University of St. Gallen: Rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 9 in Switzerland, 667 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 23,028 academic publications and 567,092 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 667 of 6,562 | In the World |
| # 277 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| # 9 of 23 | In Switzerland |
| # 252 of 2,556 | For Economics |
| # 275 of 2,633 | For Business |
| # 535 of 3,025 | For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| Top 1-3 | For 11 other topics |
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 8 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Switzerland and 535 in the World with 14,899 publications made and 367,716 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Law | #7 | #110 | #249 |
| Political Science | #6 | #120 | #295 |
| Law | #7 | #142 | #399 |
| Anthropology | #8 | #192 | #506 |
| Sociology | #8 | #240 | #636 |
| Philosophy | #9 | #273 | #642 |
| Media Studies | #8 | #246 | #644 |
| Archaeology | #8 | #267 | #681 |
| History | #9 | #282 | #704 |
| Aesthetics | #9 | #295 | #708 |
| Gender Studies | #8 | #239 | #712 |
| Publishing | #7 | #296 | #768 |
| Linguistics | #10 | #335 | #853 |
| Demography | #9 | #308 | #870 |
| Education | #10 | #342 | #1003 |
Business rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 5 for Business in Switzerland and 275 in the World with 9,035 publications made and 285,532 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship | #1 | #5 | #14 |
| Project Management | #1 | #15 | #36 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #1 | #11 | #37 |
| Actuarial Science | #4 | #17 | #75 |
| Risk Management | #3 | #31 | #90 |
| Finance | #4 | #51 | #159 |
| Marketing | #2 | #49 | #161 |
| International Trade | #6 | #115 | #188 |
| Accounting | #3 | #67 | #235 |
| Engineering Management | #3 | #76 | #256 |
| Real Estate | #3 | #88 | #298 |
| Advertising | #5 | #97 | #317 |
| Management | #5 | #115 | #349 |
| Construction Management | #3 | #165 | #440 |
| Operations Research | #5 | #204 | #593 |
Computer Science rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 10 for Computer Science in Switzerland and 818 in the World with 8,863 publications made and 293,765 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #1 | #11 | #37 |
| Information Technology | #1 | #27 | #136 |
| Data Science | #7 | #155 | #382 |
| Software Engineering | #7 | #261 | #590 |
| Multimedia | #9 | #303 | #769 |
| Machine Learning | #10 | #302 | #890 |
| Neuroscience | #10 | #376 | #1080 |
| Cognitive Science | #12 | #372 | #1127 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #11 | #451 | #1448 |
| Telecommunications | #11 | #481 | #1511 |
| Computational Linguistics | #13 | #487 | #1562 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #15 | #504 | #1664 |
| Computer Vision | #13 | #559 | #1862 |
Biology rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 10 for Biology in Switzerland and 1482 in the World with 7,594 publications made and 268,031 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virology | #8 | #215 | #674 |
| Ethics | #9 | #273 | #763 |
| Oncology | #8 | #261 | #794 |
| Evolutionary | #11 | #357 | #951 |
| Immunology | #9 | #303 | #979 |
| Neuroscience | #10 | #376 | #1080 |
| Paleontology | #10 | #432 | #1307 |
| Molecular | #10 | #392 | #1318 |
| Genetics | #10 | #426 | #1402 |
| Pharmacology | #9 | #382 | #1439 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #11 | #451 | #1448 |
| Biotechnology | #9 | #453 | #1585 |
| Microbiology | #10 | #455 | #1732 |
| Botany | #10 | #505 | #1912 |
| Biochemistry | #11 | #527 | #1943 |
| Nanotechnology | #10 | #565 | #2172 |
| Zoology | #10 | #603 | #2343 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #11 | #617 | #2607 |
Medicine rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 9 for Medicine in Switzerland and 1071 in the World with 7,547 publications made and 240,584 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic Surgery | #3 | #82 | #277 |
| Neurosurgery | #6 | #166 | #466 |
| Radiation Therapy | #7 | #211 | #609 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #8 | #239 | #660 |
| Healthcare Administration | #8 | #230 | #664 |
| Virology | #8 | #215 | #674 |
| Ethics | #9 | #273 | #763 |
| Oncology | #8 | #261 | #794 |
| Urology | #8 | #254 | #799 |
| Nursing | #7 | #284 | #800 |
| Surgery | #8 | #261 | #801 |
| Optometry | #9 | #270 | #808 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #7 | #284 | #846 |
| Ophthalmology | #9 | #293 | #867 |
| Radiology | #9 | #319 | #956 |
| Epidemiology | #7 | #312 | #978 |
| Immunology | #9 | #303 | #979 |
| Anesthesiology | #9 | #306 | #979 |
| Pediatrics | #8 | #298 | #1009 |
| Health Science | #7 | #329 | #1022 |
| Occupational Therapy | #11 | #372 | #1031 |
| Pathology | #9 | #334 | #1066 |
| Gerontology | #9 | #360 | #1068 |
| Dermatology | #8 | #319 | #1076 |
| Sports | #11 | #400 | #1085 |
| Psychiatry | #9 | #359 | #1089 |
| Cardiology | #9 | #358 | #1135 |
| Physical Therapy | #11 | #401 | #1142 |
| Clinical Psychology | #10 | #435 | #1368 |
| Pharmacology | #9 | #382 | #1439 |
| Orthodontics | #10 | #474 | #1473 |
| Dentistry | #9 | #593 | #1963 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 10 for Environmental Science in Switzerland and 1075 in the World with 6,785 publications made and 210,049 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology | #10 | #355 | #1000 |
| Environmental Management | #9 | #347 | #1021 |
| Paleontology | #10 | #432 | #1307 |
| Geology | #10 | #446 | #1345 |
| Environmental Engineering | #10 | #527 | #1891 |
| Oceanography | #11 | #581 | #1925 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #13 | #687 | #2560 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #11 | #617 | #2607 |
Economics rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 5 for Economics in Switzerland and 252 in the World with 6,686 publications made and 218,388 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #4 | #17 | #75 |
| Finance | #4 | #51 | #159 |
| Econometrics | #4 | #63 | #178 |
| International Trade | #6 | #115 | #188 |
Engineering rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 10 for Engineering in Switzerland and 1328 in the World with 6,176 publications made and 207,054 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation | #2 | #38 | #106 |
| Architecture | #4 | #90 | #210 |
| Engineering Management | #3 | #76 | #256 |
| Construction Management | #3 | #165 | #440 |
| Renewable Energy | #3 | #170 | #535 |
| Systems | #6 | #219 | #544 |
| Operations Research | #5 | #204 | #593 |
| Remote Sensing | #10 | #456 | #1352 |
| Telecommunications | #11 | #481 | #1511 |
| Biotechnology | #9 | #453 | #1585 |
| Optics | #10 | #557 | #1857 |
| Environmental Engineering | #10 | #527 | #1891 |
| Metallurgy | #10 | #567 | #2002 |
| Nanotechnology | #10 | #565 | #2172 |
Mathematics rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 8 for Mathematics in Switzerland and 686 in the World with 5,784 publications made and 194,091 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #4 | #17 | #75 |
| Econometrics | #4 | #63 | #178 |
| Operations Research | #5 | #204 | #593 |
| Statistics | #8 | #258 | #690 |
| Mathematics Education | #9 | #432 | #1451 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #15 | #504 | #1664 |
| Applied Mathematics | #11 | #674 | #2381 |
Psychology rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 9 for Psychology in Switzerland and 843 in the World with 5,369 publications made and 176,853 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | #10 | #342 | #1003 |
| Occupational Therapy | #11 | #372 | #1031 |
| Neuroscience | #10 | #376 | #1080 |
| Psychiatry | #9 | #359 | #1089 |
| Cognitive Science | #12 | #372 | #1127 |
| Clinical Psychology | #10 | #435 | #1368 |
Physics rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 10 for Physics in Switzerland and 1598 in the World with 4,970 publications made and 156,806 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical | #11 | #525 | #1638 |
| Optics | #10 | #557 | #1857 |
| Nanotechnology | #10 | #565 | #2172 |
Art & Design rankings
University of St. Gallen ranked 9 for Art & Design in Switzerland and 692 in the World with 2,192 publications made and 63,909 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | #4 | #90 | #210 |
| Aesthetics | #9 | #295 | #708 |
| Creative Writing | #8 | #297 | #716 |
| Multimedia | #9 | #303 | #769 |
| Literature | #11 | #334 | #834 |
