University of St. Gallen: Statistics

Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 667 of 6,562	In the World
# 277 of 2,785	In Europe
# 9 of 23	In Switzerland
# 14 of 602	For Entrepreneurship
Top 1-3	For 11 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

33%

Enrollment

7,666

Languages

German;English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Doctorate

Website

unisg.ch

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	33%
Admissions Requirements	Secondary school certificate (Maturitätszeugnis), or foreign equivalent and entrance examination
Academic Calendar	April to March (April - July; October-March)
Enrollment	7,666

We've calculated the 33% acceptance rate for University of St. Gallen based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

University of St. Gallen faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of St. Gallen.

School : Economics and Political Sciences

Economics International Economics Political Sciences

School : Finance

Banking Finance

School : Humanities ans Social Sciences

Arts and Humanities Asian Studies Cultural Studies English French Gender Studies Germanic Studies History Islamic Studies Italian Literature Media Studies Philosophy Russian Sociology Spanish

School : Management

Accountancy Business Administration Business Education Communication Arts Economics Finance Information Management International Business Management Marketing Media Studies

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of St. Gallen.

Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Art & Design	No	No	No
Biology	No	No	No
Business	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chemistry	No	No	No
Computer Science	No	No	No
Economics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Engineering	No	No	No
Environmental Science	No	No	No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mathematics	No	No	No
Medicine	No	No	No
Physics	No	No	No
Psychology	Yes	Yes	Yes

Bachelor

Business Administration Economics International Business Law Public Administration

Master

Accountancy Banking Economics Finance Government Information Technology International Business International Law Law Marketing Media Studies Technology

Doktorat/ Doctorat/ Dottorato

Business Administration Economics Finance Law Management Public Administration

Research profile

University of St. Gallen is a world-class research university with 23,028 scientific papers published and 567,092 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Business, Computer Science, Law, Biology, Medicine, Philosophy, Environmental Science, and Economics.

Publications

23,028

Citations

567,092

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	14,899 / 367,716
Political Science	10,553 / 265,401
Business	9,035 / 285,532
Computer Science	8,863 / 293,765
Law	7,944 / 244,993
Biology	7,594 / 268,031
Medicine	7,547 / 240,584
Philosophy	7,421 / 163,293
Environmental Science	6,785 / 210,049
Economics	6,686 / 218,388
Engineering	6,176 / 207,054
Mathematics	5,784 / 194,091
Psychology	5,369 / 176,853
Physics	4,970 / 156,806
Sociology	4,956 / 151,773
Statistics	4,279 / 152,425
Geography and Cartography	4,272 / 134,855
Finance	4,160 / 118,156
Chemistry	3,780 / 132,357
Management	3,772 / 150,131
History	3,619 / 100,607
Pathology	3,537 / 129,771
Archaeology	3,290 / 97,834
Marketing	3,075 / 124,120
Genetics	3,059 / 127,080
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	2,984 / 102,388
Quantum and Particle physics	2,842 / 93,264
Geology	2,718 / 79,704
Linguistics	2,480 / 67,870
Surgery	2,477 / 81,992
Ecology	2,437 / 101,334
Management Information Systems (MIS)	2,375 / 84,499
Psychiatry	2,220 / 61,555
Art & Design	2,192 / 63,909
Social Psychology	2,146 / 92,337
Biochemistry	2,086 / 77,372
Machine Learning	2,031 / 75,530
Paleontology	1,907 / 59,979
Econometrics	1,722 / 62,132
Immunology	1,658 / 65,387

Academic rankings

64 Notable alumni

1. Peter W. Heller

1957-. (aged 69)

environmental scientist

Peter W. Heller is a former deputy mayor of the City of Freiburg im Breisgau in Germany, economist, investor and venture philanthropist.

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2. Christoffel Brändli

1943-. (aged 83)

politician economist

Christoffel Brändli is a Swiss politician. He was a member of the Swiss Council of States from 1995 to 2011. He was a member of the Swiss People's Party. He served as the President of the Council of States for the 2007–08 term.

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3. Ernst Jakob Homberger

1869-1955 (aged 86)

industrialist watchmaker

Ernst Jakob Homberger was a Swiss industrialist. He was the director of the industrial company Georg Fischer from 1902 and the director of the watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen from 1905.

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4. Rudolf Stämpfli

1955-. (aged 71)

printer publisher entrepreneur

Rudolf Stämpfli is a Swiss entrepreneur of the graphic arts industry and publisher. Together with his brother Peter Stämpfli since 1988, he has run the sixth generation of the family business Stämpfli AG in Bern.

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All 64 notable alumni