Kobe's 6 best Art & Design schools [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 45.7K citations received by 5.01K academic papers made by 6 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

#104 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

2. University of Hyogo

For Art & Design

#69 in Japan

#531 in Asia

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

3. Konan University

For Art & Design

#160 in Japan

#1253 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. Kobe Gakuin University

For Art & Design

#211 in Japan

#1581 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,177
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1966

5. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

For Art & Design

#258 in Japan

#1960 in Asia

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

6. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Art & Design

#284 in Japan

#2074 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,287
Founded: 1930

Universities for Art & Design near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	60	Nishinomiya
31	Kansai University	50	Suita
32	Osaka City University	27	Osaka
33	Osaka Institute of Technology	72	Osaka
34	Osaka University	3	Suita
34	Osaka Prefecture University	22	Sakai
37	Kindai University	42	Higashiosaka
41	Osaka Electro-Communication University	118	Neyagawa
47	Wakayama University	82	Wakayama
50	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	29	Ikoma