Kobe's 9 best Art & Design schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 64.5K citations received by 5.76K academic papers made by 9 universities in Kobe was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Kobe University

For Art & Design

#14 in Japan

#122 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

2. University of Hyogo

For Art & Design

#72 in Japan

#657 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

3. Konan University

For Art & Design

#167 in Japan

#1450 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. Kobe Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#205 in Japan

#1720 in Asia

Founded: 1966

5. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

For Art & Design

#272 in Japan

#2159 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 2,217
Founded: 1949

6. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Art & Design

#307 in Japan

#2304 in Asia

Founded: 1930

7. Kobe Women's University

For Art & Design

#316 in Japan

#2340 in Asia

Founded: 1950

8. Kobe Institute of Computing

For Art & Design

#339 in Japan

#2423 in Asia

Founded: 2005

9. Kobe Design University

For Art & Design

#349 in Japan

#2447 in Asia

Founded: 1989

Universities for Art & Design near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	58	Nishinomiya
31	Kansai University	45	Suita
32	Osaka City University	31	Osaka
33	Osaka Institute of Technology	79	Osaka
34	Osaka University	3	Suita
34	Osaka Prefecture University	28	Sakai
37	Kindai University	42	Higashiosaka
47	Wakayama University	83	Wakayama
50	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	27	Ikoma
59	Nara Women's University	99	Nara