University of St.Gallen MBA
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The University of St.Gallen MBA

From Insight to Impact.

  • No. 1Business school in Europe · FT 2025
  • No. 4Europe & Middle East · Bloomberg 2024-25
  • Tripleaccredited · AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA

Four reasons to choose the HSG MBA.

  • Think across disciplines

    Look beyond individual functions and connect perspectives across finance, strategy, marketing, innovation and economics. Gain a broader understanding of business and make better-informed decisions.

  • Choose your pace and location

    Three paces, two locations, one University of St.Gallen MBA. Start in St.Gallen in September 2027 or in Luxembourg in January 2028.

  • Become a more effective leader

    Develop self-awareness, resilience and the ability to communicate, influence and lead across cultures.

  • Build a network that stays with you

    HSG is the #1 Alma mater among C-level executives at Switzerland's 100 largest companies. Our alumni are present in more than 150 countries.

Choose the journey that fits your ambitions and personal commitments.

Every journey leads to the same 75 ECTS University of St.Gallen MBA. 

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Accelerated

12 months

Make the MBA your main focus, with an internship option that lets you put your learning into practice in a company setting.

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Progressive

15 months

Move through the programme blocks one at a time, with space between them to reflect and apply what you learn.

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Extended

24 months

Take the same building blocks over a longer period, giving you more room to balance the MBA with your other commitments.

Compare the journeys
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Business access that turns learning into action.

Learn from academic faculty and senior executives, with coaching and mentoring throughout. Meet companies on visits and industry days, then prove what you can do in the Company Impact Project: an internship, a company project or your own venture.

Corporate partnerships

The MBA programme is supported by European institutions that actively contribute to the programme through curriculum design, fireside discussions and internships where appropriate.

adidas
Alpha Bank
axpo
Coca-Cola HBC
Lonza

Hear what the HSG MBA is really like.

Current students and alumni share what shaped their decision, their experience and what the MBA made possible afterwards.

Student perspective

The MBA experience in their words

Student perspective

Why do an MBA at HSG?

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Student perspective

Shelby, MBA class of 2025

Alumni perspective

From MBA to leadership

Class of 2021

Alumni perspective

Jakob Pedersen

Jakob Pedersen

Full-time Class of 2021

Alumni perspective

Christopher Craig

Christopher Craig

Full-time Class of 2021

The practical questions, answered.

Move from interest to planning with the essential information in one place.

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Admissions requirements

Experience, degree, tests and English.

St.Gallen old town

Fees and funding

Tuition, payment options and financial support.

MBA class in session

Programme details

Explore the MBA structure, learning experience and pace options.

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Student and alumni blog

Read stories and insights from the HSG MBA community.

Upcoming events

21Oct 2026

Executive Voices Series with Christoph Brand (CEO, Axpo)

St Gallen

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21Oct 2026

Coffee Chat Zurich

Zurich

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29Oct 2026

Coffee chat Munich

Munich

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30Oct 2026

Coffee chat Berlin

Berlin

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6Nov 2026

MBA Coffee Chat Hamburg

Hamburg

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Join an MBA class for a day.

Sit in on a core course, meet the class and talk to alumni, or book a one-to-one call with admissions.

Easy to reach

  • From Zurich

    1h 10m

  • From Munich

    2h 15m

  • From Frankfurt

    3h 00m

  • From Milan

    3h 15m

  • From Paris

    4h 15m