14 Best Engineering universities in Kobe [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 1.08M citations received by 60.6K academic papers made by 14 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

#109 in Asia

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

2. University of Hyogo

For Engineering

#61 in Japan

#467 in Asia

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

3. Konan University

For Engineering

#152 in Japan

#1096 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. Kobe Gakuin University

For Engineering

#196 in Japan

#1474 in Asia

Founded: 1966

5. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Engineering

#199 in Japan

#1494 in Asia

Founded: 1930

6. Kobe Women's University

For Engineering

#320 in Japan

#2367 in Asia

Founded: 1950

7. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

For Engineering

#328 in Japan

#2404 in Asia

Founded: 1988

8. Kobe Design University

For Engineering

#373 in Japan

#2539 in Asia

Founded: 1989

9. Konan Women's University

For Engineering

#376 in Japan

#2557 in Asia

Founded: 1955

10. Kobe International University

For Engineering

#399 in Japan

#2615 in Asia

Founded: 1968

11. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

For Engineering

#420 in Japan

#2647 in Asia

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

12. Kobe Tokiwa University

For Engineering

#432 in Japan

#2673 in Asia

Founded: 2008

13. Kobe Institute of Computing

For Engineering

#440 in Japan

#2688 in Asia

Founded: 2005

14. Kobe Shoin Women's University

For Engineering

#500 in Japan

#2803 in Asia

Founded: 1966

Universities for Engineering near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
15	Mukogawa Women's University	197	Nishinomiya
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	79	Nishinomiya
18	Hyogo College of Medicine	142	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	128	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