Tuition fees for 10 private universities in Ho Chi Minh City in 2024

Private universities in Ho Chi Minh City have announced tuition fees for new students, ranging from 30 to nearly 350 million VND per year.

Among them, RMIT University charges the highest tuition fees, approximately 318 to 347 million VND per year (10 months), depending on the program. Compared to last year, most majors did not increase tuition fees, with some increasing by about 5%.

Next is Hong Bang International University with the highest tuition fee of 220 million VND per year, for the English-language programs in Dentistry and Medicine, similar to last year. This amount includes the 2024 scholarship for new students (100% tuition fee for the first semester).

Van Lang University, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, and Saigon International University have not yet announced their tuition fees for this year, but some programs are already charging 130-200 million VND per year.

Most other universities charge tuition fees of tens of millions of VND per year. Hoa Sen University stated that it will not increase tuition fees compared to 2023 and will keep them stable for the entire course. Thus, tuition fees for new students this year remain at 77-91 million VND, not including the preparatory English and IT programs.

Van Hien University currently has the lowest tuition fee, around 30-34 million VND. Based on credits, the tuition fee is approximately 0.9-1 million VND, an increase compared to last year's 0.7-1 million VND.

TT	School	Tuition fees in 2024 (million VND/year)	Note
1	RMIT University	318.6-347.4
2	FPT University	86.1	3 semesters/year (excluding tuition fees for the orientation semester and English preparatory program).
3	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH)	33-60	3 semesters/year (tuition fees for specialized/international joint programs have not yet been announced).
4	Gia Dinh University	38-40	Divide it by the average over 3 years.
5	Hong Bang International University	35-220	Averaged by credit hours, including scholarship programs for new students.
6	Van Hien University	30-34	Average the number of credits over 4 years.
7	University of Economics and Finance Ho Chi Minh City (UEF)	80-88	4 periods/year.
8	Saigon Technology University (STU)	37.5-47.2	2 periods/year.
9	Hoa Sen University	77-91	This price excludes tuition fees for the English language program and the preparatory IT program.
10	Van Lang University	40-196 (2023)	2 periods/year.
11	Nguyen Tat Thanh University	20:9-150:8 (2023)	Average the number of years of study for each major.
12	Saigon International Private University	58-134 (2023)	2 semesters/year (on average, based on programs taught in Vietnamese or English).

There are currently 240 higher education institutions nationwide, including more than 60 private universities. This year, private universities mainly use two admission methods: academic transcripts and high school graduation exam scores. Some universities also consider results from aptitude tests or English proficiency requirements.

The training programs at private schools in Ho Chi Minh City are flexible, with many majors lasting only 3-3.5 years. While even autonomous public universities charge tuition fees of 30-60 million VND per year or more, the tuition fees for some majors at private schools are not significantly different.

In addition, many universities such as Hong Bang International University, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, and HUTECH have scholarship policies for new students, ranging from 25% to 100% of tuition fees per semester.