The University of St. Gallen (in German: Universität St. Gallen) is a research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Established in 1898, it specialises in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs.[2] The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German name Handels-Hochschule St. Gallen. In the fall of 2016, the University of St. Gallen had 8,337 students, of which 3,097 were master's students and 675 were doctoral students.[1] According to international rankings the University of St. Gallen is considered to be among leading business schools in Europe.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Despite being one of the smallest universities in Switzerland, the University of St. Gallen has Switzerland's largest faculty for business administration.[11] The University of St. Gallen is a member of the CEMS and APSIA networks. It is EQUIS and AACSB accredited. The campus is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[12]