Kobe's 7 best Machine Learning universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 93.3K citations received by 6.51K academic papers made by 7 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 Machine Learning

#11 in Japan

#137 in Asia

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

2. University of Hyogo

For Machine Learning

#81 in Japan

#969 in Asia

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

3. Konan University

For Machine Learning

#107 in Japan

#1178 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Machine Learning

#221 in Japan

#2139 in Asia

Founded: 1930

5. Kobe Gakuin University

For Machine Learning

#245 in Japan

#2249 in Asia

Founded: 1966

6. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

For Machine Learning

#257 in Japan

#2291 in Asia

Founded: 1988

7. Konan Women's University

For Machine Learning

#287 in Japan

#2365 in Asia

Founded: 1955

Universities for Machine Learning near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	78	Nishinomiya
18	Hyogo College of Medicine	98	Nishinomiya
31	Kansai University	48	Suita
32	Osaka City University	46	Osaka
33	Osaka Institute of Technology	108	Osaka
34	Osaka University	3	Suita
34	Osaka Prefecture University	14	Sakai
37	Kindai University	58	Higashiosaka
50	Nara Institute of Science and Technology	19	Ikoma
60	Nara Medical University	104	Kashihara

Computer Science subfields in Kobe

Artificial Intelligence (AI)7

Bioinformatics and Computational biology5

Neuroscience8