19 private universities in Jordan in 2026

Jordan's first private university, founded in 1990, covering health, engineering, law and business.

Private Amman university founded in 1989, spanning health sciences, engineering, IT, law and business.

Private American-style university in Madaba founded in 2005, teaching in English on a 100-acre campus.

Private Amman university established in 1999 as Jordan's first institution dedicated to graduate studies.

Jordanian branch of the Arab Open University, offering flexible UK-validated education at accessible fees.

First private university in northern Jordan (1992), the only private Jordanian institution with an agriculture faculty.

Private Amman university founded in 1991, known for pharmacy, architecture, arts, media and computing.

Leading private Jordanian university spanning pharmacy, engineering, IT, law, nursing and design.

First private university in Zarqa Governorate (1994), covering 58 specialisations including health, IT and sharia.

Young private medical university in Aqaba (2022), centred on medicine and dentistry with a teaching hospital.

Private Amman university founded in 2005, offering bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes near the city centre.

Private university in Irbid founded in 2005, offering bachelor's and master's degrees with a modern sports campus.

Islamic university in Amman (2008) combining classical Islamic sciences, IT and English-taught programmes.

Private university in northern Jordan founded in 2008, focused on law, IT, business, engineering and education.

Private university in northern Jordan, on the Irbid-Amman road, offering bachelor's, master's and applied diplomas.

Private Amman university (1991), recognised for engineering, health sciences, business and information technology.

Private technical university founded by the Crown Prince Foundation, dedicated to employability in computing and engineering.

First private university in southern Jordan (2015), overlooking the Gulf of Aqaba, focused on engineering, IT and pharmacy.

Private non-profit university dedicated to technology, holding ABET accreditations and US partnerships.