IELTS admission scores for top universities

Foreign Trade UniversityThere are 3 ways to consider candidates with IELTS certificates in 2025, including: IELTS consideration with high school transcripts, IELTS consideration with high school graduation exam scores and IELTS consideration with SAT/ACT/A-level (other international language certificates are also considered similarly).

In particular, the IELTS method using high school transcripts is only for students majoring in math, physics, chemistry, information technology, literature, foreign languages ​​and students with national prizes, students with provincial prizes (first, second, third) in these subjects. The method is also applied to students who won national science and technology prizes.

The IELTS requirement is 6.5 or higher. This score remains unchanged from previous years.

National Economics UniversityIELTS is not considered independently, IELTS is not considered in combination with academic records. IELTS certificates are considered in combination with the competency assessment test scores of Hanoi National University, the competency assessment of Ho Chi Minh City National University, the thinking assessment of the University of Technology and the 2025 high school graduation exam scores of math and 1 non-English subject in the school's admission combination.

This year, the National Economics University only has 4 admission combinations, including: A00 (math, physics, chemistry), A01 (math, physics, English), D01 (math, literature, English) and D07 (math, chemistry, English). Candidates with IELTS from 7.5 - 9.0 will be converted to 10 points.

This year,Hanoi University of Science and TechnologyThere are other admission methods. Specifically, the school gives bonus points to talented candidates if they have VSTEP English certificate and other international English certificates such as IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC... IELTS is also considered in combination with the thinking assessment test score.

In addition, the school allows converting English certificates into English subject scores when candidates are admitted based on high school graduation exam scores (combinations A01, D01, D04, D07).

The IELTS score conversion to English subject score is as follows: IELTS 5.0 is equivalent to 8.5 points; IELTS 5.5 is equivalent to 9 points; IELTS 6.0 is equivalent to 9.5 points; IELTS from 6.5 and above is equivalent to 10 points. When converting IELTS to talent selection bonus points and thinking assessment points, the score ranges from 1 to 7 corresponding to IELTS levels from 5.0 to 8.0.

Hanoi University of Civil EngineeringUsing 4 admission methods in 2025, including: considering high school graduation exam scores; considering 3-year academic transcript scores according to admission combinations; considering separate exam scores organized by schools; direct admission and priority admission according to the school's project and regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

With the method of considering high school graduation exam scores and academic records, the school accepts converting English and French subject scores in the admission combination with certificates equivalent to IELTS 5.5 or higher.

Ho Chi Minh City University of LawIt is expected that candidates studying at international high schools will be considered and meet the following requirements: have graduated from high school; have an international language certificate IELTS with a score of 6.5 or higher; have been awarded a high school diploma by a foreign educational institution (this diploma must be recognized as equivalent to the training level according to the high school education program in Vietnam according to regulations).

In addition, the school considers candidates with international language certificates or US SAT exam results, meeting the following conditions: graduated from high school; candidates with international language certificates (English/ or French/ or Japanese); have SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) exam results.