About Students

The Principal function of the University since its establishment has been teaching, and the first and main aim of the contemporary teaching is the preparation of distinguished leaderships capable of serving their country and society and at the same time are research–oriented and endowed with insight and creativity. Such leaderships, whatever positions they hold, will be able to perform their duties with competence, integrity and responsibility.

Being aware of the above stated conceptions, Amman Arab University for Graduate Studies has been keen to provide the best quality education for its students and apply cutting edge methods of instruction. The University also applies the latest methods of assessment.

It could be said that Amman Arab University for Graduate Studies is the only Arab University in which evaluation of theses and dissertations is confidential and is done by a professional evaluator from outside the University to ensure that the theses and dissertations meet the required academic standards.

Abiding by the above stated standards, (4253) male and female students have graduated from the University since its inception in (1999). The table below shows the total numbers and percentages of students who have been awarded the Ph. D. degree (26 %), the Master's degree (59%), and  those who attained the Higher Diploma (15 %).

Graduates During the Last Ten Years

(by Academic Degree)

The following table shows the distribution of the above graduates by the four Colleges of the University:

Graduates During the Last Ten Years

(by College and Academic Degree)

Apart from that, Amman Arab University for Graduate Studies was established to carry out its mission , perform its functions , and achieve its aims , not only at the Jordanian level  but also at the Arab National level as well, hence , the University welcomed Arab students from the whole region.

The following table shows the number of Arab students who attained doctoral and Master's degrees and Higher Diploma from the University with their percentages. It is worth mentioning also that Arab students enrolling at the University are increasing year by year.

 Graduates During the Last Ten Years

(by Degree and Nationality)

Regular students at the University in the second semester of the academic year (2008 /2009) are shown in the following table :

Graduate Students at the University

 in the Current Academic Year (2008/2009)

(by Degree and Nationality)

It is well Known, on the other hand, that students in many developed countries who continue their tertiary education in general or their graduate studies in particular are often regular students who attend classes but at the same time assume jobs in the private and public sectors and that some of them hold high ranking positions in their institutions. These students aim mainly to develop their job competencies through their undergraduate or graduate studies and pursue education from cradle to grave.

It is worth to mention that the percentage of partly full-time students at the American universities studying toward the Bachelor, Master's or doctoral degree nears50%.

Full–time Students and Partly

Full–time Students at Amman

Arab University for Graduate Studies (2008/2009)

It can be noticed from this table that the percentage of all partly full–time students at Amman Arab University for Graduate Studies is (63%), doctoral students (69 %) and Master's students (53 %). These high rates reflect the strong desire of the partly full-time students to develop their job competencies in their various workplaces taking into consideration that the partly full–time students bear half the academic load of the full-time students and that they are subject to all set attendance conditions.