Four Vietnamese universities among the world’s elite

The rankings feature 1,300 of the world’s most prestigious universities in 93 countries and territories, based on a methodology that assesses each institution on six metrics, including academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio and international student ratio.

The Vietnam National University - Hanoi and the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City featured in a group with numbers 801-1,000 of the best universities globally for the fourth consecutive time. The Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City is placed at 398th for academic reputation. Its ranking has improved significantly over the past three years.

Meanwhile, Ton Duc Thang University and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology are named in the list for the first time, in the 1001-1200 Group and 1201 Plus Group, respectively. In Southeast Asia, Singapore has three educational institutions on the list with two in the top 15. Malaysia has 22, Indonesia 16, Thailand 10, and the Philippines four.

The US’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology continued as the best university in the world for the 10th year in a row.

It was followed by Oxford, while Stanford and Cambridge are tied in third.