Dai Nam University students practice at school - Photo: DNU
In addition to announcing the expected tuition fees for the 2025-2026 school year, many schools said they will apply tuition increases for the following years according to the provisions of Decree 81/2021/ND-CP.
Many medical schools increase tuition fees
According to the 2025 university enrollment information of Hanoi Medical University, in the 2025 - 2026 school year, the school plans to charge university tuition fees ranging from 16.9 - 62.2 million VND/school year, an increase of 1.9 - 7 million VND compared to 2024.
Of which, medicine, traditional medicine and dentistry have the highest tuition fee of 62.2 million VND/year, an increase of about 7 million VND/school year.
The majors of ophthalmology refraction, medical testing techniques, rehabilitation techniques, advanced nursing programs, midwifery, medical imaging techniques, dental prosthetic techniques, tuition fees are 47.2 million VND/year, an increase of about 5.4 million VND.
Psychology is the major with the lowest tuition fee at Hanoi Medical University, estimated at 16.9 million VND/year, an increase of about 1.9 million VND compared to last year.
Estimated tuition fees for the 2025-2026 school year of Hanoi Medical University are as follows:
Hanoi University of Pharmacy plans tuition fees for the 2025-2026 school year for two training systems, including the general system and the joint training program in pharmacy.
For the general education system, the tuition fee for pharmacy is 27.6 million VND/school year (an increase of 3.1 million VND compared to last year); the tuition fee for pharmaceutical chemistry is 24.4 million VND/school year (an increase of 3.16 million VND); the tuition fee for biotechnology and chemistry is 17.1 million VND/school year (an increase of 1.9 million VND).
For the joint training program in pharmacy, phase 1 is studied at Hanoi University of Pharmacy, the expected tuition fee for the 2025-2026 school year is 150 million VND/school year. Phase 2 is studied at the University of Sydney, Australia, the tuition fee is according to the regulations of the University of Sydney for the corresponding international student training program.
Hanoi University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Vietnam National University, Hanoi estimates tuition fees for the 2025-2026 school year to be 62.2 million VND/school year.
Last year, the tuition fee for medical science at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Vietnam National University, Hanoi was 55 million VND/year; for pharmacy, 51 million VND/year; and for other majors, 27.6 million VND/year.
Vietnam Academy of Traditional Medicine estimates tuition fees for the 2025-2026 school year for medical doctors and traditional medicine doctors at 31.1 million VND/school year (an increase of 3.5 million VND compared to last year); for pharmacists at 27.6 million VND.
The Academy applies a roadmap for increasing annual tuition fees according to general regulations, and allocates at least 8% of tuition revenue to provide scholarships to encourage students to study.
Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy expects the tuition fee for the 2025-2026 school year, applicable to students enrolling from 2023, to range from 45 to 58 million VND/year. With this new tuition fee, students enrolling in 2024 and 2025 will have to pay a tuition fee difference of 10 to 13 million VND/year compared to last year.
Specifically, the three majors of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy have the highest tuition fees of 58 million VND/year, an increase of about 13 million VND/year.
Nursing and laboratory technology are the two majors with the lowest tuition fees of 35 million VND/year, an increase of 10 million VND/year; preventive medicine and traditional medicine tuition fees increase by 11 million VND/year.
Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy announced the expected tuition fee for the 2025-2026 school year applicable to the admission course from 2023.
Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy estimates that the tuition fee for the 2025-2026 school year for this year's enrollment is 55.5 million VND/year for the majors of medicine, traditional medicine, and pharmacy (an increase of 14.2 million VND compared to last year).
For preventive medicine, nursing, and medical laboratory technology, it is 42 million VND/year, an increase of 10.8 million VND.
Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy expects tuition fees for the regular training program for the 2025-2026 school year to be from 43 to 59 million VND, an increase of 7 to 13 million VND compared to last year.
Of which, the highest tuition fees for medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy are 59 million VND/year, an increase of about 13 million compared to last year; the tuition fees for nursing, medical imaging technology, rehabilitation technology, and midwifery are expected to be 43 million VND/year, an increase of about 7 million VND.
Highest tuition fee over 500 million VND/year
In the 2025-2026 school year, VinUni University plans to charge a first-year medical tuition fee of VND815.85 million/year. However, students enrolling this year will receive a 35% reduction in tuition fees applicable to the entire standard duration of the program, down to about VND530 million/year.
In 2025, Phenikaa University will train 11 majors/training programs in the health sciences sector, with many notable majors such as medicine, dentistry, biomedical science, pharmacy...
Phenikaa University estimates that the average tuition fee for 11 health science majors/programs ranges from 30.1 - 128 million VND/year.
According to the school, the average tuition fee for the medical major is 150 million/year. For K19 enrolling in 2025, a 30% tuition discount will be applied for the first year; 20% tuition discount for the second and third years; and 10% tuition discount for the fourth, fifth, and sixth years.
For the dental - maxillofacial industry, the average tuition fee is 160 million/year. For K19 enrolling in 2025, a 20% tuition discount will be applied and the tuition fee will be fixed for 6 years of study.
11 majors/training programs in the health sciences sector of Phenikaa University
14 Northern universities training in health sciences announced the expected tuition fees for the 2025-2026 school year as follows:
| STT | School | Estimated tuition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanoi Medical University | From 16.9 - 62.2 million VND |
| 2 | University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Vietnam National University, Hanoi | Estimated 62.2 million VND/year |
| 3 | Hanoi University of Pharmacy | From 17.1 - 150 million VND |
| 4 | Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy | From 45 - 58 million VND |
| 5 | Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy | From 42 - 55 million VND |
| 6 | Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy | From 43 - 59 million VND |
| 7 | Hai Duong University of Medical Technology | About 33 - 43.5 million VND/year |
| 8 | Nam Dinh University of Nursing | Tuition fee is per credit, average for the whole course is 540,000 VND/credit. |
| 9 | Phenikaa University | From 30.1 - 128 million VND/year (excluding tuition discount) |
| 10 | Vietnam Academy of Traditional Medicine | From 27.6 - 31.1 million VND |
| 11 | Dai Nam University | - Medical 64 million VND/year. - Pharmacy 29 million VND/year. - Nursing 22 million VND/year. |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Hoa Binh University | - Medicine 1.83 million VND/credit (199 credits, 6-year training), equivalent to about 60.7 million VND/year. - Traditional medicine 1.39 million VND/credit (194 credits, 6-year training). - Pharmacy 1.28 million VND/credit (155 credits, 4.5 years training). - Nursing 915,000 VND/credit (134 credits, 3.5 years training). |
| 13 | Hanoi University of Business and Technology | - From 26.66 - 83.2 million VND/year. - School of medicine, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry. |
| 14 | VinUni University | Medical industry 530 million VND/year |
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/14-truong-dao-tao-y-duoc-phia-bac-du-kien-hoc-phi-cao-nhat-530-trieu-nam-2025070314055938.htm
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