Number of Vietnamese universities in 2025 THE World University Rankings sets record
VGP - Nine Vietnamese universities were named in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2025, three more than in the previous year.
The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City secures the highest position among nine Vietnamese universities named in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2025
The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City debuted in the rankings, securing the highest position among the nine, joining the 501-600 groups.
Duy Tan University and Ton Duc Thang University, located in Ho Chi Minh City, maintained their positions in the 601-800 groups.
The other two newcomers 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.
Other Vietnamese universities featured in the rankings include Viet Nam National University, Ha Noi (1,201-1,500), Ha Noi University of Science and Technology (1,501), Hue University in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue (1,501), and Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (1,501).
Van Lang University was listed as a 'reporter' this year.
THE is one of the three major university ranking organizations, along with QS and the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). In June, QS released its 2025 rankings, featuring six Vietnamese universities.
The 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings assessed 2,092 institutions from 115 countries and territories. Universities were evaluated based on 18 indicators, grouped into five categories: Teaching (29.5 percent), Research Environment (29 percent), Research Quality (30 percent), International Outlook (7.5 percent), and Industry Income (4 percent)./.
