This year, National Economics University (NEU) will enroll nearly 9,000 students across 88 majors, including 15 newly introduced programs such as applied mathematics, health economics, and quantitative risk management.
The number of universities using Hanoi National University of Education's SPT competency assessment exam scores for admissions has increased by 13 compared to last year, including new medical schools.
For 2026, the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) will continue to review academic transcripts, but only for candidates who achieve a minimum of 22 points in the national high school graduation exam and an average transcript score of 8,5 for two-thirds of their subjects.
IELTS 5.0 for admission to Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) will now convert to 8 English points, down from 8.5 announced four months ago; the number of admission combinations has also decreased by four.
Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy will admit students for the first time using D01, D07, B08, and notably C00 (literature, history, geography) subject combinations.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities expects to allocate most admission slots to a combined evaluation of academic transcripts, competency assessment, graduation exam results, and other achievements.
13 universities in Ho Chi Minh City are transitioning to a combined admission method, integrating academic transcripts and various exam scores instead of relying on single score types.
Candidates applying via academic transcripts must meet a minimum graduation exam score of 15/30, are limited to 15 preferences, and will receive fewer bonus points for IELTS certificates.
The University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMUS) will primarily use a combined admission method, integrating academic transcripts with high school graduation exam results or competency assessment scores.
Hanoi Medical University (HMU) will no longer use the C00 (literature, history, geography) admission combination after two years. Several programs will now include A00 (mathematics, physics, chemistry) and D07 (mathematics, chemistry, English) in addition to B00.
After many years of only admitting students based on high school graduation exam scores, the Cryptography Engineering Academy (KMA) this year is adding four types of scores from competency and critical thinking assessment exams.
The ministry of national defense's computer-based competency assessment exam (QDA), set for june, will feature a structure similar to hanoi national university's hsa exam.
The top scorer of the first thinking assessment exam (TSA) batch at Hanoi University of Science and Technology hails from Hung Nhan High School in Hung Yen province.
Candidates applying through high school transcripts are expected to meet a minimum threshold for graduation exam scores, while IELTS bonus points will be reduced, which the Ministry of Education believes will prevent students from neglecting their studies.
University applicants using IELTS for admissions will see their advantage reduced compared to previous years, with bonus points halved and a new 10-point conversion scale requiring at least five distinct levels, according to the Ministry of Education’s proposals.
