The University of Jordan has secured its position as the top-ranking university in Jordan, maintaining its lead among local universities and placing 12th in the Arab world, according to the QS World University Rankings 2024. The university claimed the 498th spot globally.

According to a statement, the University of Jordan became the only Jordanian university to be included among the top 500 universities in the world, with only 12 Arab universities out of 1500 universities in 104 countries. 

Other Jordanian universities in the rankings include Jordan University of Science and Technology (ranked 731-740), followed by Al-Ahliyya Amman University (ranked 801-850) and Princess Sumaya University (ranked 901-950). Mutah University, Yarmouk University, and the German Jordanian University ranked between 1001-1200, while Hashemite University secured a spot between 1201-1400.

Al-Balqa Applied University ranked in the 1401+ category, while the remaining universities have not yet met the classification criteria.

Notably, the QS World University Rankings is a portfolio of comparative university rankings compiled by global higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). It is the most widely-read university ranking in the world and is used by students, academics, and university leaders to evaluate and compare different universities and their performance in various areas, such as research, teaching, and internationalization. The rankings are based on a variety of factors, including academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, citations per faculty, and international student and faculty ratios, among others.