||The country of Jordan is divided into 12 governorates .-References:...
to which each university belongs. Jordan has both private
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
and public universities, many of which are supported by the government of Jordan and their respective provinces
Governorates of Jordan
||The country of Jordan is divided into 12 governorates .-References:...
. Institutes of higher learning in Jordan have maintained a high standard and reputation amongst the universities of the Arab world
Arab world
The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
; their educational systems are of international standards. This is a list of universities and higher education institutions in Jordan. In addition, there are 50 community colleges in Jordan that are not listed here.
Governorates
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is divided into twelve governorates (muhafazahMuhafazah
A ' is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated to governorate in English, and occasionally to province. It comes from the Arabic root 'h-f-ẓ' which means to 'keep and guard'...
) as follows:
AmmanAmmanAmman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
- Al-Ahliyya Amman UniversityAl-Ahliyya Amman UniversityAl-Ahliyya Amman University is a premier educational institution located in Amman, Jordan. It is the first private university in Jordan. It was founded in 1990 and is organized with eight faculties. The President of the University is Prof. Dr. Sadeq Hamed...
http://www.amman.edu/ - Amman Arab UniversityAmman Arab UniversityAmman Arab University is a university in Amman, Jordan. It is mainly for graduate studies.-Colleges:* College of Education* College of Information Technology* College of Business* College of Law...
http://www.aau.edu.jo/ - American Middle East University in Amman
- Applied Science Private UniversityApplied Science Private UniversityThe Applied Science Private University is a private Jordanian university located in the District of University in Amman and falls within the Greater Amman Municipality in Jordan. Its campus is built over a 356 Dunam plot of land, making it the biggest privately owned university in the kingdom by...
http://www.asu.edu.jo/ - Middle East UniversityMiddle East UniversityMiddle East University is a national education research consulting non-profit organization, owned by the Company Middle East University for Graduate Studies...
http://www.meu.edu.jo - Arab Open UniversityArab Open UniversityArab Open University is a non-profit private Pan-Arab university founded in 2002 in Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon. One year later it opened in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman. The AOU is affiliated with the UK Open University...
http://www.arabou-jo.edu.jo/ - Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences, Amman http://www.aabfs.org/
- Al-Isra UniversityAl-Isra UniversityAl-Isra University is a private university in Amman, Jordan. It was established in 1989, the first scholastic year started in fall 1991. The university offers the Bachelor of Science degree in eight majors, and graduate degrees in Law, Pharmacutical sciences, and Engineering management...
http://www.isra.edu.jo/ - Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
Global Center: Amman http://cumerc.columbia.edu/ - German-Jordanian UniversityGerman-Jordanian UniversityThe German-Jordanian University , often abbreviated GJU, is a state-supported university located in Amman at Ahmad Il Tarawneh Street...
http://www.gju.edu.jo/ - Jordan Academy of Music http://www.jam.edu.jo/
- New York Institute of TechnologyNew York Institute of TechnologyNew York Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational research university in New York City. NYIT has five schools and two colleges, all with a strong emphasis on technology and applied scientific research...
, JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
http://www.nyit.edu.jo/ - Institute of Banking Studies: Amman Branch http://www.ibs.edu.jo/
- Philadelphia University (Jordan)Philadelphia University (Jordan)Philadelphia University is a university in Amman, Jordan.Philadelphia Private University was established in 1989 as a national higher educational institution. The university is located 20-km out of Amman, on the road linking between Amman and Jerash....
http://www.philadelphia.edu.jo/ - Princess Sumaya University for TechnologyPrincess Sumaya University for TechnologyPrincess Sumaya University for Technology , established in 1991, is a specialized, nongovernmental, nonprofit, Jordanian university, owned by the leading applied research centre in Jordan, the Royal Scientific Society . PSUT’s area of specialization is IT, Communications and Electronics...
http://www.psut.edu.jo/ - Teachers Academy
- University of JordanUniversity of JordanThe University of Jordan , is a government-supported University located in Amman, Jordan...
http://www.ju.edu.jo/ - University of JordanUniversity of JordanThe University of Jordan , is a government-supported University located in Amman, Jordan...
: East Amman Campus (Proposed) - DePaul UniversityDePaul UniversityDePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
, Amman - Petra UniversityPetra UniversityPetra University is a university in Amman, Jordan. Its president is Professor Adnan Badran-Programs:The university offers a variety of programs at its five faculties. Arabic is used for teaching of humanities, and English is used for most of other courses...
http://www.uop.edu.jo/ - Jordan Media Institute http://www.jmi.edu.jo/
- Queen Noor Civil Aviation Technical College http://www.qnac.edu.jo/
- Al-Zaytoonah University of JordanAl-Zaytoonah University of JordanAl-Zaytoonah University of Jordan , founded in 1993, is a private university in Jordan.- Academics :The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in seven disciplines:* Faculty of Engineering...
http://www.alzaytoonah.edu.jo/ - Jordan Institute of Diplomacy
- Al Quds College http://www.quds.edu.jo/
- Arab Community College
AqabaAqabaAqaba is a coastal city in the far south of Jordan, the capital of Aqaba Governorate at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. Aqaba is strategically important to Jordan as it is the country's only seaport. Aqaba is best known today as a diving and beach resort, but industrial activity remains important...
- Aqaba University of Technology (2011)
- Red Sea Institute of Cinematic ArtsRed Sea Institute of Cinematic ArtsThe Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts is the first and only MFA program in Cinematic Arts for the Middle East and North Africa. It is based in Aqaba, Jordan. RSICA is a joint effort of Royal Film Commission of Jordan and the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts...
- Institute of Banking Studies: Aqaba Branch
- Aqaba Campus of the University of Jordan
IrbidIrbidIrbid , known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela , is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 660,000, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of...
- Irbid National UniversityIrbid National UniversityIrbid National University is a private university in Irbid in Jordan. It was established in 1994.-Colleges:there are six colleges in the university:* College of Sharei'a and Law* College of Literature and Arts...
http://www.inu.edu.jo/ - Jordan University of Science and TechnologyJordan University of Science and TechnologyThe Jordan University of Science and Technology , often abbreviated JUST, is a comprehensive, state-supported university located on the outskirts of Irbid at Ar Ramtha region, in northern Jordan....
http://www.just.edu.jo/ - Institute of Banking Studies: Irbid Branch
- Yarmouk UniversityYarmouk UniversityYarmouk University is a university in Jordan. It was established in 1976. Located in the northern town of Irbid, it has a student body of roughly 31,000.The university has several international partnerships with overseas universities...
http://www.yu.edu.jo/ - Jadara UniversityJadara UniversityJadara University is a university located in Irbid- Jordan.It was established in 2005, it gives undergraduate and masters degrees in Arabic, and English literature, science, and information technology.- Academics:...
http://www.jadara.edu.jo
Ma'anMa'anMa'an is a town in southern Jordan 218 km away from the capital Amman. It is the capital of Ma'an Governorate. Ma'an has a population of around 50,000. The city had a population of 22,989 in the 1992 census and is estimated as being about 50,000 as of 2007 according to the Ma'an Municipality...
- Al-Hussein Bin Talal UniversityAl-Hussein Bin Talal UniversityAl-Hussein Bin Talal University is a university located close to Ma'an city in the southern region of Jordan...
http://www.ahu.edu.jo/ - Balqa Applied University- College of Agriculture (in ShoubakShoubakShoubak is a municipality that lies at the north western edge of the Ma'an Governorate, bordered with Tafilah Governorate and Aqaba Governorate. It has a population of 12500...
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MadabaMadabaMadaba , is the capital city of Madaba Governorate of Jordan, which has a population of about 60,000. Madaba is the fifth most populous town in Jordan. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of The Holy Land...
- German-Jordanian UniversityGerman-Jordanian UniversityThe German-Jordanian University , often abbreviated GJU, is a state-supported university located in Amman at Ahmad Il Tarawneh Street...
:MadabaMadabaMadaba , is the capital city of Madaba Governorate of Jordan, which has a population of about 60,000. Madaba is the fifth most populous town in Jordan. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of The Holy Land...
Campus http://www.gju.edu.jo/ - American University of Madaba (AUM):MadabaMadabaMadaba , is the capital city of Madaba Governorate of Jordan, which has a population of about 60,000. Madaba is the fifth most populous town in Jordan. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of The Holy Land...
Campus http://www.aum.edu.jo/ - New York Institute of TechnologyNew York Institute of TechnologyNew York Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational research university in New York City. NYIT has five schools and two colleges, all with a strong emphasis on technology and applied scientific research...
, MadabaMadabaMadaba , is the capital city of Madaba Governorate of Jordan, which has a population of about 60,000. Madaba is the fifth most populous town in Jordan. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of The Holy Land...
ZarqaZarqaAz-Zarqāʔ is a city in Jordan located to the northeast of Amman. With a population of more than one million 1000,000. It is the country's second largest city after Amman. Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate . Its name means "the blue one".- Overview :Zarqa is Jordan's industrial centre, home...
- Hashemite UniversityHashemite UniversityThe Hashemite University is a university in Zarqa, Jordan. It is named after the Jordanian royal family — the Hashemites — and was established by royal decree in 1992.- History :...
http://www.hu.edu.jo - Zarqa Private UniversityZarqa Private UniversityZarqa University formally Zarqa Private University is a university in the city of Zarqa, in Jordan's Zarqa Governorate. It was established in 1994, about 6 Km to the east of the city center. At the university's first academic semester, there were only 150 students. In the scholastic year 2010/2011...
http://www.zpu.edu.jo/ - ePetra University http://www.epetra.net/