Details of IELTS score conversion rates for universities in 2025

With an IELTS certificate from 4.0 - 9.0, candidates can convert it into 6 - 10 points in English when applying for university admission in 2025.

Currently, there are nearly 30 universities that allow candidates to convert IELTS scores, the lowest level is from 4.0. Photo: Mai Anh

Details of IELTS score conversion rates announced by universities:

STT	School	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5-9.0
1	Hanoi University of Science and Technology			8.5	9	9.5	10	10	10	10	10
2	National Economics University				8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10	10
3	University of Transport			8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10	10	10
4	Vietnam Women's Academy			7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10
5	Vietnam Academy of Agriculture	6	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
6	Thang Long University				8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10	10
7	Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry			8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10
8	Hanoi University of Civil Engineering				10	10	10	10	10	10	10
9	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education		7.5	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10	10	10
10	Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry			8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10
11	University of Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University)			8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
12	Academy of Journalism and Communication			7	8	9	9.5	10	10	10	10
13	University of Commerce			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
14	Banking Academy					8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10
15	CMC University			8	8.5	9	9.25	9.5	9.75	10	10
16	Saigon University	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10
17	University of Mining and Geology			8.5	9	9.5	10	10	10	10	10
18	University of Electricity			8.5	9	9.5	10	10	10	10	10
19	Hanoi Open University				9	9.5	10	10	10	10	10
20	Hanoi Capital University	7.5	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10	10	10	10
21	Hanoi Pedagogical University 2				9	9.5	10	10	10	10	10
22	Academy of Finance				9	9.5	10	10	10	10	10
23	Diplomatic Academy					7.5	8	8.5	9	9.5	10
24	Ha Long University		7.5	7.5	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10	10
25	Hoa Binh University				7	8	9	9.5	10	10	10
26	Phan Chau Trinh University	8	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10	10	10	10

The trend of using IELTS certificates in university admissions has appeared since 2017 and has become increasingly popular. In recent years, about 100 universities from economics, engineering, medicine to police and military have applied this form of admission.

According to the university admission regulations recently issued by the Ministry of Education and Training, schools are allowed to convert foreign language certificates into scores for this subject to include in the admission combination, but the weighting must not exceed 50%.

In addition, the Ministry stipulates that the incentive points and bonus points for candidates with foreign language certificates must not exceed 10% of the maximum score on the scale (for example, a maximum of 3 points on a scale of 30).

At the same time, schools must ensure that no candidate has an admission score (including bonus points and regional and subject priority points) exceeding the maximum. Thus, if a candidate scores 30 points according to the admission combination, having a foreign language certificate is almost meaningless.

Previously, according to the announcement on the 2025 regular university admission plan of Hanoi University of Culture, in the bonus points section (bonus points, incentive points) of the two admission methods based on the 2025 high school graduation exam scores and admission based on high school transcripts, the school stated that "in addition to the priority points according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, Hanoi University of Culture adds 3 (three) points calculated on a 30-point scale for candidates with one of the types of English certificates".

According to VTV.vn

Source: https://baohagiang.vn/van-hoa/giao-duc/202504/chi-tiet-muc-quy-doi-diem-ielts-vao-cac-truong-dai-hoc-2025-5441ab2/