15 Best Engineering universities in Kobe [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 1.13M citations received by 61.7K academic papers made by 15 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 Engineering

#14 in Japan

#116 in Asia

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

2. University of Hyogo

For Engineering

#61 in Japan

#488 in Asia

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

3. Konan University

For Engineering

#152 in Japan

#1129 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. Kobe Gakuin University

For Engineering

#195 in Japan

#1499 in Asia

Founded: 1966

5. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Engineering

#202 in Japan

#1524 in Asia

Founded: 1930

6. Kobe Women's University

For Engineering

#322 in Japan

#2383 in Asia

Founded: 1950

7. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

For Engineering

#331 in Japan

#2433 in Asia

Founded: 1988

8. Kobe Design University

For Engineering

#373 in Japan

#2556 in Asia

Founded: 1989

9. Konan Women's University

For Engineering

#374 in Japan

#2559 in Asia

Founded: 1955

10. Kobe International University

For Engineering

#401 in Japan

#2622 in Asia

Founded: 1968

11. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

For Engineering

#424 in Japan

#2661 in Asia

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

12. Kobe Tokiwa University

For Engineering

#430 in Japan

#2674 in Asia

Founded: 2008

13. Kobe Institute of Computing

For Engineering

#434 in Japan

#2685 in Asia

Founded: 2005

14. Kobe Shoin Women's University

For Engineering

#501 in Japan

#2812 in Asia

Founded: 1966

15. Kobe City College of Nursing

For Engineering

#519 in Japan

#2840 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1996

Universities for Engineering near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
15	Mukogawa Women's University	199	Nishinomiya
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	79	Nishinomiya
18	Hyogo College of Medicine	143	Nishinomiya
31	Kansai University	53	Suita
32	Osaka City University	29	Osaka
33	Osaka Institute of Technology	97	Osaka
34	Osaka University	3	Suita
34	Osaka Prefecture University	17	Sakai
34	Kansai Medical University	130	Moriguchi
37	Kindai University	37	Higashiosaka

Engineering subfields in Kobe

Acoustical Engineering5

Aerospace Engineering5

Biotechnology5

Chemical Engineering6

Electrical Engineering5

Materials Science10

Mechanical Engineering7

Metallurgical Engineering6

Nanotechnology5

Optical Engineering7