List of 18 best universities in Kobe

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 1.46M citations received by 91.9K academic publications made by 18 universities from Kobe, the popularity of 28 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Kobe University

#13 in Japan

#47 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,870
Founded: 1902

2. University of Hyogo

#97 in Japan

#404 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 6,695
Founded: 2004

3. Konan University

#125 in Japan

#587 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1919

4. Kobe Gakuin University

#156 in Japan

#800 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 10,177
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1966

5. Kobe Design University

#303 in Japan

#1673 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 1,759
Founded: 1989

6. Kobe Women's University

#309 in Japan

#1703 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 3,478
Founded: 1950

7. Konan Women's University

#312 in Japan

#1714 in Asia

Founded: 1955

8. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

#336 in Japan

#1836 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

9. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

#340 in Japan

#1851 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,233
Founded: 1949

10. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

#358 in Japan

#1974 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 1,287
Founded: 1930

11. Kobe Shoin Women's University

#413 in Japan

#2213 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1966

12. Kobe International University

#455 in Japan

#2397 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1968

13. Kobe Tokiwa University

#484 in Japan

#2552 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2008

14. Kobe Institute of Computing

#517 in Japan

#2694 in Asia

Founded: 2005

15. Kobe City College of Nursing

#518 in Japan

#2699 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 453
Founded: 1996

16. Kobe Kaisei College

#654 in Japan

#3719 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1950

17. Kobe Shinwa Women's University

#664 in Japan

#3899 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 1,349
Founded: 1966

18. Kobe Yamate University

#690 in Japan

#4278 in Asia

Enrollment: 286
Founded: 1999

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
13	Ashiya University	461	Ashiya
15	Mukogawa Women's University	149	Nishinomiya
16	Kansai University of International Studies	420	Miki
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	74	Nishinomiya
17	Kobe College	310	Nishinomiya
18	Hyogo College of Medicine	107	Nishinomiya
19	Koshien University	437	Takarazuka
22	Sonoda Women's University	397	Amagasaki
22	Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences	472	Osaka
23	Otemae University	395	Nishinomiya

Universities near Kobe