A Royal Decree was issued to establish Mutah University, the military wing, in 1981, to be the third Jordanian university in the southern region, after the University of Jordan in the central region and Yarmouk University in the northern region. In 1986, a decision was issued by the Higher Education Council to establish the civil wing of the university. The university was completed with its military and civil wings. In the military wing, there are 6 colleges: the College of Police Sciences, the College of Military Sciences, the Princess Mona College of Nursing, the Royal Jordanian National Defense College, the Royal Jordanian Command and Staff College, and the Prince Hassan College of Islamic Sciences.

 The university’s area in its main location is (4000) dunams, and the university includes (15) colleges, including (7) scientific colleges, (7) humanities colleges, and the College of Graduate Studies, in addition to two deanships: the Deanship of Scientific Research, the Deanship of Student Affairs, and the Deanship of Academic Affairs/Ward Military, and the university offers (105) academic programs, including (53) programs at the bachelor’s level, a program at the higher diploma level, (42) programs at the master’s level, and (9) programs at the doctoral level.

 The total number of university students for the academic year (2020/2021) reached (19,735) male and female students, including (14,773) students in undergraduate programs, and (2826) students in graduate programs.

 The number of faculty members at the university reached (626), and the number of students on scholarship and candidates for scholarship until the end of (2019/2020) is (107), of whom (99) are on study, and (8) are candidates for scholarship, and the number of employees is University employees (1786) administrative employees.

 In accordance with its vision and mission, the university seeks to be a competitive university distinguished by leadership in the fields of academic and military education, scientific research and sustainable development of society. By providing a university environment that enhances the leadership and innovation system, supports education capabilities and applied scientific research, and prepares graduates capable of competing in the labor market locally, regionally and globally, to achieve sustainable community development.