Yarmouk University (Arabic: جامعة اليرموك), also abbreviated YU is a public university, a comprehensive and state-supported university located near the city center of Irbid in northern Jordan. Since its establishment in 1976, Yarmouk University (YU) is considered today as one of the Jordanian, Arab world and the Middle East leading universities in teaching and research. The University consists of 15 faculties offering 52 bachelor's degree, 64 master's degree, and 18 Ph.D. Programs in different disciplines. The university also hosts 12 research and career centers.
Today Yarmouk University (YU) has more than 1,004 full-time faculty members and 1,597 staff, with 34,651 students in all academic programs (31,282 Undergraduate, 2,807 Postgraduate and 562 Doctoral). Yarmouk University (YU) comprises more than 5,000 international students of 50 nationalities, rendering it one of the most culturally diverse universities in Jordan.
The University provides a wide range of advanced degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, many of them are not offered by any other Jordanian university. At the present time, There are fifteen faculties in the Yarmouk University that offer doctoral, graduate and undergraduate degrees, the medium of lectures, exams, and tuition depends on the faculty, scientific faculties mainly English while other faculties are mainly Arabic, while Arabic is the main communication language in the university. The university comprises 15 faculties Science, Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering Technology, Medicine, Fine Arts, Pharmacy, Law, Information Technology and Computer Science, Arts and Humanity Sciences, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Shari'a and Islamic Studies, Physical Education, Archaeology and Anthropology, Tourism and Hotel Management, Mass Communication, Education and Research and Graduate Studies .
