Vietnam has 5 universities ranked among the top in the world in 2024.
Vietnam has 5 universities ranked among the top in the world in 2024.
Vietnam's 5 universities appear in the QS World rankings, including Duy Tan University (514th), Ton Duc Thang University (721-730th), Ho Chi Minh City National University (951-1000th), Hanoi National University (951-1000th), and Hanoi University of Science and Technology (1201-1400th).
The total scores are based on 9 factors: Academic reputation, Employer reputation, Student-to-faculty ratio, Research output, International faculty ratio, International student ratio, International research network, Graduate employment rate, and Sustainability.
QS World rankings have been ranking universities for the past 20 years. The conclusions are drawn from the analysis of 17.5 million academic research papers and the opinions of over 240,000 faculty members and employers worldwide.
English-medium universities dominate the higher ranks in the rankings, scoring high in categories such as academic reputation, employer reputation, and student-to-faculty ratio.
MIT in Cambridge (USA) maintains the top position with a perfect score of 100. The University of Cambridge in the UK stands at second place with 99.2 points. Another prestigious UK institution, the University of Oxford, holds the third position with 98.9 points.
Harvard University ranks fourth with 98.3 points, followed by Stanford University with 98.1 points. The National University of Singapore (NUS), the only representative from Asia in the top 10, is at the eighth position.
Comparing the rankings between 2018 and 2024, there is a noticeable increase in the number of universities representing Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. In 2018, universities in these regions accounted for about 37%, while by 2024, it has risen to 46% in the QS World rankings with 1,500 universities in 104 countries and territories.
