Kobe University

Continente:: Asia
Country:: Japan
Address:: Kobe University, 1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
Web Site:: www.kobe-u.ac.jp

About Kobe University:

Kobe University is a leading Japanese national university located in the city of Kobe, in Hyōgo. It was established in 1949, but the academic origins of Kobe University trace back to the establishment of Kobe Higher Commercial School in 1902, which was renamed as Kobe University of Commerce, and Kobe University of Economics. Kobe University is one of the oldest and largest national universities in Japan, as well as one of the highest ranking national universities in the country. It comprises 14 graduate schools and 11 undergraduate faculties, and holds about 16,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. The institution welcomes overseas students, which accounted for a total of 1,108 students, as of 2011. It also has 3,300 staff members, including professors, associate professors and administrative officials. Located beside the foothills of Mount Rokkō, the university provides a view of the city and port of Kobe, providing a privileged environment for the pursuit of academic studies, especially in social science areas.

World University Rankings

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
World University Rankings	313	293	340	349	341	350	334	356	402	417	429	445	462	471	501-550	501-550	601-650

By Fields

Field	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Agriculture	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	401-450	451-500	451-500	-	-	-	-
Engineering	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Life Sciences	257	255	265	-	297	290	-	-	-	351-400	351-400	401-450	351-400	451-500	451-500	-
Medicine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	351-400	351-400	401-450	351-400	401-450	451-500	451-500
Natural Sciences	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	401-450	401-450	401-450	401-450	-	-	-
Social Sciences	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

By Subjects

Subject	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Agricultural Sciences	266	-	290	233	279	-	351-400	401-450	401-450	451-500	-	-	-
Biology & Biochemistry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chemistry	-	-	-	-	-	-	401-450	401-450	401-450	451-500	-	-	-
Chemical Engineering	295	-	-	271	287	-	-	351-400	351-400	401-450	-	-	-
Civil Engineering	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clinical Medicine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	401-450	351-400	351-400	401-450	451-500
Computer Science	-	-	-	-	-	-	451-500	451-500	401-450	401-450	146	150	-
Economics & Business	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Electrical Engineering	293	-	-	-	-	-	401-450	401-450	351-400	351-400	351-400	351-400	-
Environment / Ecology	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Geosciences	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Immunology	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Materials Science	-	-	-	-	-	-	451-500	-	-	451-500	-	-	-
Mathematics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	351-400	351-400	401-450	451-500	-	451-500
Mechanical Engineering	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Microbiology	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	225	265	-	-	-
Molecular Biology & Genetics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neuroscience & Behavior	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pharmacology & Toxicolog	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	451-500	-	-	-
Physics	-	-	256	262	-	-	301-350	351-400	301-350	288	301-350	301-350	351-400
Plant & Animal Science	246	269	-	-	-	294	286	301-350	279	269	-	301-350	-
Psychiatry / Psychology	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Social Sciences, General	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Space Science	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	290	291	-	293	283
Energy Science & Engineering	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Environmental Science & Engineering	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Biomedical Engineering	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-