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About Jordan

INTRODUCTION
1. Political situation
2. Economy
3. Health
4. Education

a. Universities
5. Demographics
6. Religions
7. Peoples
8. Languages
9. Human rights
10. History
11. Cities and Towns

Universities in Jordan

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Jordan presently has 24 universities, corresponding to a university density of 1:250,000 inhabitants, placing Jordan as no. 3 of 22 in the MENA region. Jordan is among the countries in the MENA region which seem to have the highest overstretch in its establishment of institutions of higher learning.

No Jordanian university make it to a high position on Webometrics world rankings. There are 5 institutions on the World Top 6000 list: Yarmouk University on no. 3520; Jordan University of Science & Technology on 3732; University of Jordan on 4874; Hashemite University on 5413; and Philadelphia University at Jordan Amman on 5794. In this respect, Jordan is with 21% of its universities on this list, ranked 10 of 22 in MENA.

Amman and Zarqa

Al-Ahliyya Amman University. Est. 1989

Amman Arab University. Est. unknown

Applied Science Private University. Est. 1991

Arab Open University. Est. 2002

Al-Isra Private University. Est. 1989

German-Jordanian University. Also campus in Madaba. Est. 2005

Philadelphia University - Jordan. Est. 1989

Princess Sumaya University for Technology. Est. 1991

University of Jordan. Est. Also campus in Aqaba. Est. 1962

University of Petra. Est. unknown Website inoperative

Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan. Est. 1993 Website inoperative