Admission criteria information is not available for this university.
The university strongly supports research activities as evidenced by its significant annual budgetary commitment to scholarly activity. Faculty members have also been successful in procuring local and international research funding. Published research articles since the founding of the university exceeds 5000 scientific papers in international, refereed and indexed journals. The University has tracked a steady increase in the number of faculty publications in specialized scientific journals, for example, the number of research publications for the year 2007/2008 was 762.
It was great honor that His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein has awarded the University "Al Hussein Medal for Distinguished Contribution of the first degree". As stated, this is due to the culmination of the achievements and reputation of the University of Excellence, and appreciation of administrators, teachers, and students, and their pioneering role. The award also due to ongoing efforts by the University to promote the upgrading of higher education in the Kingdom as well as University's contribution in enhancing the Jordanian society competencies with qualified scientific.