Education and technology fields dominate subjects with entry requirements of 28 points or higher, student numbers rising from 23,600 to over 121,000 in the past three years.
16 out of 17 high school seniors who won international olympiad medals have chosen to study at Vietnamese universities, mostly in medicine and computer science.
19 freshmen at International University (IU), a member of Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), withdrew their applications after being placed in programs that did not align with their preferences.
With an IELTS score of 5.5 or higher, almost 7,000 freshmen at the National Economics University (NEU) have already met the English language graduation requirements, a milestone typically achieved at the end of their studies.
Lan Huong and Thuy Huong follow in their brother's footsteps, entering the Military Medical Academy with perfect 30/30 entrance exam scores, a first in the academy's history.
The Logistics Academy, Military Science Academy, and Telecommunications University are recruiting hundreds of additional students for programs in language, economics, technology, and engineering.
Hanoi Medical University, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and Vietnam Academy of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy will admit an additional 33 to 210 students, with two schools still having openings in the medical program.
Several universities are offering hundreds of additional spots with minimum entry scores generally between 17 and 18 for popular programs like IT, artificial intelligence, semiconductor chips and packaging technology, and semiconductor circuit design.
Three universities have accepted around 25 applicants wrongly rejected from all their choices due to a "false admission" glitch at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education. Another university is considering admitting 30 more.
Many applicants allege that the Ho Chi Minh City University of Banking (HUB) quietly changed its supplementary criteria for law programs, causing them to fail despite meeting the initial admission score.
The university of social sciences and humanities (USSH), Vietnam national university, Hanoi, has added application ranking as an additional criterion for applicants who meet the standard admission score.
Around 62% of new students at the University of Technology achieved an entrance score of 27/30 or higher, including over 190 perfect scores, an increase compared to previous years.
100% of students from four science classes specializing in math, chemistry, and biology at Le Thanh Tong private school have gained admission to major medical universities in southern Vietnam.
Logistics and supply chain management has the highest admission score at the University of Transport and Communications (UTC), while urban management and construction in Ho Chi Minh City has the lowest.
Female applicants to the People's Police University of Technology and Logistics needed a score of 25.21 to be admitted to the technical logistics program, the highest requirement at the university.
