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Universities in Jordan
Jordan has 22 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1962. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES22
OLDEST1962
FOUNDED 1900+21
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later21 · 95%
Date unknown1 · 5%
Oldest universities in Jordan
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1962University of Jordan
1976Yarmouk University
1981Mutah University
1986Jordan University of Science and Technology
1989Jordan Academy of Music
1991Princess Sumaya University for Technology
1991Al-Quds Open University
1993Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
1994Al al-Bayt University
1994Irbid National University
1994Zarqa University
1995Hashemite University
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