While universities using many admission methods have their graduation exam scores pushed up very high, many public universities, despite their brand names, only consider admission based on graduation exam scores, with their admission scores dropping considerably.

Hanoi Medical University recruits students based on graduation exam scores, mainly from the A00 and B00 groups. The benchmark score for Hanoi Medical University in 2025 ranges from 17 to 28.7 points. Of which, Psychology in the C00 group has the highest score. Following that is Medicine with 28.13 points, Dentistry with 27.34 points. The majors with 17 points include Preventive Medicine, Social Work, and Nursing at Thanh Hoa branch.

Compared to last year, the benchmark scores for the two majors of Medicine and Dentistry decreased very little, but many other majors decreased quite deeply. Of which, Preventive Medicine decreased by 5.94 points; Traditional Medicine decreased by 1.79 points; Advanced Nursing Program decreased by 2.34 points; Midwifery decreased by 2.6 points, Dental Prosthetics decreased by 2.3 points...

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Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy only considers admission based on graduation exam scores and combines graduation exam scores with international English certificates. The benchmark score in 2025 is from 17 to 27.34, and the highest benchmark score for Medicine is 27.34. Next is Dentistry with 26.45.

Compared to last year, the admission scores of all majors of the school decreased by 0.4 to nearly 5 points. Medicine and Dentistry are the majors with the smallest decrease. However, some majors have an admission score decrease of more than 3 points, such as Midwifery, Nutrition, Preventive Medicine, Traditional Medicine, and Nursing. In particular, Nutrition has the sharpest decrease in admission scores, from 24.1 last year to 19.25, a decrease of 4.85 points.

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Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy only considers admission based on graduation exam scores, so the school's benchmark scores in 2025 for all majors have decreased sharply. The benchmark scores in 2025 of Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy range from 17 to 23.88. Of which, Medicine has the highest benchmark score with 23.88. Ranked second is Dentistry with 23.35. The lowest are Preventive Medicine, Midwifery, Public Health, and Nutrition, all with 17 points.

Compared to 2024, the Medical industry decreased by 1.82 points; Dentistry - Jaw - Face decreased by 2.3 points. The remaining industries decreased sharply such as Traditional Medicine decreased by 4.98 points; Preventive Medicine decreased by 5.7 points; Midwifery decreased by 5.35 points; Biomedical Engineering Group A decreased by 3.25 points; Biomedical Engineering Group B decreased by 3.95 points; Nutrition decreased by 6.45 points; Medical Testing Technology decreased by 4.98 points; Medical Imaging Technology decreased by 4.87 points.

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For many years, Saigon University has been steadfast in its method of considering high school graduation exam scores. The teacher training group continues to lead in terms of benchmark scores, the highest being Chemistry Pedagogy with 28.98. Compared to 2024, the benchmark score for Chemistry Pedagogy increased by 2 points; Physics Pedagogy increased by 1.9 points; Mathematics Pedagogy increased by 0.2 points; History Pedagogy and Geography Pedagogy increased slightly, while Literature Pedagogy decreased by 1.53 points.

The high benchmark scores for pedagogical majors are due to the school's brand, the low quota for pedagogical majors, and the impact of policies. In recent years, the Government has had many support policies for pedagogical students (free tuition and living expenses), making good students but with difficult family circumstances, and candidates with dreams of working in the education sector boldly register. On the other hand, the job position after graduation has been of interest, attracting many candidates. The legal corridor, specifically the Law on Teachers, has been issued, the position of teachers has been improved, teachers' salaries are also ranked highest, attracting many candidates...

However, in many other majors of Saigon University, the benchmark scores decreased sharply: Environmental Engineering Technology decreased by 3.94 points; Restaurant and Food Service Management decreased by 2.68 points; Tourism decreased by 3.86 points; Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering decreased by 3.12 points; Electrical Engineering decreased by 2.4 points...

Speaking with VietNamNet , an admissions expert said that universities that only consider graduation exam scores have reduced admission scores, reflecting this year's trend of low graduation exam scores, especially for groups A00, B00, A01... However, high admission scores are not always due to "difficult questions - good candidates" but also due to supply - demand and brand reputation.

Some large public schools only consider admission based on graduation exam scores, but the benchmark scores for some majors this year are still high, mainly due to their brand and training quality. The school has a reputation, graduates can easily find jobs, and are often sought after by many businesses, so many candidates register. When demand exceeds supply, the benchmark scores will naturally be pushed up.

Hot majors such as Medicine, Dentistry, Pedagogy, Logistics, Marketing, Information Technology... are chosen by many candidates while the quota is limited, so to be admitted, candidates must have high scores.

In addition, due to the "few doors but good" admission strategy, some public schools only use graduation exam results, do not expand the consideration of academic records, and do not accept international certificates, causing the number of applications to be concentrated on a single channel, creating stronger competition.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/chi-xet-tuyen-diem-thi-tot-nghiep-nhieu-truong-top-dau-co-diem-chuan-giam-manh-2435667.html