Kobe's 6 best Marketing universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Marketing. A graph of 38.5K citations received by 2.48K 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 Marketing

#11 in Japan

#112 in Asia

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

2. University of Hyogo

For Marketing

#95 in Japan

#1229 in Asia

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

3. Konan University

For Marketing

#118 in Japan

#1440 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

For Marketing

#125 in Japan

#1508 in Asia

Founded: 1988

5. Kobe Gakuin University

For Marketing

#165 in Japan

#1800 in Asia

Founded: 1966

6. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Marketing

#175 in Japan

#1856 in Asia

Founded: 1930

Universities for Marketing near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	61	Nishinomiya
31	Kansai University	42	Suita
32	Osaka City University	40	Osaka
34	Osaka University	3	Suita
34	Osaka Prefecture University	28	Sakai
34	Osaka University of Economics	54	Osaka
37	Kindai University	30	Higashiosaka
50	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	49	Ikoma
62	Ritsumeikan University	22	Kyoto
65	Doshisha University	48	Kyoto

Business subfields in Kobe

Finance6

Management6