On June 19th, the British organization Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) announced the 2026 university rankings. Accordingly, Vietnam has ten universities included in the list, an increase of four higher education institutions compared to the previous ranking.
 
Top 482 Universities globally according to QS World University Rankings 2026  
 
Top 10 Vietnamese universities:  
 
1. Duy Tan University = 482,
2. Ton Duc Thang University =684,
3. Vietnam National University, Hanoi # 761-770,
4. Vietnam National University, HCMC # 801-850,
5. Van Lang University # 1001-1200
6. Can Tho University # 1201-1400
7. Hanoi University of Science and Technology # 1201-1400.
8. Industrial University of HCMC # 1201-1400
9. Hue University # 1401+
6. Danang University # 1401+

 
Compared to 2025, four more Vietnamese universities - Can Tho University, Van Lang University, Industrial University of HCMC and Danang University – have been ranked.

 

DTU ranked 482nd universities globally according to QS World University Rankings 2026

 
Specifically, DTU has risen by 13 places, moving from 495th in 2025 to 482nd in 2026, maintaining its position as the top university in Vietnam. The 482nd position is also the highest ranking ever achieved by a Vietnamese university.
 
Compared to last year, Vietnam has four additional higher education institutions listed in this ranking: Van Lang University, Can Tho University, Industrial University of HCMC, and the University of Danang (all in the 1,001+ group).

 

Additionally, four institutions have improved their positions: DTU, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, and Vietnam National University, HCMC. 

 

QS World University Rankings indicators: 

- Academic Reputation (30%),
- Employer Reputation (15%),
- Faculty Student Ratio (10%),
- Citations Per Faculty (20%),
- International Faculty Ratio (5%),
- International Student Ratio (5%).
- International Research Network (5%),
- Employment Outcomes (5%), and
- Sustainability (5%).

 

 Top 600+ Best Universities in the World 2025 According to Times Higher Education (THE)
 
In 2025, there are 2,092 higher education institutions from 115 countries ranked by THE, an increase of 188 institutions compared to 1,904 in 2024. Vietnam has 9 representatives on this list, an increase of 3 higher education institutions compared to the previous ranking, as follows:
 
1. University of Economics HCMC: ranked 501-600,
2. DTU: ranked 601-800,
3. Ton Duc Thang University: ranked 601-800,
4. Hanoi Medical University: ranked 801-1.000
5. HCMC Open University: ranked 1201-1500,
6. Vietnam National University, Hanoi: ranked 1201- 1500,
7. Hanoi University of Science and Technology: ranked 1501+,
8. Hue University: ranked 1501+,
9. Vietnam National University, HCMC: ranked 1501+.

Vietnamese universities ranking by Times Higher Education (THE) 
 

First published in 2004, THE is now recognized as one of the most prestigious rankings that accurately assesses the quality of universities worldwide, alongside the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) Rankings and the Jiaotong Shanghai Rankings (by Shanghai Jiao Tong University). The THE Rankings are calculated based on five "pillars," each representing key indicators of evaluation for an excellent educational institution.
 
Specifically, each indicator is combined using the following weightings: Teaching (29.5%), Research Environment (29%), Research Quality (30%), Industry (4.0%), and International Outlook (7.5%).
 
It can be said that THE Rankings, along with QS Rankings and Shanghai Rankings, are the three most prestigious, popular, and widely recognized university rankings globally. On these three rankings, many Vietnamese universities are placed in high positions and have shown significant improvement each year.
 

DTU has six ABET-accredited programs (USA)

 

Recently, DTU 's programs in Food Technology and Civil Engineering Technology were recognized by the ABET - Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) for meeting international accreditation standards.

Overview of 2024 ABET Accreditation visit (December 8 -10, 2024) 
 

Accordingly, DTU had the following programs accredited by ABET:

 

1.    Network Technology (accredited by ABET-Computing Accreditation Commission in 2019)
2.    Management Information Systems (accredited by ABET-Computing Accreditation Commission in 2019)
3.    Software Engineering (accredited by ABET-Engineering Accreditation Commission in 2021)
4.    Electrical and Electronic Engineering (accredited by ABET- Engineering Accreditation Commission in 2020)
5.    Food Technology (accredited by ABET- Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission in 2025)
6.    Civil Engineering Technology (accredited by ABET- Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission in 2025)

With six ABET-accredited programs, DTU is one of the two universities in Vietnam with the most ABET-accredited programs. Notably, DTU’s programs have been accredited by three of ABET’s four commissions -the most in Vietnam-including: EAC (Engineering Accreditation Commission), CAC (Computing Accreditation Commission), and ETAC (Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission).

 

This achievement reflects the university’s effective and practical training approach, including:

 

-    Designing programs using the CDIO framework (Conceive - Design - Implement - Operate).
-    Maintaining strong partnership with businesses, enabling students to gain internships and improve career prospects.
-    Training dynamic, creative, and globally integrated engineers and technology experts.

 

* ABET - “The Gold Standard” in Engineering & Technology Education

 

Recognized worldwide for accrediting foreign institutions teaching methods and engineering subjects, ABET accreditation is sought by many leading universities globally. Well-known institutions that have accredited their programs through ABET include: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA); the University of Applied Sciences, in Upper Austria; the University of California, Berkeley (UCB, USA); the Mody University of Science and Technology in India; Carnegie Mellon University (CMU, USA), Purdue University (USA), Johns Hopkins University (USA), Duke University (USA), AMA University (Philippines), and many others.
 
First Vietnamese University to Achieve UNWTO TedQual Accreditation for Tourism
 
Often referred to as the "AACSB for Tourism," TedQual is considered the most prestigious accreditation standard globally for tourism and hospitality education programs.
 
This accreditation is administered by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Recently, on July 8, 2022, UNWTO recognized two training programs:
 
- International Hotel Management
- International Restaurant Management
 
at DTU, officially meeting the TedQual accreditation standards with a high score of 771/845 points, satisfying 91.2% of all criteria. Consequently, DTU has become the first university in Vietnam (as of this date) to achieve UNWTO TedQual accreditation.

Logo for the UNWTO TedQual accreditation
 

To achieve this accomplishment, DTU has developed its advanced and high-quality Tourism and Hospitality programs for nearly 10 years through its collaboration with Pennsylvania State University (PSU), one of the top 5 universities in the world for Tourism. In the past three years, during the preparation for accreditation, DTU has received extensive guidance and direct consultation from Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong PolyU), the world's number one university for Tourism and Hospitality in many rankings. Interestingly, with a score of 771/845 points, DTU's International Hotel Management and International Restaurant Management programs were accredited for three years. This exceeds the initial two-year accreditation achieved by Hong Kong PolyU when it first obtained the UNWTO TedQual certification.
 
Recognized as the prestigious global accreditation standard for Tourism, many of the world's leading Tourism universities participate in this accreditation, including:
 
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong PolyU)
- University of Queensland, Australia
- University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM), Canada
- George Washington University, USA
- Bournemouth University, UK
- Beijing International Studies University, China
 
Currently, there are 277 accredited programs from 102 universities in 41 countries that have received UNWTO TedQual certification worldwide. In Asia, there are 150 accredited programs. In Southeast Asia, 52 programs have been certified at 12 universities in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
 
To achieve UNWTO TedQual accreditation, tourism training programs must meet extremely stringent conditions: not only must they meet the evaluation criteria set by UNWTO TedQual, but they must also ensure that the training program implements and integrates the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism. The evaluation criteria of UNWTO TedQual are learner-centered and focus on assessing the training program based on the relationship between five groups of stakeholders:
 
1. Students,
2. Faculty,
3. Employers,
4. Training programs and pedagogy,
5. Management.
 
These evaluation criteria require the integration of the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism and account for nearly half of the weighting in the quality assessment of the training program.
 
Top 288 Global Universities 2025 According to U.S.News & World Report
 
On June 17th, the American magazine U.S. News & World Report has announced the 2025 Best Global Universities rankings. This year, 2,550 universities from 105 countries and territories were ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Vietnam has eight universities included in the list.

 

DTU ranked in Top 288th Global Universities 2025 According to U.S.News & World Report
 

This year, DTU ranks 288th worldwide, moving up 8 places compared to the 2024-2025 period. It is also the only Vietnamese university to improve its position in this year’s ranking.

 

Among the world’s top 1,000 universities are Ton Duc Thang University (ranked 383, down 130 places) and Nguyen Tat Thanh University (ranked 810, down 80 places), both located in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

Following them, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (under Vietnam National University, HCMC) dropped 127 places to 1717th, while Hanoi University of Science and Technology fell 93 places to 1803rd. The downward trend continued for universities outside the top 2,000: Hue University dropped 10 places to 2016th, Can Tho University fell 44 places to 2087th  and University of Danang is ranked 2037th worldwide.

 

According to US News, to be included in the ranking, a higher education institution must have published at least 1,250 articles between 2019 and 2023 in scientific journals. The universities are then evaluated based on data from Web of Science and InCites provided by Clarivate (UK) using 13 criteria, grouped into three categories: Academic Reputation, Bibliometric Metrics, and Research Excellence.

 

The rankings focus on academic research and the reputation of universities, evaluated based on 13 criteria. The key criteria with the highest weights include: Global research reputation (12.5%); Regional research reputation in Asia (12.5%); Number of publications in the top 10% most-cited papers (12.5%); Percentage of publications that are among the top 10% most cited (10%); Total number of publications (10%); Normalized citation impact (10%), along with several other metrics.

 
CWUR Ranks DTU First of Six Vietnamese Universities and 969th Worldwide 
 
On June 2nd, 2025, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)  announced the largest global academic ranking of universities on their website, https://cwur.org. Accordingly, six Vietnamese universities are among the top 10% of the world’s leading higher education institutions.

 
In 2025, the rankings of Vietnamese universities on the CWUR list are as follows:
 
- DTU: ranked 969th globally, in the top 4.6%.
- Ton Duc Thang University: ranked 1055th globally, in the top 5.0%.
- Vietnam National University, Hanoi: ranked 1216th globally, in the top 5.7%.
- Vietnam National University, HCMC: ranked 1275th globally, in the top 6.0%.
- Hanoi Medical University: ranked 1879th globally, in the top 8.8%.
- Hanoi University of Science and Technology: ranked 1917th globally, in the top 9.0%.

 

Vietnamese Universities on CWUR 2025

 
In the CWUR 2025 Rankings for Vietnamese universities, DTU and Ton Duc Thang University remain in the first and second positions in Vietnam.
 
In this year’s rankings, 21.462 educational institutions are ranked according to their academic performance, up 496 universities compared to 2024. 
 
CWUR is now the largest international university ranker. The CWUR’s rankings are based on four criteria: 

 
1. Quality of Education (25%): measured by the number of university alumni who have won major international awards, prizes and medals, relative to the university's size.  
2.  Alumni Employment (25%): measured by the number of university alumni who hold CEO positions in the world's top companies, relative to the university's size.  
3.  Quality of Faculty (10%): measured by the number of academics who have won major international awards and medals. 
4.  Research Performance (40%):
• Research output (10%): measured by the total number of research papers. 
• High-quality publications (10%): measured by the number of research papers published in top-tier 
journals.
• Influence (10%): measured by the number of research papers appearing in highly influential journals.
• Citations (10%): measured by the number of highly-cited research papers.
 
Ranked First in Vietnam and 459th Globally on the URAP Rankings

The University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) organization has recently announced the 2024-2025 university rankings. 

The top 10 Vietnamese universities in the URAP 2025 rankings are as follows:
 
1. DTU: ranked 459th globally
2. Ton Duc Thang University: ranked 576th worldwide
3. Vietnam National University, HCMC: ranked 722nd worldwide
4. Nguyen Tat Thanh University: ranked 1014th worldwide
5. Vietnam National University, Hanoi: ranked 1048th worldwide
6. Hanoi Medical University: ranked 1410th globally
7. Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST): ranked 1441st worldwide
8. HCMC University of Technology (HUTECH): ranked 1620th worldwide
9. HCMC University of Technology (HCMCUT): ranked 1659th worldwide
10. Hue University: ranked 2074th worldwide

 

 

URAP uses data on academic performance from all universities, as compiled by Web of Science, to create its rankings. The criteria include the quantity and quality of scientific publications, citation indices, and scientific impact, all of which hold significant weight in the assessment process. This ranking system does not use self-reported data from universities nor does it rely on expert voting results, making the ranking outcomes objectively focused on academic performance.