Times Higher Education (THE) has just announced the best university rankings in Asia in 2026. This year, Vietnam has 9 ranked schools, an increase of 3 representatives compared to last year.
Ranked at 136th, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics leads among 9 universities in Vietnam this year. This is also the first time our country has a university ranked high according to THE's assessment.
Next are Ton Duc Thang University (group 201-250) and Duy Tan University (group 251-300). Hanoi Medical University and Ho Chi Minh City Open University are also new representatives in groups 401-500 and 501-600, respectively.
The old representatives include: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi National University, Ho Chi Minh City National University and Hue University with almost unchanged rankings, in groups 501 - 600 and 601+.

THE's ranking of Vietnamese universities in Asia's top 2025.
This year's THE rankings take data from more than 850 higher education institutions in 31 countries in Asia. THE has 18 evaluation criteria, divided into 5 groups, including: Learning environment (29.5%), Research environment (29%), Research quality (30%), International outlook (7.5%), Knowledge transfer (4%).
According to the ranking, Japan leads in the number of ranked schools with 199, India is second (107 schools), then China (94).
Topping the list in Asia are Tsinghua University and Peking University (China). Next are the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), University of Tokyo (Japan) and University of Hong Kong.
Top 10 best universities in Asia 2026:

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