Nine Vietnamese universities make global rankings 2025

A classroom in the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh city

THE released its 2025 global rankings on October 9, with nine universities from Vietnam making the list, three more than in the previous year.

The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh city debuted in the rankings, securing the highest position among the nine, placing in the 501-600 bracket.

Duy Tan University and Ton Duc Thang University, which previously led the rankings for Vietnamese institutions, experienced slight drops but maintained their positions in the 601-800 bracket.

New entries this year include Ha Noi Medical University, ranked between 801 and 1,000, and Ho Chi Minh city Open University, placed in the 1,201-1,500 range.

This marks a significant achievement for the latter, which was previously listed as a 'reporter' institution, meaning it had provided data but did not meet the ranking criteria in 2024.

Other Vietnamese universities featured in the rankings include Vietnam National University Ha Noi (1,201-1,500), Ha Noi University of Science and Technology (1,501+), Hue University (1,501+), and Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh city (1,501+).

Van Lang University was listed as a 'reporter' this year.

The University of Oxford in the UK retained its top spot for the ninth consecutive year, breaking Harvard University’s previous record of eight years at number one.

Asia has three representatives in the top 20, namely Tsinghua University (12th), Peking University (13th) and the National University of Singapore (17th).

Globally, the 2025 THE World University Rankings rankings evaluated 2,092 universities from 115 countries and regions. The ranking system uses 18 indicators across five key areas: the teaching environment, research environment and quality, international outlook, and knowledge transfer.

TB (according to VNS)