The University of St. Gallen (HSG) is an elite public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland that specialises in business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. Established in 1898, it consistently ranks among the best business schools in the world and counts as the top one in the German speaking world. In 2020, it had 9,047 students, of which 3,443 were master's students and 617 doctoral students.