9 Vietnamese universities in Asian rankings

Times Higher Education (THE) has just announced the best university rankings in Asia in 2026. This year, Vietnam has 9 ranked schools, an increase of 3 representatives compared to last year.

Ranked at 136th, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics leads among 9 universities in Vietnam this year. This is also the first time our country has a university ranked high according to THE's assessment.

Next are Ton Duc Thang University (group 201-250), Duy Tan University (group 251-300). Hanoi Medical University and Ho Chi Minh City Open University are also new representatives in groups 401-500, 501-600 respectively.

Schools: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi National University, Ho Chi Minh City National University and Hue University with almost unchanged rankings, in groups 501 - 600 and 601+.

THE Asia Rankings 2025 evaluated more than 853 universities from 35 countries and territories, based on criteria including: Research quality; Research environment; Teaching; R&D, applied intellectual property (Industry); International outlook.

According to the ranking, Japan leads in the number of ranked schools with 199, India is second (107 schools), followed by China (94).

Topping the list in Asia are Tsinghua University and Peking University (China). Next are the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), University of Tokyo (Japan) and University of Hong Kong.

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Source: https://tienphong.vn/9-dai-hoc-viet-nam-vao-bang-xep-hang-chau-a-post1736595.tpo