How these universities are ranked
2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #435 (University of St. Gallen) to #473 (Universita della Svizzera Italiana); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Universita della Svizzera Italiana has the largest research record in this group, with 856,381 citations and an h-index of 327. 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 5 public to 0 private institutions. By location, St. Gallen (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of St. Gallen, founded in 1898. University of St. Gallen is the largest, with 9,000 students.
What the courses look like
The most common subjects are Business & Management (5), Economics & Public Policy (1), Languages & Linguistics (1) and Professional Accounting & Finance (1). The usual length is 4–6 years and max. 10 semesters; full time. 82% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (83% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (17% of courses with a stated intake). University of St. Gallen offers the widest choice, with 5 of these courses.
