List of 18 best universities in Kobe

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Top 18 universities in Kobe ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 2.32M citations received by 119K academic publications made by 18 universities from Kobe, the popularity of 36 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Kobe University

#13 in Japan

#41 in Asia

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

2. University of Hyogo

#100 in Japan

#362 in Asia

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

3. Konan University

#128 in Japan

#540 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. Kobe Gakuin University

#155 in Japan

#721 in Asia

Founded: 1966

5. Konan Women's University

#304 in Japan

#1560 in Asia

Founded: 1955

6. Kobe Women's University

#336 in Japan

#1705 in Asia

Founded: 1950

7. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

#339 in Japan

#1733 in Asia

Founded: 1988

8. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

#345 in Japan

#1801 in Asia

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

9. Kobe Design University

#355 in Japan

#1865 in Asia

Founded: 1989

10. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

#360 in Japan

#1885 in Asia

Founded: 1930

11. Kobe Shoin Women's University

#420 in Japan

#2169 in Asia

Founded: 1966

12. Kobe International University

#448 in Japan

#2287 in Asia

Founded: 1968

13. Kobe City College of Nursing

#497 in Japan

#2551 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1996

14. Kobe Tokiwa University

#500 in Japan

#2593 in Asia

Founded: 2008

15. Kobe Institute of Computing

#522 in Japan

#2691 in Asia

Founded: 2005

16. Kobe Kaisei College

#657 in Japan

#3498 in Asia

Founded: 1950

17. Kobe Shinwa Women's University

#665 in Japan

#3618 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,349
Founded: 1966

18. Kobe Yamate University

#712 in Japan

#4354 in Asia

Founded: 1999

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
13	Ashiya University	459	Ashiya
15	Mukogawa Women's University	144	Nishinomiya
16	Kansai University of International Studies	428	Miki
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	75	Nishinomiya
17	Kobe College	301	Nishinomiya
18	Hyogo College of Medicine	98	Nishinomiya
19	Koshien University	458	Takarazuka
22	Sonoda Women's University	435	Amagasaki
22	Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences	454	Osaka
23	Otemae University	414	Nishinomiya

Universities near Kobe