Tuition fees at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City

VnExpress•13/05/2023

The University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City will charge tuition fees for the upcoming academic year ranging from 13 to 60 million VND, an increase of approximately 10% in many majors compared to the current rates.

The University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, announced on May 12th the tuition fees for the upcoming academic year. The university applies different tuition fees for students enrolled in 2021 and earlier, and for students enrolled in 2022 and later.

For students enrolled in 2021 or earlier, tuition fees remain unchanged. The standard program charges 247,000 VND per credit, applicable to all majors. The tuition fee for the international program is 840,000 VND per credit.

Starting in 2022, the university implemented a new tuition fee structure under its autonomous management system, calculating tuition annually instead of per credit. Compared to last year, the tuition fee for this group increased by approximately 10%, except for the Russian, Italian, and Spanish Language majors and the international program, which remained unchanged.

The tuition fee for the international training program for the 2022 and 2023 academic years is 60 million VND per year.

Students majoring in Party History, Marxist-Leninist Philosophy, Scientific Socialism, and Ho Chi Minh Thought will be exempt from tuition fees. International 2+2 joint programs have fees ranging from 45 to 82 million VND per academic year.

The tuition fees for regular programs at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities are as follows:

Branch	Tuition per credit (Applicable to the 2022 cohort)	Annual tuition fees (Applicable to the 2023 cohort)
Philosophy	430,000	13,000,000
Religious Studies
History
Geography
Information – Library
Archival Studies
Education	640,000	19,800,000
Linguistics
Literature
Cultural studies
Sociology
Anthropology
Orientalism
Office administration
Social work
Education management
Educational psychology
Urban Studies
Information management
International relations	710,000	22,000,000
Psychology
Press
Multimedia
Russian	510,000	15,600,000
Italian language
Spanish
English language	860,000	26,400,000
Chinese language
Japanese Studies
Korean Studies
Tourism and Travel Service Management
French language	780,000	23,700,000
German language	780,000	23,700,000
Vietnamese Studies	640,000	19,800,000
Vietnamese Studies (for foreigners)	1,950,000	60,000,000

Last year, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities planned to increase tuition fees, ranging from approximately 13-24 million VND per academic year for standard programs and up to 60 million VND for high-quality programs. However, at the end of December 2022, the Government requested localities and educational institutions not to increase tuition fees in order to support students, low-income households, and those in difficult circumstances, stabilize prices, and control inflation.

Therefore, the school reverted to the old tuition fees for the 2021 cohort and earlier, ranging from 10-12 million VND per academic year depending on the number of credits registered for the standard program and approximately 36 million VND for the high-quality program. The 2022 cohort, being the first to transition to a financially autonomous system, will continue to apply the new tuition fees.

Students from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities participating in an admissions counseling activity in March. Photo: USSH — Students from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities participating in an admissions counseling activity in March. Photo: *USSH*

In 2023, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities recruited 3,600 students. The Chinese Language and International Relations majors had the highest number of admissions, with over 200 places each. The university maintained five admission methods. The two main methods were based on high school graduation exam scores (45-55% of the quota) and the aptitude test organized by the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (38-50% of the quota).

In 2022, the admission scores for the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City, based on high school graduation exam scores, ranged from 20 to 28.25, with Journalism being the highest-scoring major.

Le Nguyen

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