List of 18 best universities in Kobe

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 2.28M citations received by 116K academic publications made by 18 universities from Kobe, the popularity of 30 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Kobe University

#13 in Japan

#46 in Asia

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

2. University of Hyogo

#96 in Japan

#426 in Asia

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

3. Konan University

#127 in Japan

#642 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. Kobe Gakuin University

#163 in Japan

#896 in Asia

Founded: 1966

5. Konan Women's University

#305 in Japan

#1764 in Asia

Founded: 1955

6. Kobe Design University

#312 in Japan

#1790 in Asia

Founded: 1989

7. Kobe Women's University

#323 in Japan

#1834 in Asia

Founded: 1950

8. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

#337 in Japan

#1904 in Asia

Founded: 1988

9. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

#346 in Japan

#1971 in Asia

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

10. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

#375 in Japan

#2098 in Asia

Founded: 1930

11. Kobe Shoin Women's University

#418 in Japan

#2301 in Asia

Founded: 1966

12. Kobe International University

#446 in Japan

#2392 in Asia

Founded: 1968

13. Kobe City College of Nursing

#478 in Japan

#2565 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1996

14. Kobe Tokiwa University

#495 in Japan

#2640 in Asia

Founded: 2008

15. Kobe Institute of Computing

#505 in Japan

#2701 in Asia

Founded: 2005

16. Kobe Kaisei College

#663 in Japan

#3849 in Asia

Founded: 1950

17. Kobe Shinwa Women's University

#665 in Japan

#3908 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,349
Founded: 1966

18. Kobe Yamate University

#697 in Japan

#4472 in Asia

Founded: 1999

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
13	Ashiya University	460	Ashiya
15	Mukogawa Women's University	149	Nishinomiya
16	Kansai University of International Studies	400	Miki
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	73	Nishinomiya
17	Kobe College	303	Nishinomiya
18	Hyogo College of Medicine	102	Nishinomiya
19	Koshien University	462	Takarazuka
22	Sonoda Women's University	407	Amagasaki
22	Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences	467	Osaka
23	Otemae University	355	Nishinomiya

Universities near Kobe