17 Vietnamese universities enter Asia's top 1,000

By Doan Hung   November 7, 2024 | 04:00 am PT
Seventeen Vietnamese universities have been included in the QS Asia University Rankings 2025, an increase of two from last year.
Duy Tan University campus. Photo courtesy of University

Duy Tan University campus in Da Nang. Photo courtesy of the university

Quacquarelli Symonds, a British higher education analytics firm, released its Asia University Rankings 2025 on Wednesday, listing 17 Vietnamese institutions, with Ho Chi Minh City Open University and Vinh University joining the ranks this year.

Leading the Vietnamese institutions, Duy Tan University in Da Nang ranks at 127th, followed by Vietnam National University, Hanoi, and Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, at 161st and 184th, respectively. Ton Duc Thang University comes in fourth among Vietnamese universities at 199th.

Within the 300-500 range are Nguyen Tat Thanh University (333rd), Hue University (348th), University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (369th), and Hanoi University of Science and Technology (388th).

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education and University of Da Nang are ranked in the 421-430 range. The University of Transport and Communications is in the 481-490 rank, and Van Lang University in HCMC 491-500.

Other universities on the list include Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho University, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Hanoi University of Education, and Vinh University.

No University 2024 Rank 2025 Rank

Tuition Fee/year

(VND10 million = US$392)

1

Duy Tan University

115

127

16.2 - 98.8 million

2

Vietnam National University, Hanoi

187

161

14.1 - 100 million

3

Vietnam National University, HCMC

220

184

14.1 - 140 million

4

Ton Duc Thang University

138

199

20-88 million

5

Nguyen Tat Thanh University

291-300

333

20.9 - 150.8 million

6

Hue University

351-400

348

13.5 - 48.9 million

7

University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City

301-350

369

30.7 - 33.5 million

8

Hanoi University of Science & Technology

401-450

388

24 - 87 million

9

HCMC University of Technology & Education

401-450

421-430

28.8 - 58 million

10

University of Danang

501-550

421-430

13.4 - 38 million

11

University of Transport & Communications

651-700

481-490

15.6 - 32.9 million

12

Van Lang University

701-750

491-500

40 - 196 million

13

Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City

751-800

501-520

32.8 - 53.58 million

14

Can Tho University

651-700

521-540

19 - 36 million

15

Ho Chi Minh City Open University Not ranked

701-750

22 - 48 million

16

Hanoi University of Education

801+

751-800

Not disclosed

17

Vinh University Not ranked

851-900

Not disclosed

Ton Duc Thang University saw the most significant decline, dropping 61 places compared to last year. In contrast, Van Lang University and the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City recorded the largest gains, each rising by over 200 positions.

The QS Asia rankings, featuring 984 universities from 29 countries and territories, place the most weight on academic reputation at 30%, followed by citations (20%). Other factors include institutional reputation, faculty/student ratio, internationalization, international research networks, employability, and sustainability, each contributing around 5-15%.

The top 10 universities include four from mainland China, three from Hong Kong, two from Singapore, and one from South Korea.

The top four remain unchanged from last year: Peking University, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, and Nanyang Technological University.

The remaining universities in the top 10 are Fudan University, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Yonsei University, and City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK).

QS is one of the three major university ranking organizations, alongside Times Higher Education (THE) and the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

Currently, ARWU's list does not include any Vietnamese universities.

In May, THE's 2024 Asia rankings featured six Vietnamese universities. Ton Duc Thang University ranked 193rd, while Duy Tan University was in the 201-300 range. Vietnam National University, Hanoi, and Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, stood in the 501-600 and 601+ ranges, respectively, each dropping around 100-200 places from previous rankings.

 
 
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