Four Vietnamese universities rise in global top 10% rankings

Six Vietnamese universities are among the world's top 10% best institutions, according to CWUR rankings, with four of them improving their positions.

According to the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) on 1/6, all six Vietnamese representatives were also included last year.

Duy Tan University rose 33 places, entering the world's top 4,4%, continuing to lead among Vietnamese representatives. Hanoi Medical University made a significant leap, climbing 44 places to 1.835th position. Ton Duc Thang University and Hanoi University of Science and Technology increased by 9 and 19 ranks respectively.

Conversely, two national universities experienced drops in their rankings. Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, fell more than 90 places, placing at 1.367th. Vietnam National University, Hanoi, dropped three places.

On the overall ranking table, the top five have remained stable for two years, all from the US and UK, namely Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University, University of Cambridge, and University of Oxford.

No.	Higher Education Institution	2025 Rank	2026 Rank	Top % 2026
1	Duy Tan University	969	936	4,4%
2	Ton Duc Thang University	1.055	1.046	5%
3	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	1.216	1.219	5,8%
4	Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City	1.275	1.367	6,5%
5	Hanoi Medical University	1.879	1.835	8,7%
6	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	1.917	1.898	9%

CWUR, a consulting organization headquartered in Saudi Arabia, has ranked universities since 2012. It stands as one of the world's largest ranking systems, alongside QS, Times Higher Education (THE) from the UK, and ARWU from China. This year, the organization evaluated over 21.200 higher education institutions before ranking 2.000 of them.

Four groups of criteria for ranking include: alumni academic and career achievements, faculty academic quality, and research performance. Research criteria account for 40% of the score, making it the most significant factor. Each remaining factor accounts for 10-25%.

CWUR independently collects its data. Research achievements are based on the number of published articles, articles in reputable journals, influence, and citations. For alumni, CWUR considers awards and roles in the world's 2.000 largest companies (based on assets, market value, revenue, and profit). Meanwhile, faculty quality is measured by awards and academic reputation.

In this year's THE Asia rankings, Vietnam has 11 representatives, an increase of two compared to last year, but most experienced drops in their rankings, led by University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. Meanwhile, 13 Vietnamese universities are featured in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.