Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training has asked universities to review compliance with tuition rules for the 2026–2027 academic year. Private universities may set tuition and prices for other education services themselves, except for services priced by the state, but they must disclose their calculations and be accountable to students and society. In later years, tuition increases must not exceed 15%.
According to figures published on university websites, most private universities kept their 2025 tuition rates, while some raised them by 6–8%, within the limits set by Decree No. 238/2025/ND-CP.
Two popular fields cost hundreds of millions of dong a year
VinUni is currently the most expensive private university in Vietnam. After a 35% support discount from the VinGroup conglomerate for all admitted students, the lowest annual fee is VND 227.3 million for nursing. Medicine and the other programmes cost up to VND 530.3 million a year.
Among universities offering health-related programmes, medicine and dentistry remain the most expensive. Medicine at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology costs VND 160 million a year. At Hong Bang International University, medicine and dentistry each cost VND 180 million a year. Medicine costs VND 150 million at Tan Tao University, about VND 108.5 million at Duy Tan University, while dentistry at Gia Dinh University costs VND 170 million a year.
Medicine or dentistry costs around VND 100 million a year at Dai Nam University, VND 99 million, Hanoi University of Business and Technology, VND 99.84 million, Phan Chau Trinh University, VND 93.5 million, and Nam Can Tho University, VND 100 million.
The two popular fields cost less than VND 100 million at Cuu Long University, VND 68 million for medicine and VND 78 million for dentistry, Buon Ma Thuot University of Medicine and Pharmacy, VND 65 million for medicine, and Vo Truong Toan University, VND 64.6 million for medicine and dentistry.
Some programmes cost less than VND 20 million a year
Among other fields, the lowest fee at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology is VND 61.75 million a year for technology and engineering programmes. At Hong Bang International University, the average annual fee for economics and management, technology and engineering, social sciences, languages and international culture is about VND 55 million.
Cuu Long University lists the lowest law tuition at VND 16.1 million a year. At Vo Truong Toan University, economics students pay VND 10.5 million a year, the lowest figure among the listed fields. One programme at Hanoi University of Business and Technology costs VND 14.6 million a year, while one at Dong Do University costs VND 17.49 million. These are among the few private universities where some programmes cost less than VND 20 million a year.
At Van Lang University, standard programmes cost VND 65–72 million a year, except medicine and dentistry. The Global Partnership programme, taught entirely in English and leading to an international degree, costs VND 130 million a year. Global Standard costs VND 72–101 million, while the elite programme costs VND 110 million a year.
At Hoa Sen University, standard programmes cost VND 45–60 million a year, high-quality programmes VND 60–75 million, and international programmes VND 75–85 million.
Ho Chi Minh City's FPT University campus has two tuition scales for students from different regions. Students from Region 1 pay VND 30.96–44.24 million a year, while students from other regions pay VND 44.24–63.2 million, depending on the programme.
The figures below show 2026–2027 tuition for some universities that publish the information on their websites.
Sources: Thanh Niên
