Vietnam’s university keeps rising in QS Asia Rankings 2026
The the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings 2026 is the largest edition to date, ranking 1,529 universities from 25 countries and territories.
THE HANOI TIMES — The Vietnam National University-Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi) has climbed up to the 158th in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026.
With this achievement, the VNU-Hanoi leads the 25 Vietnamese higher education institutions that have been ranked, followed by Duy Tan University (165th), Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City (175th), Ton Duc Thang University (231st) and Van Lang University (251st).
VNU-Hanoi ranks 158th in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026. Photo courtesy of the university
The VNU-Hanoi has sustained a steady rise since 2019, with key indicators. Its academic reputation this year rises 14 places to 122nd and employer reputation climbs 9 places to 128th, reflecting growing international recognition.
Rankings are based on 11 criteria and analyzes of 1.5 million academic votes, 520,000 employer votes and over 200 million citations from 19.8 million research publications.
The VNU-Hanoi has also entered the top 75 in Asia for research quality and capacity, highlighting global research collaboration.
Hoang Minh Son, President of the VNU-Hanoi, said that Vietnamese universities recognize that catching up with world-leading institutions requires continuous reform in governance, training quality and international cooperation.
"National policies have provided strong momentum for Vietnam’s higher education to integrate and assert its global standing," said Son.
He underlined that rankings serve as a benchmark for improvement, helping universities boost quality and contribute effectively to human resource development and policy consultation for sustainable national growth.
