My niece has promising exam scores but is unsure whether to study finance at the Banking Academy of Vietnam (BAV) or the National Economics University (NEU).

The National Economics University has set its admission floor for the high school graduation exam at 22 for all four xet tuyen (university entrance exam) combinations, a 2-point increase from last year and from the plan proposed earlier this year.

The Foreign Trade University (FTU) has set its floor score at 24/30 for the A00 combination (math, physics, chemistry), while other combinations are reduced to 23, as announced on the morning of 22/7.

The Academy of Journalism and Communication (AJC) has set its minimum admission scores at 18 and 25 out of 30 and 40, respectively, the same as last year.

The environmental science program at the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) has set its admission floor at 21, the highest this year and a 4-point increase from last year.

Hanoi University of Industry (HaUI) converts 30 high school graduation exam points to 130 High School Assessment (HSA) points and 85 Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) points.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics (UEH) will accept applications from candidates with a minimum score of 20, while the Vinh Long campus has set its minimum score at 16, the same as last year.

Over 1,700 candidates with IELTS, TOEFL, or SAT certificates receive 0.6-1.7 bonus points for admission to Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

Math was the only subject with a decrease in the average score among the six specialized aptitude tests at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (HCMUE) in 2025.

The minimum entry requirement for Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) is 19 for both the high school graduation exam and the HSA assessment test.

The admissions floors for the University of Engineering and Technology (VNU-UET), Vietnam National University, Hanoi, have been set at 22 and 24, the highest among universities that have announced their thresholds.

Information Technology and semiconductor programs are expected to have admission scores between 26.5 and 28, according to the admission score predictions released by Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) on 18/7.

As the main admission criteria all include math and English, the admission scores for the University of Economics and Law (UEL) are anticipated to decrease by 0.5-1.5 points.

Hanoi Medical University's (HMU) medical program maintains the highest admission score in the country for the B00 combination, around 27.73-28.27 over the past three years, while some programs accept scores as low as 19.