1. Admission methods in 2025
On the morning of May 5, 2025, the International University (IU) – a member of the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City – officially announced its admission information for the 2025 academic year. Accordingly, in 2025, IU will recruit 2,000 students through three different admission methods for five groups of academic programs at the undergraduate level (including programs offered by IU and joint training programs with foreign universities). Specifically, the three admission methods for 2025 are as follows:
- Method 1: Direct admission.
- Method 2: Admission based on the results of the Competency Assessment Test organized by Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City in 2025.
- Method 3: Admission based on the results of the 2025 National High School Graduation Examination.
– The university also announced an expected allocation of 2,000 slots across five groups of academic programs, with specific quotas for each group as follows:
| No. | Admission Code | Academic Program Group | Quota |
| TOTAL ADMISSION QUOTA | 2000 | ||
| UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS OFFERED BY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | 1610 | ||
| 1 | IU01 | English Language | 90 |
| 2 | IU02 | Business – Management – Economics (Programs: Business Administration; Marketing; Finance – Banking; Accounting; Economics (Data Analysis in Economics) | 530 |
| 3 | IU03 | Mathematics – Informatics (Programs: Information Technology; Computer Science; Data Science; Applied Mathematics (Financial Engineering and Risk Management); Statistics (Applied Statistics)) | 240 |
| 4 | IU04 | Life Sciences and Chemistry (Programs: Biotechnology; Food Technology; Applied Chemistry (Biochemistry); Chemical Engineering) | 250 |
| 5 | IU05 | Engineering (Programs: Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Industrial Systems Engineering; Electronics – Telecommunications Engineering; Control and Automation Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Space Engineering (Big Data Analysis and Applications); Civil Engineering; Construction Management) | 500 |
| ARTICULATION PROGRAMS WITH FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES | 390 | ||
| 1 | AP01 | English Language (Articulation program with the University of the West of England (2+2, 3+1, 4+0)) | 90 |
| 2 | AP02 | Business – Management – Economics (Articulation programs with universities in the USA, UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada)
(Programs: Business Administration, Finance, Accounting) |
210 |
| 3 | AP03 | Mathematics – Informatics (Articulation programs with universities in the UK, USA, Australia)
(Programs: Information Technology, Computer Science) |
40 |
| 4 | AP04 | Life Sciences and Chemistry (Articulation program with the University of the West of England (2+2, 4+0)) | 20 |
| 5 | AP05 | Engineering (Electronics – Telecommunications Engineering (Articulation program with the University of the West of England) (2+2); Civil Engineering (Articulation program with Deakin University) (2+2)) | 30 |
– The university has also announced specific score conversions for English proficiency certificates. The details are as follows:
| IELTS Academic Score | Converted Score |
| ≥ 7.0 | 10 |
| 6.0 – 6.5 | 9 |
| 5.5 | 8 |
| 5.0 | 7 |
– Certificates equivalent to IELTS will be specified in the university’s admission announcement.
– Regarding bonus points in admission, the university has outlined different bonus points for various cases, in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training. Notably, candidates who choose to convert their English proficiency scores will not be eligible for bonus points based on English certificates.
– Candidates with international English certificates such as IELTS or equivalent will receive bonus points added to their admission score as follows:
| IELTS Academic Score | Bonus Points |
| ≥ 8.0 | 1.5 |
| 7.5 | 1.25 |
| 7.0 | 1.0 |
| 6.5 | 0.75 |
| 6.0 | 0.5 |
| 5.5 | 0.25 |
– Candidates with academic achievements will receive bonus points as follows:
| Academic Achievement | Bonus Points |
| National First Prize | 3 |
| National Second Prize | 2 |
| National Third Prize | 1 |
| National Encouragement Prize | 0.75 |
| Provincial/Regional Prize | 0.75 |
2. Admission methods in 2024
- Method 1: Results of the High School Graduation Exam
– Criterion: the sum of three subject examinations from the High School Graduation Examination according to the Entrance Examination Groups.
– Allotment: 50% – 70% of total admissions - Method 2: Excellent graduates of selected High Schools according to the Viet Nam National University criteria
– Allotment: 5-15% of total admissions - Method 3: Direct/Prioritized admissions
– Criteria:
Method 3.1: direct/prioritized admissions based on the Viet Nam Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) policies and guidelines on higher education admission.
Method 3.2: direct/prioritized admissions for the valedictorians of selected High Schools according to the Viet Nam National University criteria.
Allotment: 1% of total admissions. - Method 4: Results of Scholastic Aptitude Test organized by the Viet Nam National University – Ho Chi Minh city
– Candidates are to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test organized by the Viet Nam National University – Ho Chi Minh city with 120 multiple-choice questions in 150 minutes. Maximum number of points is 1,200.
– Allotment: 10% – 45% of total admissions - Method 5: Applicants with International Baccalaureate or graduates of secondary school programs from overseas institutions
– Allotment: 5% – 10% of total admissions - Method 6 (for twinning programs): Results of high school programs according to official three-year transcript
– Allotment: 10% – 20% of total admissions
– Criteria: the average score of three selected subjects from three-year records of high school programs according to the Entrance Examination Groups.
– Tentative admission time: 02 times/year.
Entrance Examination Groups
A00: Mathematics – Physics – Chemistry
A01: Mathematics – Physics – English
A02: Mathematics – Physics – Biology
D01: Mathematics – Literature – English
D07: Mathematics – Chemistry – English
Table 1. Intake of First-year Students (last five academic years)
| Intake Year | Applicants | ||
| No. Applied (số lượng đăng ký dự thi) |
No. Offered (số lượng trúng tuyển) |
No. Admitted/Enrolled (số lượng nhập học) |
|
| Finance and Banking | |||
| 2017 | 908 | 111 | 57 |
| 2018 | 1844 | 281 | 125 |
| 2019 | 2309 | 357 | 162 |
| 2020 | 2097 | 483 | 237 |
| 2021 | 3135 | 629 | 245 |
| Intake Year | Applicants | ||
| No. Applied (số lượng đăng ký dự thi) |
No. Offered (số lượng trúng tuyển) |
No. Admitted/Enrolled (số lượng nhập học) |
|
| Accounting | |||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 384 | 97 | 43 |
| 2020 | 1229 | 195 | 78 |
| 2021 | 1501 | 214 | 60 |
Table 2.Total Number of Students (last five academic years)
| Intake Year | Students | ||||
| 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | 4th Year | >4th Year | |
| Finance and Banking | |||||
| 2017 | 65 | 63 | 160 | 94 | 75 |
| 2018 | 135 | 62 | 55 | 140 | 49 |
| 2019 | 163 | 131 | 60 | 53 | 74 |
| 2020 | 232 | 161 | 123 | 58 | 54 |
| 2021 | 245 | 227 | 156 | 114 | 49 |
| Accounting | |||||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 76 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 60 | 74 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Table 3. Pass Rates and Dropout Rate
| Intake Year | % Completed First Degree in |
% Dropout During | |||||
| 3 Years |
4 Years |
>4 Years |
1st Year |
2nd Year |
3rd Year |
4th Years & Beyond |
|
| Finance and Banking | |||||||
| 2013 | 0% | 48% | 31% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 16% |
| 2014 | 0% | 58% | 17% | 0% | 13% | 11% | 7% |
| 2015 | 0% | 49% | 18% | 1% | 6% | 2% | 17% |
| 2016 | 0% | 41% | 19% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 2017 | 0% | 54% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| 2018 | 0% | 6% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 1% |
| 2019 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 0% |
| 2020 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| 2021 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Accounting | |||||||
| 2013 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2014 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2015 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2016 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2017 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2018 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2019 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| 2020 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% |
| 2021 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
Table 4. Percentage of score range (GPA) of graduates
| Intake | Number of graduates in 2017 | Number of graduates in 2018 | Number of graduates in 2019 | Number of graduates in 2020 | Number of graduates in 2021 | Total number of graduates | Average GPA of graduates | Number of score range | ||||
| Xuất sắc | Giỏi | Khá | Trung Bình Khá | Trung Bình | ||||||||
| Finance and Banking | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | 82 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 135 | 73.04 | 0 | 25 | 56 | 54 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 69 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 76.5 | 0 | 28 | 44 | 16 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 28 | 4 | 117 | 74.05 | 0 | 24 | 58 | 35 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 38 | 77.14 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 77.75 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| Accounting | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |