External evaluations provide valuable guidance for the ongoing development of the University of St.Gallen (HSG). Rankings and accreditations not only make quality visible, but promote international comparability and enhance the visibility of HSG's achievements in teaching, research, and its contributions to academia and society.
For several years, various organisations have drawn up and published media-effective rankings of universities. These university rankings can now be found for all fields of university activity: teaching, research, and executive education. The objects of rankings are individual degree courses, disciplines, programme types, or the university as a whole. There are rankings at a national level, at the level of the language area, at a European level and at a global level.
With regard to the ranking objectives and methods, the diversity is similarly great to that among the ranking providers. In this respect, it is not only the educational institutions as a public provider which play a role, but increasingly also the media. Consequently, the definition of quality and education is broad and diverse, as are the methods used to measure them.
Accreditations are far more to us than formal proof of quality. They ensure transparency, promote international comparability, and support ongoing development in teaching, research, executive education, governance, and societal impact. For students, academic partners, companies, and employers, they are a reliable indicator of academic excellence and international connectivity.
The University of St.Gallen holds all three leading international accreditations for business schools: EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA. This puts HSG among the few business schools worldwide that hold the prestigious Triple Crown accreditation.
At the national level, the University is institutionally accredited in accordance with the provisions of the Higher Education Act (HEdA).
Head of Quality Development
President’s Delegate for Quality Development
President’s Delegate for University Benchmarking