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Kobe University

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
#504 QS World University Rankings 2027
QS World University Rankings 2027 #504
International 1,340
Core campuses 4

University overview

Kobe University is a national university on the hillside above Kobe, with four campus areas across the city — Rokkodai, Kusunoki, Myodani and Fukae. Its English-taught teaching is entirely at graduate level: the Kobe University Interdisciplinary Master Programs in economics, management and global business law, five English-based master's departments in the Graduate School of Science, and the Special Course for Development Policy at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies. Tuition is the same for international students, and Japanese classes are free to every international student.

Academic scale

11 English-taught programmes listed here, ALL of them graduate — Kobe's Courses in English page lists no English-taught undergraduate degree
16,214 students as of 1 May 2025 — 11,543 undergraduate and 4,671 graduate. This is the newest headcount Kobe publishes; there is no May 2026 figure.
4 campus areas — Rokkodai, Kusunoki, Myodani and Fukae. Rokkodai itself splits into four sub-campuses on one hillside.

Global community

1,340 international students as of 1 May 2025 — 90 undergraduate, 922 graduate and 328 non-degree

Core campuses

Rokkodai Campus The main campus, on the hillside above the city, in four sub-campuses: Rokkodai 1st and 2nd and Tsurukabuto 1st and 2nd. It teaches GSICS, Economics, Business, Law and the Graduate School of Science.
Kusunoki Campus The medical campus, with Kobe University Hospital next door. It teaches the Graduate School of Medicine's English-taught programme.
Myodani Campus The health sciences campus, out west in the Suma hills and well separated from the rest of the university. It teaches the Graduate School of Health Sciences.
Fukae Campus The maritime campus on the reclaimed waterfront, home of the Graduate School of Maritime Sciences and the university's training ship. It teaches none of the English-taught programmes listed here.

More facts

Kobe's English-taught teaching sits at Rokkodai (GSICS, Economics, Business, Law and the Graduate School of Science) and, for health sciences, at Myodani. Engineering and Maritime Sciences run none.
¥535,800 a year in tuition, the same for international students, with a one-time ¥282,000 admission fee. Kobe levies no campus facility fee, and has announced no increase.
Kobe's English housing page contradicts its own Japanese page on room counts and fees in five places. The Japanese page is dated February 2026 and is the one to trust.
University figures verified 8 Sep 2026

Funding

3 external scholarships name this university among their designated schools.

This university’s own scholarships and tuition reductions are not listed here — the source excludes them. Check the university directly.

University sources (5)