Kobe's 15 best Medical schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 1.03M citations received by 49.3K 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 Medicine

#15 in Japan

#55 in Asia

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

2. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Medicine

#120 in Japan

#699 in Asia

Founded: 1930

3. University of Hyogo

For Medicine

#134 in Japan

#794 in Asia

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

4. Kobe Gakuin University

For Medicine

#145 in Japan

#901 in Asia

Founded: 1966

5. Konan University

For Medicine

#203 in Japan

#1476 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

6. Konan Women's University

For Medicine

#282 in Japan

#1973 in Asia

Founded: 1955

7. Kobe Women's University

For Medicine

#303 in Japan

#2057 in Asia

Founded: 1950

8. Kobe International University

For Medicine

#386 in Japan

#2357 in Asia

Founded: 1968

9. Kobe City College of Nursing

For Medicine

#395 in Japan

#2397 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1996

10. Kobe Tokiwa University

For Medicine

#398 in Japan

#2407 in Asia

Founded: 2008

11. Kobe Design University

For Medicine

#408 in Japan

#2439 in Asia

Founded: 1989

12. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

For Medicine

#454 in Japan

#2595 in Asia

Founded: 1988

13. Kobe Shoin Women's University

For Medicine

#493 in Japan

#2711 in Asia

Founded: 1966

14. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

For Medicine

#506 in Japan

#2750 in Asia

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

15. Kobe Institute of Computing

For Medicine

#511 in Japan

#2765 in Asia

Founded: 2005

Universities for Medicine near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
15	Mukogawa Women's University	143	Nishinomiya
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	149	Nishinomiya
18	Hyogo College of Medicine	49	Nishinomiya
31	Kansai University	112	Suita
32	Osaka City University	22	Osaka
34	Osaka University	2	Suita
34	Kansai Medical University	50	Moriguchi
34	Osaka Prefecture University	83	Sakai
37	Kindai University	35	Higashiosaka
38	Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences	178	Kumatori