Academic Index Last updated: June 08, 2026

18 Best Universities in Kobe

Exploring the academic landscape of Kobe, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 18 higher education institutions. We analyzed 118.5K scientific publications and 2.32M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Kobe University

#13 in Japan #41 in Asia

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

2

University of Hyogo

#100 in Japan #362 in Asia

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

3

Konan University

#128 in Japan #540 in Asia

45% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1919 Founded

4

Kobe Gakuin University

#155 in Japan #721 in Asia

33% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1966 Founded

5

Konan Women’s University

#304 in Japan #1560 in Asia

47% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1955 Founded

6

Kobe Women’s University

#336 in Japan #1705 in Asia

32% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1950 Founded

7

University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

#339 in Japan #1733 in Asia

34% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1988 Founded

8

Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

#345 in Japan #1801 in Asia

36% Acceptance

2,217 Enrollment

1949 Founded

9

Kobe Design University

#355 in Japan #1865 in Asia

30% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1989 Founded

10

Kobe Pharmaceutical University

#360 in Japan #1885 in Asia

36% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1930 Founded

11

Kobe Shoin Women’s University

#420 in Japan #2169 in Asia

44% Acceptance

1966 Founded

12

Kobe International University

#448 in Japan #2287 in Asia

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

13

Kobe City College of Nursing

#497 in Japan #2551 in Asia

36% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

14

Kobe Tokiwa University

#500 in Japan #2593 in Asia

44% Acceptance

8,230 Enrollment

2008 Founded

15

Kobe Institute of Computing

#522 in Japan #2691 in Asia

38% Acceptance

3,249 Enrollment

2005 Founded

16

Kobe Kaisei College

#657 in Japan #3498 in Asia

34% Acceptance

1950 Founded

17

Kobe Shinwa Women’s University

#665 in Japan #3618 in Asia

34% Acceptance

1,349 Enrollment

1966 Founded

18

Kobe Yamate University

#712 in Japan #4354 in Asia

29% Acceptance

1999 Founded