Best Universities in Jordan – GURI 2026

Top universities in Jordan

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Jordan are University of Jordan, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan University of Science & Technology and others. Jordan has 19 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #507.

1. #1University of JordanGURI #507 · Score 70.33
2. #2Al-Ahliyya Amman UniversityGURI #681 · Score 63.44
3. #3Jordan University of Science & TechnologyGURI #686 · Score 63.13
4. #4Applied Science Private University - JordanGURI #699 · Score 62.60
5. #5Yarmouk UniversityGURI #813 · Score 57.83
6. #6German Jordanian UniversityGURI #874 · Score 55.86
7. #7Al al-Bayt UniversityGURI #1115 · Score 47.35
8. #8The Hashemite UniversityGURI #1161 · Score 46.09
9. #9Isra University (Jordan)GURI #1180 · Score 45.39
10. #10Mutah UniversityGURI #1330 · Score 40.55

How universities in Jordan perform globally

Across the 19 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 42.47 and the median is 40.55. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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