Background/purpose: This study examines the correlation between social achievement goals orientation and friendship quality among Hashemite University (HU) students. It identifies the significant differences in the social achievement goals, orientation, and friendship quality according to gender and academic level. Materials/methods: The Social Achievement Goal Orientation Scale and Friendship Quality Scale were used to achieve the research purpose. The study sample consists of 380 students at HU. Results: Results show statistically significant differences in the social achievement goal orientations attributed to the gender variable. The mean score of social mastery for female students was higher than that of male students. The mean score for the social performance approach for male students was higher than for female students, and the mean score for social performance avoidance for male students was higher than for female students. The results showed no statistically significant differences in social achievement goal orientation and friendship quality attributed to the gender variable. Results showed statistically significant differences in friendship quality, attributed to the gender variable, with the mean score of friendship quality for female students higher than for male students. Finally, results showed a positive correlation between social mastery and friendship quality and a positive correlation between social performance approach and friendship quality. It also showed no significant relationship between social performance-avoidance and friendship quality. Conclusion: Results show statistically significant differences in the social achievement goal orientations attributed to the gender variable. The results showed no statistically significant differences in social achievement goal orientation and friendship quality attributed to the gender variable. Results showed statistically significant differences in friendship quality, attributed to the gender variable, with the mean score of friendship quality for female students higher than for male students. Finally, results showed a positive correlation between social mastery and friendship quality and a positive correlation between social performance approach and friendship quality.