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The University of St. Gallen ranked 9th in Switzerland, 669th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 10 research topics. The University of St. Gallen ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,956 academic publications and 532,700 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 70 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#669 of 14,131 In the World
#272 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 23 In Switzerland
#1 of 2 In St. Gallen
#14 of 1,000 For Entrepreneurship
#34 of 2,305 For Project Management
#36 of 3,283 For Management Information Systems
#838 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#520 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 7 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Switzerland and 527th in the World with 14,769 publications made and 345,077 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 20 In Switzerland
#215 of 1,500 In Europe
#527 of 7,081 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 39 80
1993 26 99
1994 25 114
1995 44 161
1996 79 223
1997 64 264
1998 85 349
1999 115 433
2000 174 814
2001 154 983
2002 179 1346
2003 238 1974
2004 302 2497
2005 295 3022
2006 319 3304
2007 377 4182
2008 526 5297
2009 504 6604
2010 472 8301
2011 608 9744
2012 645 11190
2013 657 12658
2014 663 14263
2015 743 15348
2016 650 15316
2017 736 18120
2018 773 19541
2019 713 22362
2020 876 27348
2021 1080 32563
2022 851 32880
2023 779 35354
2024 512 30483

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 12 55
Communications and Public Relations 2 67 220
International Law 7 107 244
Political Science 7 115 286
Human Rights Law 6 116 304
Law Enforcement 4 95 325
Public Policy / Administration 7 130 368
Political Economy 7 162 381
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 151 387
Law 7 142 395
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 176 449
Criminology and Criminal Justice 7 153 495
Anthropology 8 190 507
Journalism and Digital Media 8 186 527
Classics and Ancient History 9 212 539
Library and Information science 9 231 589
Sociology 8 239 635
Philosophy 9 268 638
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 260 644
Media Studies 8 244 646
Archaeology 8 265 665
History 9 276 692
Aesthetics 9 295 710
Gender Studies 8 238 714
Urban and Regional planning 9 386 792
Demography 9 300 852
Linguistics 10 332 854
Sports / Exercise science 7 347 966
Radio and Television broadcasting 10 332 967
Education Majors 10 338 996
Art History 10 458 1166

Business rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 5th for Business in Switzerland and 273rd in the World with 8,925 publications made and 266,802 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 19 In Switzerland
#89 of 1,433 In Europe
#273 of 6,339 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 18 22
1993 9 32
1994 16 37
1995 32 56
1996 24 93
1997 26 116
1998 50 162
1999 86 238
2000 122 450
2001 93 520
2002 117 770
2003 164 1223
2004 166 1590
2005 215 1816
2006 245 2216
2007 278 2790
2008 346 3502
2009 342 4689
2010 347 6032
2011 478 7206
2012 459 8403
2013 486 9468
2014 438 10548
2015 457 11143
2016 423 11036
2017 432 13451
2018 422 14326
2019 403 16125
2020 488 19150
2021 554 22712
2022 454 22552
2023 415 24019
2024 244 20438

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 1 5 14
Project Management 1 13 34
Management Information Systems 1 10 36
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 16 71
Actuarial Science 4 17 74
Risk Management 3 30 91
Tax Law 1 22 93
Supply Chain Management 1 26 95
Finance 4 50 157
Marketing 2 49 161
International Business 6 95 165
International Trade 6 112 183
Accounting 3 67 234
Engineering Management 3 73 253
Human Resource Management 2 81 258
Real Estate 3 89 303
Advertising 4 91 305
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 142 336
Management 5 116 353
Public Policy / Administration 7 130 368
Construction Management 3 157 413
Operations Research 5 199 577

Computer Science rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 10th for Computer Science in Switzerland and 805th in the World with 8,758 publications made and 273,440 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Management Information Systems, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Switzerland
#308 of 1,469 In Europe
#805 of 6,845 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 9 54
1993 9 56
1994 11 81
1995 28 96
1996 23 146
1997 33 159
1998 42 201
1999 69 258
2000 89 480
2001 67 623
2002 96 814
2003 121 1138
2004 124 1460
2005 181 1836
2006 186 2152
2007 221 2608
2008 242 3184
2009 277 4170
2010 313 5510
2011 387 6584
2012 408 7738
2013 425 8784
2014 394 9700
2015 423 10168
2016 397 10542
2017 465 12872
2018 470 14085
2019 440 15983
2020 550 20127
2021 628 23611
2022 586 23940
2023 534 25957
2024 380 21761

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 1 10 36
Information Technology 1 26 135
Web Design and Development 5 122 316
Human-Computer Interaction 5 145 349
UX/UI Desgin 7 157 361
Data Science 7 153 376
Database Administration 8 189 514
Software Engineering 7 260 583
Library and Information science 9 231 589
Cyber Security 8 246 669
Multimedia 9 308 778
Machine Learning 10 302 884
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 349 924
Game Design and Development 10 393 951
Computer Networking 9 346 994
Neuroscience 10 374 1072
Cognitive Science 12 379 1141
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 439 1398
Telecommunications 11 479 1495
Computational Linguistics 13 499 1588
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 504 1660
Computer Vision 13 560 1860

Biology rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 10th for Biology in Switzerland and 1442nd in the World with 7,691 publications made and 254,095 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Switzerland
#445 of 1,448 In Europe
#1442 of 6,833 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 15 143
1993 24 205
1994 22 228
1995 31 235
1996 29 296
1997 28 332
1998 36 380
1999 69 571
2000 66 820
2001 45 1023
2002 66 1300
2003 69 1658
2004 113 1938
2005 104 2232
2006 114 2422
2007 147 2773
2008 185 3230
2009 228 3739
2010 225 4998
2011 302 5949
2012 302 7350
2013 300 8305
2014 294 9282
2015 372 10116
2016 322 10372
2017 416 12302
2018 386 13403
2019 422 15554
2020 566 19926
2021 568 23665
2022 551 24015
2023 537 25810
2024 424 22208

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Virology 8 209 658
Oncology and Cancer research 8 261 785
Evolutionary Biology 11 351 927
Immunology 9 298 956
Neuroscience 10 374 1072
Paleontology 10 426 1275
Molecular Biology 10 388 1308
Genetics 10 419 1370
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 439 1398
Pharmacology 9 374 1401
Biotechnology 9 435 1510
Microbiology 10 451 1675
Biochemistry 10 518 1879
Botany 10 498 1884
Nanotechnology 10 549 2069
Zoology 11 604 2349
Agricultural Science 10 584 2393
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 605 2547
Nutrition and Food Science 12 796 3646

Medicine rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 9th for Medicine in Switzerland and 1046th in the World with 7,663 publications made and 226,455 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 19 In Switzerland
#342 of 1,433 In Europe
#1046 of 6,775 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 25 176
1993 38 224
1994 33 257
1995 32 271
1996 39 343
1997 24 355
1998 28 404
1999 65 582
2000 58 815
2001 51 997
2002 70 1248
2003 74 1581
2004 101 1853
2005 79 1960
2006 109 2258
2007 137 2573
2008 153 2905
2009 236 3283
2010 201 4268
2011 255 5040
2012 249 6110
2013 260 7020
2014 277 7921
2015 341 8646
2016 295 8948
2017 383 10159
2018 391 11579
2019 412 13271
2020 573 17520
2021 604 21290
2022 558 22036
2023 600 23502
2024 499 21554

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 3 81 276
Neurosurgery 6 165 456
Family medicine 6 197 591
Radiation Therapy 7 208 600
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 237 642
Virology 8 209 658
Critical Care Nursing 6 253 663
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 232 671
Surgery 8 255 776
Oncology and Cancer research 8 261 785
Optometry 9 260 785
Urology 8 251 787
Nursing 7 282 795
Medical Physics 9 299 805
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 275 820
Ophthalmology 9 283 837
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 283 919
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 312 923
Respiratory Therapy 8 303 925
Epidemiology 7 308 938
Immunology 9 298 956
Anesthesiology 9 301 964
Sports / Exercise science 7 347 966
Pediatrics 7 292 975
Occupational Therapy 11 359 998
Health Science 7 321 1014
Pathology 9 326 1028
Dermatology 8 308 1047
Psychiatry 9 354 1059
Sports Medicine 11 392 1061
Public Health 10 360 1079
Cardiology 9 351 1091
Gerontology 9 367 1108
Physical Therapy 10 397 1132
Anatomy and Physiology 9 384 1181
Clinical Psychology 10 431 1353
Pharmacology 9 374 1401
Orthodontics 9 463 1438
Dentistry 9 570 1858

Environmental Science rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Switzerland and 1059th in the World with 6,752 publications made and 197,527 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Switzerland
#377 of 1,464 In Europe
#1059 of 6,876 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 18 68
1993 15 85
1994 14 87
1995 20 90
1996 29 163
1997 24 184
1998 32 205
1999 53 306
2000 81 440
2001 65 521
2002 81 725
2003 101 1009
2004 112 1226
2005 140 1553
2006 128 1797
2007 182 2337
2008 237 2871
2009 237 3661
2010 239 4591
2011 296 5574
2012 335 6593
2013 308 7474
2014 285 8217
2015 313 8763
2016 307 8780
2017 330 10766
2018 322 11275
2019 306 13029
2020 400 16164
2021 501 19756
2022 445 19743
2023 392 20977
2024 264 17872

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 9 386 792
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 296 807
Geography and Cartography 9 315 824
Ecology 10 351 987
Environmental Management 9 339 996
Paleontology 10 426 1275
Geology 10 438 1317
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 531 1682
Environmental Engineering 10 517 1841
Oceanography 11 574 1876
Agricultural Science 10 584 2393
Earth science and Geophysics 12 678 2490
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 605 2547
Geotechnical Engineering 13 673 2614

Economics rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 5th for Economics in Switzerland and 250th in the World with 6,603 publications made and 203,482 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 19 In Switzerland
#89 of 1,388 In Europe
#250 of 6,167 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 15 15
1993 11 18
1994 5 46
1995 20 56
1996 18 76
1997 20 100
1998 41 132
1999 69 187
2000 79 371
2001 75 445
2002 93 638
2003 128 994
2004 122 1350
2005 144 1487
2006 170 1761
2007 215 2197
2008 265 2711
2009 258 3340
2010 237 4209
2011 351 4886
2012 328 5652
2013 318 6425
2014 333 7284
2015 312 7964
2016 304 7981
2017 321 8947
2018 321 10163
2019 323 11340
2020 369 14018
2021 423 16670
2022 344 16570
2023 308 17900
2024 190 14602

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 16 71
Actuarial Science 4 17 74
Environmental Economics 3 50 104
Finance 4 50 157
International Economics 6 109 161
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 64 180
International Trade 6 112 183
Political Economy 7 162 381
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 151 387
Development Studies 8 129 415

Engineering rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 10th for Engineering in Switzerland and 1315th in the World with 6,161 publications made and 194,339 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Switzerland
#446 of 1,465 In Europe
#1315 of 6,782 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 16 57
1993 9 67
1994 15 106
1995 19 116
1996 24 160
1997 18 154
1998 34 188
1999 48 246
2000 83 400
2001 51 470
2002 80 580
2003 101 865
2004 117 1114
2005 128 1262
2006 142 1589
2007 156 2015
2008 176 2436
2009 199 3226
2010 228 4139
2011 247 4849
2012 274 5648
2013 279 6347
2014 257 6943
2015 293 7236
2016 296 7418
2017 299 8856
2018 291 9537
2019 298 10958
2020 365 13364
2021 443 15767
2022 426 15850
2023 372 16589
2024 271 14481

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 2 38 94
Aviation 2 36 104
Architecture 4 84 203
Engineering Management 3 73 253
Human-Computer Interaction 5 145 349
Industrial Engineering 3 155 391
Construction Management 3 157 413
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 168 525
Systems Engineering 6 218 539
Operations Research 5 199 577
Transportation Engineering 6 277 736
Computer Networking 9 346 994
Architectural Engineering 9 385 1025
Mechanical Engineering 8 396 1083
Remote Sensing 10 456 1340
Electrical Engineering 10 452 1399
Telecommunications 11 479 1495
Civil Engineering 9 501 1503
Biotechnology 9 435 1510
Acoustical Engineering 11 509 1515
Aerospace Engineering 10 508 1519
Automotive Engineering 11 497 1631
Chemical Engineering 10 477 1781
Optical Engineering 10 554 1838
Environmental Engineering 10 517 1841
Materials Science 10 555 1887
Metallurgical Engineering 10 563 1958
Nanotechnology 10 549 2069
Structural Engineering 13 672 2238
Electronic Engineering 13 661 2383
Geotechnical Engineering 13 673 2614

Mathematics rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 8th for Mathematics in Switzerland and 683rd in the World with 5,815 publications made and 183,837 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 19 In Switzerland
#253 of 1,401 In Europe
#683 of 6,418 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 10 20
1993 10 31
1994 8 43
1995 12 51
1996 13 96
1997 19 80
1998 35 133
1999 56 180
2000 46 304
2001 59 419
2002 65 494
2003 83 743
2004 87 1016
2005 117 1158
2006 120 1424
2007 168 1868
2008 182 2282
2009 186 2765
2010 175 3461
2011 248 4210
2012 256 4776
2013 279 5477
2014 277 6302
2015 255 6776
2016 287 7070
2017 305 8239
2018 308 9221
2019 330 10678
2020 430 12996
2021 392 15517
2022 369 15527
2023 362 16601
2024 226 11875

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 4 17 74
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 64 180
Operations Research 5 199 577
Statistics 8 259 692
Math Teachers 9 431 1449
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 504 1660
Applied Mathematics 11 671 2362

Psychology rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 9th for Psychology in Switzerland and 828th in the World with 5,349 publications made and 165,065 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 19 In Switzerland
#291 of 1,423 In Europe
#828 of 6,645 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 4 58
1993 21 73
1994 9 82
1995 22 90
1996 20 145
1997 13 140
1998 13 140
1999 27 163
2000 40 289
2001 32 419
2002 37 446
2003 54 744
2004 63 873
2005 72 1136
2006 88 1233
2007 101 1543
2008 102 1883
2009 148 2470
2010 163 3149
2011 213 4024
2012 207 4674
2013 234 5455
2014 252 6265
2015 252 6791
2016 254 7187
2017 331 8236
2018 276 9485
2019 279 10762
2020 362 13737
2021 375 16078
2022 392 16301
2023 407 17785
2024 294 14873

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 64 331
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 176 449
Social Psychology 8 184 513
Child Psychology 9 249 699
Education Majors 10 338 996
Occupational Therapy 11 359 998
Psychiatry 9 354 1059
Neuroscience 10 374 1072
Cognitive Science 12 379 1141
Clinical Psychology 10 431 1353

Physics rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 10th for Physics in Switzerland and 1568th in the World with 4,985 publications made and 148,748 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Switzerland
#500 of 1,457 In Europe
#1568 of 6,713 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 9 45
1993 16 51
1994 14 67
1995 17 67
1996 23 100
1997 17 104
1998 22 151
1999 41 194
2000 69 287
2001 40 370
2002 64 460
2003 83 720
2004 94 885
2005 99 1028
2006 113 1241
2007 110 1540
2008 157 1850
2009 156 2328
2010 172 3074
2011 197 3683
2012 220 4288
2013 246 4781
2014 210 5343
2015 246 5772
2016 248 5989
2017 244 7053
2018 236 7612
2019 263 8864
2020 292 10666
2021 339 12712
2022 326 12772
2023 301 13518
2024 217 11427

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 9 299 805
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 437 1223
Acoustical Engineering 11 509 1515
Quantum and Particle physics 10 509 1583
Theoretical Physics 11 527 1617
Optical Engineering 10 554 1838
Materials Science 10 555 1887
Nanotechnology 10 549 2069
Nuclear Physics 10 634 2327

Art & Design rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 9th for Art & Design in Switzerland and 693rd in the World with 2,141 publications made and 59,370 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Architecture, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#9 of 19 In Switzerland
#289 of 1,381 In Europe
#693 of 5,966 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 9
1993 1 6
1994 2 8
1995 5 16
1996 11 20
1997 10 30
1998 11 26
1999 4 39
2000 17 85
2001 7 77
2002 18 151
2003 27 238
2004 28 290
2005 43 411
2006 44 439
2007 39 576
2008 68 728
2009 76 1094
2010 87 1290
2011 92 1537
2012 108 1727
2013 114 1938
2014 95 2101
2015 108 2362
2016 138 2226
2017 114 3215
2018 119 2973
2019 103 3536
2020 127 4127
2021 169 4910
2022 133 4944
2023 104 5279
2024 85 4452

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 4 84 203
UX/UI Desgin 7 157 361
Fashion Design 8 215 503
Creative Writing 8 287 700
Aesthetics 9 295 710
Multimedia 9 308 778
Literature 11 338 849
Game Design and Development 10 393 951
Art History 10 458 1166

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of St. Gallen

Speciality Switzerland Europe World Rank
Chemistry 10 572 2001
Physical chemistry 11 656 2552
Organic Chemistry 12 704 2835