15 Best Physics universities in Kobe [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kobe ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 1.08M citations received by 59.1K 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 Physics

#14 in Japan

#103 in Asia

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

2. University of Hyogo

For Physics

#60 in Japan

#405 in Asia

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

3. Konan University

For Physics

#127 in Japan

#895 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1919

4. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

For Physics

#193 in Japan

#1363 in Asia

Founded: 1930

5. Kobe Gakuin University

For Physics

#200 in Japan

#1429 in Asia

Founded: 1966

6. Kobe Women's University

For Physics

#319 in Japan

#2285 in Asia

Founded: 1950

7. Kobe Design University

For Physics

#345 in Japan

#2405 in Asia

Founded: 1989

8. Konan Women's University

For Physics

#362 in Japan

#2472 in Asia

Founded: 1955

9. University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

For Physics

#376 in Japan

#2515 in Asia

Founded: 1988

10. Kobe Tokiwa University

For Physics

#387 in Japan

#2542 in Asia

Founded: 2008

11. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

For Physics

#391 in Japan

#2557 in Asia

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

12. Kobe International University

For Physics

#428 in Japan

#2644 in Asia

Founded: 1968

13. Kobe Shoin Women's University

For Physics

#457 in Japan

#2698 in Asia

Founded: 1966

14. Kobe Institute of Computing

For Physics

#472 in Japan

#2727 in Asia

Founded: 2005

15. Kobe City College of Nursing

For Physics

#511 in Japan

#2809 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1996

Universities for Physics near Kobe

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
15	Mukogawa Women's University	199	Nishinomiya
17	Kwansei Gakuin University	72	Nishinomiya
18	Hyogo College of Medicine	157	Nishinomiya
31	Kansai University	55	Suita
32	Osaka City University	26	Osaka
33	Osaka Institute of Technology	102	Osaka
34	Osaka University	4	Suita
34	Osaka Prefecture University	18	Sakai
34	Kansai Medical University	125	Moriguchi
37	Kindai University	37	Higashiosaka

Physics subfields in Kobe

Acoustical Engineering5

Astrophysics and Astronomy5

Quantum and Particle physics13