Southern Vietnam universities set minimum admission scores at 15

Ten out of 14 southern Vietnam universities announced a minimum admission score of 15 for most programs, the lowest in three years for many institutions.

Following the Ministry of Education and Training's release of the 2025 high school graduation exam scores, many universities announced their minimum entry requirements. This score is the lowest a candidate must achieve to apply.

The University of Finance - Marketing (UFM), HCMC University of Technology (HUTECH), University of Economics - Finance (UEF), University of Foreign Languages - Information Technology (HUFLIT), Hong Bang International University, and Van Hien University all set their minimum score at 15 for all programs. Except for HUTECH and Van Hien University, all lowered their minimum scores by 1-4 points compared to 2024, marking the lowest in three years.

HCMC University of Technology and Education, Hoa Sen University, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Van Lang University, and Saigon International University saw similar decreases.

Notably, the University of Science (Vietnam National University, HCMC) and HCMC University of Agriculture and Forestry had more significant drops for certain programs. For example, the University of Science's Data Science program decreased from 24 points last year to 18, while the HCMC University of Agriculture and Forestry's Veterinary program dropped from 22 to 16.

The table below shows the specific minimum scores for 14 universities in HCMC:

No.	University Name	2025 Minimum Score
1	University of Science, HCMC	16-24
2	University of Finance - Marketing	15
3	HCMC University of Agriculture and Forestry	16
4	Hoa Sen University	15-17
5	HCMC University of Technology	15
6	University of Foreign Languages - Information Technology, HCMC	15
7	HCMC University of Technology and Education	16
8	Nguyen Tat Thanh University	expected 15-22
9	Hong Bang International University	15
10	Van Hien University	15
11	Saigon International University	15-16
12	Van Lang University	15-18
13	University of Economics - Finance, HCMC	15
14	HCMC University of Technology (Bach Khoa - Vietnam National University)	50/100 (combined evaluation)

Prospective students can register, adjust, and supplement their university application choices an unlimited number of times until 5 PM on 28/7. They can then submit application fees online from 29/7 to 5 PM on 5/8.

Students can visit VnExpress's university search page to see the changes in admission scores over the years and tuition fees by program and university. The system also suggests programs and universities with admission scores close to the student's scores from last year, based on their subject combinations.

University admission scores will be announced before 5 PM on 22/8.