Hochschule St. Gallen für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften
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Universität St. Gallen
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | May 25, 1898 |
| Budget | CHF 231.6 million (2016) |
| President | Thomas Bieger |
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Academic staff
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98 professors 81 assistant professors |
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Administrative staff
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2962 |
| Students | 8,553 (2017; ♀: 35 %) |
| Undergraduates | 4,710 (2017) |
| Postgraduates | 3,202 (2017) |
| 624 (2017) | |
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Other students
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17 (2017) |
| Location |
St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°25′54″N 9°22′29″E / 47.43167°N 9.37472°E |
| Campus | Urban (Rosenberg hill) |
| Newspapers | HSG Focus, Prisma |
| Colors |
Green, White and Black |
| Affiliations | CEMS, APSIA, EQUIS, AACSB Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs |
| Website | www.unisg.ch |
The University of St. Gallen (in German: Universität St. Gallen) is a research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Established in 1898, it specialises in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German name Handels-Hochschule St. Gallen. In the fall of 2016, the University of St. Gallen had 8,337 students, of which 3,097 were master's students and 675 were doctoral students. According to international rankings the University of St. Gallen is considered to be among leading business schools in Europe.
Despite being one of the smallest universities in Switzerland, the University of St. Gallen has Switzerland's largest faculty for business administration. The University of St. Gallen is a member of the CEMS and APSIA networks. It is EQUIS and AACSB accredited. The campus is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
In May 1898, the Cantonal Parliament of St. Gallen decided to establish an academy for trade, commerce, and administration in St. Gallen. The actual founding father is considered to be Theodor Curti, then the head of the Department of Economic Affairs of the Canton of St.Gallen. In 1899, the business academy started with its lectures, making it one of the first institutions of that kind in the world. From 1911 on, the name Handels-Hochschule was used. In 1938, the former foundation under private law became a public institution and in 1939 it gained the right to award doctoral degrees.
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