| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum Engineering | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #142 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #151-200 | — | — | #348 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #184 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #401-450 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #451-500 | — | — | #234 |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Law | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #501-550 | — | #301-400 | #351 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #401-450 | — | #401-500 | #321 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #335 | #501-600 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #394 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #401-500 | #356 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #401-450 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Psychology | — | #601+ | — | #434 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #451-500 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #501-550 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #501-575 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #501-600 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Computer Science | — | #601-800 | — | — |
| Education | — | #601-800 | — | — |
Kobe University ranks #482 in QS 2026, #700 in THE 2026, #501-600 in ARWU 2025 and #709 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #639 globally.
QS weights employer reputation and international metrics more heavily; THE places more weight on research influence and teaching environment. Differences of this size between the two systems are common — see our methodology comparison.