13 Best Engineering universities in Kobe [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 784K citations received by 54.5K academic papers made by 13 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

#103 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

2. University of Hyogo

For Engineering

#61 in Japan

#427 in Asia

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

3. Konan University

For Engineering

#152 in Japan

#1016 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Engineering

#198 in Japan

#1407 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,287
Founded: 1930

5. Kobe Gakuin University

For Engineering

#205 in Japan

#1451 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,177
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1966

6. Kobe Women's University

For Engineering

#315 in Japan

#2284 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,478
Founded: 1950

7. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

For Engineering

#322 in Japan

#2323 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

8. Kobe Design University

For Engineering

#357 in Japan

#2459 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,759
Founded: 1989

9. Konan Women's University

For Engineering

#372 in Japan

#2515 in Asia

Founded: 1955

10. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

For Engineering

#416 in Japan

#2603 in Asia

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

11. Kobe Tokiwa University

For Engineering

#420 in Japan

#2611 in Asia

Founded: 2008

12. Kobe International University

For Engineering

#423 in Japan

#2618 in Asia

Founded: 1968

13. Kobe Institute of Computing

For Engineering

#441 in Japan

#2657 in Asia

Founded: 2005

Universities for Engineering near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
15	Mukogawa Women's University	197	Nishinomiya
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	80	Nishinomiya
18	Hyogo College of Medicine	148	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	129	Moriguchi
37	Kindai University	41	Higashiosaka

Engineering subfields in Kobe

Acoustical Engineering5

Aerospace Engineering5

Biotechnology5

Chemical Engineering6

Materials Science9

Mechanical Engineering6

Metallurgical Engineering6

Nanotechnology5

Optical Engineering7