Vietnam universities make biggest presence in global rankings, two in top 100

According to the rankings launched on March 25 by increased schooling analyst Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), each the variety of taking part establishments and general rankings have elevated globally, together with in Vietnam.

This 12 months’s rankings cowl 55 disciplines throughout 5 broad tutorial fields: Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicine, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences and Management. More than 1,900 universities have been evaluated, a rise of round 200 from the earlier 12 months.

Vietnam recorded its strongest efficiency but, with seven establishments showing in the broad subject rankings: Duy Tan University, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Ton Duc Thang University, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Van Lang University, Vietnam National University – Hanoi, and Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City.

In subject-specific rankings, 13 Vietnamese universities have been listed throughout 23 disciplines, up 4 establishments however down two topics in comparison with 2025.

Four universities entered the topic rankings for the primary time: Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, British University Vietnam (BUV), Vietnam National University of Agriculture, and Foreign Trade University

Van Lang University in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo courtesy of the college

Across the 5 broad topic areas, together with Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences & Management, Van Lang University led Vietnam in Arts and Humanities, rating 260th globally.

Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City topped the nation in each Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and Management, rating in the 401-450 bracket and at 341, respectively.

Duy Tan University remained Vietnam’s highest-ranked establishment in Engineering and Technology at 346th.

Top 100 by topics

At the self-discipline stage, Computer Science had the strongest Vietnamese illustration, with eight universities ranked. Duy Tan University led domestically in this subject, inserting 144th globally.

Two Vietnamese establishments made it into the global top 100 by topic: Van Lang University, ranked 69th in Art and Design, and Duy Tan University, ranked forty first in Hospitality and Leisure Management. Vietnam National University – HCMC made it into the top 100 final 12 months however has dropped out.

QS is without doubt one of the world’s three main college rating organizations, alongside Times Higher Education (THE) and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

The rankings are based mostly on 5 key indicators, with tutorial fame accounting for the most important share (40-60%). Other metrics embody employer fame, citations per paper, the H-index, and the International Research Network (IRN), which measures global collaboration. Institutions with robust worldwide analysis output are likely to carry out higher.

Regionally, South Asia recorded the very best fee of enchancment this 12 months, whereas East Asia noticed the most important variety of new entrants.

Earlier this 12 months, Times Higher Education launched the same rating that includes 11 Vietnamese universities, with the very best place, 251-300, achieved by Duy Tan University in Physical Sciences.

The ranked establishments are as follows: