On June 5, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released the 2025 World University Rankings, with six Vietnamese universities in the list. 

The HCM City-based Duy Tan University ranked 495th, also the highest ranked university of Vietnam, followed by HCM City-based Ton Duc Thang University at 711-720, up 10 places.

Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City moved from the 951-1,000 group to 901-950, up 50 places while Hanoi University of Science and Technology remained in its position in the 1,201-1,400 group. This year, Hue University appeared in the rankings for the first time, belonging to the 1,201-1,400 group.

The US has the highest number of universities on the list, with 197 universities, followed by the UK with 90 and China with 71.

This is the 13th consecutive year that Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US topped the list. 

Imperial College London rose four places to second. Oxford University and Harvard University held third and fourth places, respectively, while Cambridge University fell three places to fifth.

In Southeast Asia, Malaysia has the most universities in the list - 28, followed by Indonesia with 26, Thailand 13 and Vietnam 6. Singapore has only four universities in the list, but two of which are among the top 20. 

The QS 2025 ranks more than 1,500 universities from 105 countries and territories around the world based on 9 criteria, including: Academic reputation (30%); Recruitment reputation (15%); Ratio of scientific staff/students (10%); Number of citations/scientific staff (20%); Rate of international scientific staff (5%); Rate of international students (5%); International research network (5%); Employment rate of graduates (5%); Sustainable development (5%).

Thuy Nga