Number of universities with revenue of thousands of billions of VND increased 11 times after 4 years

Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics is the only university with science and technology revenue of more than 500 billion VND.

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11 Universities and Colleges with Revenues of Trillions in Vietnam

According to the "three public" report data from 2023 to the present, Vietnam has 11 universities with revenue of thousands of billions of VND, including 7 public schools and 4 private schools.

In the group of 7 public schools, there are 3 universities ( Hanoi University of Science and Technology, National Economics University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics) and 4 universities (Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - Ho Chi Minh City National University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy).

4 private universities with revenue of thousands of billions of VND include: FPT University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Van Lang University.

The main sources of revenue for schools are tuition fees and other sources, while revenue from scientific research and technology transfer is still modest. For example, Hanoi University of Science and Technology has a revenue of VND2,137 billion in 2023, of which the main source of revenue is tuition fees with VND1,430 billion. Meanwhile, revenue from scientific research and technology transfer is only VND18 billion.

National Economics University's revenue in 2023 will reach over 1,400 billion VND, of which more than 1,014 billion VND will come from tuition fees and revenue from scientific research, and 42.95 billion VND from technology transfer.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry has a revenue of 1,011.5 billion VND in 2023, of which 907.9 billion VND is from tuition fees and only 4.37 billion VND is from science and technology.

In 2023, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University) will have a revenue of 1,003 billion VND, of which 672 billion VND will be from tuition fees; only 44.4 billion VND will be from scientific research and technology transfer.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology also has a revenue of 1,260 billion VND in 2023, of which 1,235 billion VND is from tuition fees, and revenue from scientific research and technology transfer is only 11 billion VND.

Nguyen Tat Thanh University will achieve 1,475 billion VND in revenue in 2023, of which 1,454 billion VND will be from tuition fees and 11.77 billion VND will be from scientific research and technology transfer.

The only university in Vietnam with science and technology revenue of more than 500 billion VND

According to the latest announcement of Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics, in the 2023-2024 school year, this unit has a revenue of 1,721.4 billion VND. Of which, the revenue from the budget is 7.3 billion VND; from tuition fees is 1,068.8 billion VND; from scientific research and technology transfer is 526.6 billion VND; from other legal sources is 118.7 billion VND.

Notably, with 526.6 billion VND in revenue from research and technology transfer activities, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics currently has the largest revenue from technology transfer (accounting for about 30% of the school's revenue).

Currently, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics charges 78.125 million VND/year (about 312.5 million VND/course) for doctoral degrees; 46.875 million VND/year (about 93.75 million VND/course) for master's degrees. For undergraduate degrees, tuition ranges from 30-36.25 million VND/year depending on the major.

This unit is currently the leader in international publications in the field of economics and management in Vietnam, with 3,456 scientific articles in ISI/Scopus journals. There are currently 110 foreign scientists collaborating with the school. In terms of rankings, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics is in the top 136 best universities in Asia according to the Times Higher Education Ranking 2025.

Excluding universities with international elements, in 2020, for the first time, a Vietnamese university achieved a revenue of thousands of billions of VND, which was Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Over the years, the number of universities joining the university system with a revenue of thousands of billions of VND has increased sharply. Currently, the number of universities and colleges with a revenue of thousands of billions of VND has increased 11 times after 4 years in the period 2020-2023.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/so-truong-dai-hoc-dat-doanh-thu-nghin-ti-dong-tang-11-lan-sau-4-nam-185250521144420692.htm