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Rankings and accreditations

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.

Rankings

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.

Ranking objectives and methods

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

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. 

National and international accreditations

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). 

Contact

Karen Tinsner-Fuchs

Dr.

Head of Quality Development

Qualitätsentwicklung
Büro 58-329
Tellstrasse 2
9000 St. Gallen

Bernadette Dilger

Prof. Dr.

President’s Delegate for Quality Development

IWP-HSG
Büro 24-3-206
Dufourstrasse 40a
9000 St. Gallen

Karolin Frankenberger

Prof. Dr.

President’s Delegate for University Benchmarking

IfB-HSG
Dufourstrasse 40a

9000 St Gallen
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