University of St. Gallen

The average GMAT score required for graduate admission at St. Gallen is 650 for the last entering class. If you score above 650, you have a fair shot and you will receive an encouraging response to your profile evaluation from the admission committee. International students has to meet the entry requirements to get admission to the university.

International students have to meet the below University of St. Gallen requirements to apply for undergraduate and graduate admissions:

For Undergraduate Admission

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For Graduate Admission

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Founded in 1898, St. Gallen University is a public research university in Switzerland. Around 10,000 students are studying at this university. HSG offers courses in English. At the Master's level,  10+ courses in English are offered. HSG is one of the leading Business school in Switzerland, with its MIM course ranking at #1 in the Financial Times rankings. 

It may be difficult for international students to get admission to the University of St. Gallen because of its high acceptance rate. The University of St. Gallen acceptance rate is around 27% for international students, which means out of 100 applications only 27 are admitted. Students must have good academic profile and meet the entry requirements to get admission to the university.

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As per the official facts, over 80% of the graduates of HSG have an employment after graduation. Each year, 400+ companies recruit students from the St. Gallen University. The university has mentioned that for Master's graduates the placement rate is 92% and for Bachelor's graduates, the placement rate is 74% in 6 months. 

In Times Higher Global Employability Rankings 2026, the University of St. Gallen ranks at #169 position. The official facts states that the placement rate of this university is over 80%. For the Master's graduates, the placement rate is 92% and for the Bachelor's graduates, the outcomes rate is 74%. 

The placement rate of MGM course of the University of St. Gallen is 100% upon graduation. The average salary of the graduates is CHF 98,000. Top recruiting companies of this graduates are Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, Accenture, Deloitte, Roche, Allianz, Novartis, etc. Other details of MGM graduates are given below: 

• 62% of these graduates are offered two or more jobs
• 40% of these students start their career in consulting
• 30% of Master of General Management graduates go directly into Management in Industry and Commerce

The University of St. Gallen is CHF 250 (Around INR 28k). To apply to HSG, students have to submit an online application. The documents that have to be submitted to this university for admissions include GMAT / GRE, passport copy, transcripts, CV, degree documents, etc. Admission to this university for foreign students is in the Autumn semester. 

For admission to the Master's courses of HSG, students have to fill out the online application form. An application fee of CHF 250 has to be paid too. The documents that have to be submitted to apply to the Master's courses of this university are: 

• Degree documents
• GMAT / GRE
• CV
• Passport copy or any other id card
• Passport photo
• Language proficiency documents

The University of St. Gallen provides scholarships and student loans to help students facing financial hardship. While the scholarships are paid as a one-off sum, student loans are to be paid back to the university after the programme ends. Student loans generally do not charge any interest when a programme is ongoing. However, the interest amount is considered after a student completes the program. Students are advised to check the official website since the terms and conditions are subject to change.

To be eligible for any kind of financial aid, a student must be enrolled in St. Gallen for a minimum of one semester. The scholarships offered by the university are:

1. Excellence Scholarship

This scholarship is given to undergraduate international students in the form of a fee waiver. This means that the excellence scholarship will account for your entire tuition fee. A candidate must apply for the excellence scholarship before the commencement of the programme at the university.

2. Starr International Foundation Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is given to non-German-speaking students applying for an English-taught master’s degree program. The candidate must hold a three-year bachelor’s degree. Exceptional and highly talented students are recognised by the Advice Center of Student Funding and are then contacted to participate in the application process.

Note: Scholarship deadlines and amounts may vary. For more details on the scholarship application process and deadlines, please visit the university’s scholarship webpage.

The University of St. Gallen provides scholarships to domestic as well as international students at the assessment level, bachelor's level and students at master's level. Typically, the scholarship and loan payments are paid out from the second regular academic semester. International or domestic students can apply for scholarships to study at the University of St. Gallen via the Advice Centre for Study Funding. All international students at the assessment level, bachelor's level and students at the master's level are eligible to apply for the top-up bursary which is CHF 1,900 per semester (INR 1.75 Lacs approximately). Students with difficulties paying the tuition fee and are under a dire financial burden can apply for a partial or full tuition waiver. Please note that tuition waivers are granted entirely at the discretion of the university think tank. Students who are not regularly enrolled in the University of St. Gallen are au; automatically excluded from the eligibility.

The University of St. Gallen offers various scholarships and student loans to domestic as well as international students. The University of St. Gallen does not mention the specific score requirement for students to avail scholarships. However, the scholarship and loan funds provided by the University of St. Gallen to students are subject to be returned after the completion of the programme. The is no interest charged upon the financial help given by the university to the student, however, the interest rate is applicable is a student fails to repay the amount within five years after the completion of the programme. It is mandatory for international as well as for Indian students to enrol regularly in the academic session or at least must be enrolled for a minimum of one semester to be eligible for any kind of financial support from the University of St. Gallen.

Apart from being famous for continuing its legacy in the education domain since 1898, St. Gallen is known for many other aspects as well. Situated in picturesque Switzerland at the top of Rosenberg Hill, the University of St. Gallen is amongst the top universities in the entire Europe. Popularly known as the business education hub, the University of St. Gallen offers course at undergraduate and postgraduate levels that majorly focuses on business administration, economics, international affairs and law. The university is part of the European Research Centre for Information Systems and Auto-ID Labs Network and has more than 40 research centres. The University of St. Gallen has a long list of giant alumni which includes Hans Adolf Pestalozzi (Famous author), Josef Ackermann (Deutsche Bank), and Peter Fankhauser (CEO of Thomas Cook Group) among others.

For international students, the University of St. Gallen fees vary as per the course levels. The tution fees is given below: 

• UG: CHF 3,129 per semester (Around INR 3.5 L)
• PG: CHF 3,329 per semester (Around INR 3.75 L)
• Joint Medical Master: CHF 10,078 per semester (Around INR 11.3 L)
• PhD: CHF 1,079 per semester (Around INR 1.2 L)

MBA course of the University of St. Gallen duration is 12 months. By studying this course, students can gain international exposure via exchange programs. They can benefit from exchange mentorships and internships at top companies like Adidas, McKinsey and Mercedes-Benz. In the Bloomberg rankings, the University of St. Gallen ranks at #8 in Europe in B-schools rankings for 2025-26. 

Yes, Uni of St Gallen teaches in English. Around 14 Master's level courses are offered in English. The study areas of these Master's courses are General Management, Marketing Management, Economics, Quantitative Economics and Finance, International Law, etc. 4 courses are also available at the Bachelor's level of HSG. 

The University of St Gallen Masters in Banking and Finance course is offered in English. The course spans 3 semesters. For international students, the per semester tuition fee is around CHF 3329 (Around INR 3.7 L). There are multiple deadlines for this course. Also, this course is a great for students as 100% of its graduates receive a job offer within 3 months. After studying this course, students can go for the job roles at Consulting Agencies, Banks, Insurance companies, etc. 

The University of St. Gallen ranking in world rankings is among the <a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/switzerland/universities">top 500 universities in Switzerland</a>. Know more HSG rankings from the table given below:

Ranked By

2024

2025

2026

QS - World University Ranking

436

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-

THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking

NA

351-400

351-400

In world university rankings by the Times Higher Education rankings, the University of St Gallen ranks at #351-400. Whereas, in the QS rankings, HSG ranks at #436. Also, in the Financial Times subject rankings for 2025, the following courses are ranked as follows: 

• MIM: #1
• Masters in Finance: #9
• MBA: #63