15 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Kobe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 288K citations received by 25.2K academic papers made by 15 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Japan

#97 in Asia

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

2. University of Hyogo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#112 in Japan

#884 in Asia

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

3. Konan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#156 in Japan

#1322 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. Kobe Gakuin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#218 in Japan

#1792 in Asia

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

5. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#279 in Japan

#2152 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,287
Founded: 1930

6. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#288 in Japan

#2186 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1988

7. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#314 in Japan

#2303 in Asia

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

8. Konan Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#331 in Japan

#2343 in Asia

Founded: 1955

9. Kobe International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#345 in Japan

#2392 in Asia

Founded: 1968

10. Kobe Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#363 in Japan

#2460 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,478
Founded: 1950

11. Kobe Shoin Women's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#410 in Japan

#2586 in Asia

Founded: 1966

12. Kobe Design University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#443 in Japan

#2654 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,759
Founded: 1989

13. Kobe Institute of Computing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#458 in Japan

#2696 in Asia

Founded: 2005

14. Kobe City College of Nursing

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#462 in Japan

#2706 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 453
Founded: 1996

15. Kobe Tokiwa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#489 in Japan

#2758 in Asia

Founded: 2008

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	85	Nishinomiya
18	Hyogo College of Medicine	123	Nishinomiya
31	Kansai University	56	Suita
32	Osaka City University	26	Osaka
33	Osaka Institute of Technology	144	Osaka
34	Osaka University	3	Suita
34	Osaka Prefecture University	21	Sakai
34	Kansai Medical University	114	Moriguchi
34	Osaka University of Economics	136	Osaka
37	Kindai University	38	Higashiosaka

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Kobe

Political Science13