Floor score to assess capacity and thinking to enter top economic schools in 2025

Many universities announced the minimum score based on the 2025 capacity and thinking assessment test scores.

This is the minimum score that candidates need to achieve to apply for admission to universities, the admission score can be equal to or higher than this level.

This year, candidates applying for admission to the National Economics University are required to have a minimum score of 85/150 for the Hanoi National University Aptitude Test (HSA), a minimum score of 700/1200 for the Ho Chi Minh City National University Aptitude Test (APT), and a minimum score of 60/100 for the Hanoi University of Science and Technology Thinking Test (TSA). Candidates can apply for admission independently using the scores of these exams, or in combination with an international English certificate such as IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 46 or higher.

Foreign Trade University continues to consider domestic and international competency assessment certificates. The school uses the results of two competency assessment exams organized by Hanoi National University and Ho Chi Minh City National University. The floor scores are 100/150 and 850/1200, respectively, the same as last year.

For international certificates, the school still uses SAT, ACT and A-Level. The requirements for the A-Level group remain unchanged, with SAT scores from 1380/1600 and ACT scores from 30/36 and above. Last year, the requirements for these two certificates were 1260 and 27 respectively.

Một số trường đại học đã công bố điểm sàn theo phương thức xét điểm thi đánh giá năng lực, tư 2025. (Ảnh minh hoạ)

At the University of Commerce , candidates need to have a score of 80/150 or higher in the 2025 competency assessment test organized by Hanoi National University or a score of 50/100 or higher in the 2025 thinking assessment test organized by Hanoi University of Science and Technology. With the method of considering international certificates, the school accepts IELTS from 5.0 or higher or equivalent.

Banking Academy continues to use the method of considering domestic certificates such as V-SAT and the results of the Hanoi National University's capacity assessment in 2025. All are converted to a 30-point scale. In which, the minimum HSA to apply for admission is 85/150 points and HSA from 110 points or higher is calculated as 10 points. With the method of considering international certificates, candidates need a SAT certificate of 1,200 points or higher; IELTS from 6.0 or higher; TOEFT iBT from 72 points or higher.

From 2025, universities must convert equivalent scores between admission methods to a common scale. The conversion applies to majors and programs with multiple admission methods, to ensure that the benchmark scores for the same major are equivalent, accurately assessing the core competencies of learners.

However, many opinions say that it is impossible to convert between exams with different assessment nature. For example, the ACT, SAT, TSA, HSA exams are different from the high school graduation exam, so it is very difficult to convert accurately.

Discussing this issue, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son recently said that he agreed with the above viewpoint. If the exams assess completely different abilities, it is clear that these different methods cannot be used to assess the abilities of candidates in the same field; they can only be used for many different fields with different requirements.

Conversely, if the methods used to assess candidates for a major must set the same requirements (or only differ slightly). The methods may differ in the way they are assessed, but must assess the same core competencies of candidates.

"This is a principle that helps ensure fairness in admission. Therefore, the admission score must be convertible," Mr. Son emphasized.

Kim Nhung

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