The number of students accepted this year increased by 95,181 compared to 2024, out of a total of 849,544 applicants.

However, only 625,477 students confirmed their enrollment. MOET noted that this was a significant rise from last year, yet still left a large number of students declining their offers.

In 2025, a total of 17 admission methods were used. Early admission was discontinued, and the number of options for application and acceptance increased.

“We observed that many students registered multiple and unclear preferences,” said Professor Nguyen Tien Thao, Director of the Higher Education Department at MOET.

According to Professor Thao, a positive development this year was the growing interest in fields prioritized by the government, particularly core technology and engineering sectors. The increase in admission scores for education majors also reflected a rise in societal interest in teaching careers.

He added that while the national average admission score dropped by around three points compared to 2024, the cut-off scores across disciplines and institutions showed significant differentiation. A notable outcome was the improvement in enrollment rates for teacher training and STEM programs.

Among the 74 majors that recorded admission cut-offs of 28 out of 30 or higher (based on national graduation exam scores), 50 were education-related, and 17 were in key technical or strategic technology fields, including computer science, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and automation.

Currently, Vietnam has 11 national universities, 173 public universities and academies, 67 private universities, and several institutions with foreign elements.

As of 2025, the administrative workforce at universities comprises 35,999 staff, while there are 82,451 full-time lecturers. The country has 6,814 professors and associate professors, and 29,463 PhD holders.

Thanh Hung