Kobe's 6 best Management universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 58.1K citations received by 5.67K 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.

1. Kobe University

For Management

#12 in Japan

#134 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

2. University of Hyogo

For Management

#85 in Japan

#932 in Asia

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

3. Konan University

For Management

#140 in Japan

#1383 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

For Management

#189 in Japan

#1817 in Asia

Founded: 1988

5. Kobe Gakuin University

For Management

#225 in Japan

#2053 in Asia

Founded: 1966

6. Kobe International University

For Management

#278 in Japan

#2313 in Asia

Founded: 1968

Universities for Management near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	78	Nishinomiya
31	Kansai University	56	Suita
32	Osaka City University	63	Osaka
33	Osaka Institute of Technology	72	Osaka
34	Osaka University	4	Suita
34	Osaka Prefecture University	14	Sakai
37	Kindai University	52	Higashiosaka
47	Wakayama University	70	Wakayama
50	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	29	Ikoma
62	Ritsumeikan University	19	Kyoto

Business subfields in Kobe

Finance6

Marketing6