Top 12 high-quality universities with the lowest tuition fees in Northern Vietnam

University of Transport and Communications has a mission to train professionals for the transportation sector and the nation with skilled, passionate, creative, and humane engineers. Over the years, the university has produced thousands of engineers, as well as a large number of masters and PhDs.

Many leaders and managers in transportation-related agencies and enterprises are alumni of the University of Transport and Communications. The university aims to be a multi-disciplinary institution specializing in engineering, technology, and economics, becoming a key educational establishment that provides highly qualified human resources to meet the sustainable development needs of the transportation sector in Vietnam.

In the academic year 2022-2023, the university applied the following tuition fees:

• General undergraduate program: 390,000 VND/credit.
• High-quality program: 850,000 VND/credit.

Based on the tuition fee increases in recent years, it is anticipated that the tuition fees for the academic year 2023-2024 will rise by 10%, with an expected increase of 1,000,000 VND to 1,500,000 VND per credit compared to the previous year.

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University of Mining and Geology stands as one of the premier universities in Vietnam. Since its establishment in 1966, the institution has educated 56 generations of students, producing more than 70,000 engineers across 45 disciplines, including Mining, Geology, Petroleum, Surveying, Economics, Business Administration, Information Technology, Mechatronics, Construction, and Environmental Engineering. Its mission is to be a leading institution for the development of high-quality human resources, scientific research, and technology transfer in Earth Sciences and Mining, as well as other scientific areas, to meet national and global development needs, supporting the country's industrialization, modernization, and international integration.

Over the past decade, University of Mining and Geology has achieved significant results in its in-depth educational reform program, updating its curricula and schedules to gradually improve the quality of its training.

For the 2022-2023 academic year, the expected increase in tuition fees at University of Mining and Geology will not be substantial compared to the previous year. Specifically:

• For Economics programs: Tuition fees range from 336,000 VND to 400,000 VND per credit.
• For Engineering programs: Tuition fees range from 358,000 VND to 422,000 VND per credit.

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Opening hours: 08:00 – 17:00

Northwestern University is one of the leading universities in Vietnam. It is a multi-disciplinary university that collaborates with students, employers, researchers, and the local community to ensure that its training programs are of high quality and that it contributes to preserving the cultural heritage of the ethnic minorities in the Northwestern region.

Students studying here will be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to thrive in today’s competitive environment. Northwestern University is committed to providing undergraduate and postgraduate education, professional development training for officials and civil servants, conducting scientific research, transferring technology, and providing technical services that contribute to the economic and social development of the Northwestern region.

The tuition fees for Northwestern University increased by 12% in 2022, which translates to:

• Social sciences, economics, and agricultural sciences: 325,000 VND per credit.
• Natural sciences and technology: 385,000 VND per credit.

Ranked at the top, Hanoi National University is a center for training, scientific research, knowledge transfer, and high-quality multi-disciplinary and multi-field technology, on par with regional standards, gradually achieving international recognition. It meets the needs of the country’s development, aligns with the trends of advanced higher education development, and is one of the two national universities in Vietnam. It is considered the most prestigious university in Vietnam today, ranking 139th in Asia (2016), according to QS World University Rankings.

Hanoi National University provides undergraduate and postgraduate training, scientific research, and the application of high-quality technology across multiple disciplines and fields, playing a crucial role in the higher education system in Vietnam. According to the SCImago 2016 project, Hanoi National University is ranked 632nd in the world.

The tuition fees for full-time students in programs offered by Hanoi National University for the 2022-2023 academic year range from 9.8 million VND per year.

• 144 Xuan Thuy, Cau Giay, Hanoi
• Thach Hoa, Thach That, Hanoi

Phone: 024 3558 9544 & 024 3754 7670
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Website: vnu.edu.vn/home/
Fanpage: www.facebook.com/VNU.DHQG/
Opening hours: 08:00 - 17:00

Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry was established in 1970 and is currently a member institution of Thai Nguyen University. Over the course of 47 years of growth and development, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry has become a leading center for training and technology transfer in agriculture, forestry, resource management, and environmental studies for the northern mountainous and midland regions of Vietnam.

Annually, the university enrolls over 3,000 students across more than 18 undergraduate majors and 24 specialized programs in regular and part-time formats, and around 500 graduate students in 9 master's programs and 8 PhD fields. The total student population stands at about 14,000, including over 100 international students and more than 1,000 postgraduate and doctoral candidates.

The university has made significant achievements in scientific research, technology transfer, and international collaboration. It annually conducts more than 200 projects and assignments at various levels, including many programs for practical technology application in production. It holds over 20 patents related to plant varieties, animal breeds, and technical processes. Currently, the university maintains research and educational partnerships with 65 international organizations and leading universities worldwide.

In 2022, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry set tuition fees for different programs as follows:

• Standard system: 9,800,000 – 11,700,000 VND/year/student.
• International advanced programs: 28,900,000 VND/year/student.

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Website: tuaf.edu.vn
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Opening hours: 07:00 – 17:30

Union University is a public university managed by the Ministry of Education and Training. It is the oldest institution in the Vietnamese education system. The university boasts a highly qualified teaching staff with years of experience and modern facilities that fully support teaching, learning, and scientific research.

The tuition fee students are required to pay is 245,000 VND per credit based on their program. For each semester, with 16 to 20 credits, the total fee ranges from 3,500,000 to 4,500,000 VND, depending on the number of credits enrolled. Notably, students will learn in a dynamic and creative environment, regularly engaging in extracurricular activities that foster soft skills development alongside professional knowledge, making the students highly capable.

Based on the previous years' tuition fees, in the 2022-2023 academic year, tuition increased by 10%, which means:

• Business Administration, Finance and Banking, Accounting, Human Resource Management, Labor Relations, Law: 13,530,000 VND/year.
• Occupational Safety, Social Work, Sociology, Tourism, English Language: 12,980,000 VND/year.
• High-quality training programs: Twice the cost of regular programs.

• Phone: 024 3857 3204
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• Website: dhcd.edu.vn/
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Hung Yen University of Technical Education was established in 1966, initially known as the Hung Yen Industrial Secondary School under the Ministry of Heavy Industry. After more than 50 years of development, the university has made significant progress in both scale and quality, becoming a multi-disciplinary university in the Red River Delta region. It offers high-quality, career-oriented training that meets the increasingly diverse labor demands of society.

Notably, since 2011, Hung Yen University of Technical Education has been entrusted by the Ministry of Education and Training to offer Master's degree programs in five fields: Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Control Engineering and Automation, Mechanical Engineering, and Mechanical Technology. This has been a crucial step in advancing the university’s stature among other higher education institutions across the country.

The tuition fees for the 2021-2022 academic year at Hung Yen University of Technical Education are as follows:

• Education-related fields: Free of charge
• Technology fields: 12,500,000 VND/year
• Engineering fields: 12,500,000 VND/year
• Economics fields: 10,500,000 VND/year
• Foreign languages: 10,500,000 VND/year

• Dan Tien, Khoai Chau, Hung Yen
• Nhan Hoa, My Hao, Hung Yen

Phone: 022 1371 3081 & 022 1368 9888 & 022 1368 9555
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Vietnam National University of Agriculture is an autonomous, multi-disciplinary university with a research-focused model, positioning itself as an outstanding center for innovation in human resource training, scientific research, knowledge application, and technology development within the agriculture and rural development sectors. It contributes significantly to the growth of Vietnam's agricultural sector and the nation's international integration. The university strives to cultivate a unique culture, with five core values driven by its philosophy: Unity, Ethics, Leadership, Responsiveness, and Prestige.

Currently, the university ranks 3rd among Vietnamese universities, 50th in the top 100 universities in Southeast Asia, and is within the top 20 Vietnamese institutions with the most international publications. Vietnam National University of Agriculture has its origins in the former University of Agriculture, founded in October 1956, and is one of the largest campuses in the country.

The tuition fees for the 2021-2022 academic year for regular students are as follows:

• Fields of agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture: 12,760,000 VND/year
• Social sciences and management fields (Economics, Land Management, Accounting, Business Administration, Sociology, English...): 14,795,000 VND/year
• Engineering and Technology: 17,600,000 VND/year
• Food technology: 18,370,000 VND/year
• Veterinary: 21,780,000 VND/year

Thai Nguyen University is one of the five universities in Vietnam that follows a two-level university model. It has been assigned the significant responsibility of serving as a training center for human resources across provinces, universities, colleges, vocational schools, and training centers. Additionally, the university takes on a pivotal role in scientific research and technology transfer, contributing significantly to the economic, political, cultural, and social development of the northern mountainous region of Vietnam.

At present, the university boasts over 4,400 staff, including more than 2,800 teaching faculty, among which are 110 professors and associate professors, and 454 PhDs. Thai Nguyen University offers 109 undergraduate programs across 169 disciplines, 47 master's programs with 48 courses, and 30 doctoral programs in a variety of fields, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, agriculture, forestry, economics, management, medicine, engineering, and technology.

Thai Nguyen University is actively strengthening its international collaborations, particularly in the area of educating foreign students and facilitating student exchanges abroad. Currently, the university is training nearly 300 students from various countries across the world.

For the academic year 2023 – 2024, the expected tuition fees at Thai Nguyen University of Science are set to rise by 10% compared to 2022, following recent trends. The fee is estimated to range between 13,000,000 and 14,000,000 VND per academic year.

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The leading position in this list is held by Hanoi University of Education, a renowned institution considered the cradle of future educators, the "steersmen" of Vietnam's education system. This university is a central hub, a pioneer in the field of pedagogical training, and is also the largest center in the country for teacher education, scientific research – particularly in educational science.

With a mission to train highly qualified human resources at both undergraduate and graduate levels, regularly nurturing talents for the national education system and society, the university excels in basic scientific research, educational sciences, and advanced applied sciences. Additionally, it provides educational and technological services to support the nation's industrialization, modernization, and international integration.

It is perhaps for this reason that the Teaching program at Hanoi University of Education enjoys particular privilege, with tuition fees set at 0 VND. Those with a passion for teaching and a dream of becoming educators will find this university to be an ideal place. Furthermore, the university offers many exciting programs designed to encourage students to participate and shine with their talents.

Hanoi University of Science and Technology is a member of the Vietnam National University in Hanoi. Its mission is to train highly qualified human resources with advanced degrees and to nurture talents, while focusing on the research, development, and application of cutting-edge technologies, particularly in Information Technology and Communications.

The university also strives to adopt regional and international standards for higher education, applying information technology in university management and making significant contributions to the development of the nation’s economy and knowledge-based society.

The tuition fees for programs at Hanoi University of Science and Technology in 2022 were 1,086,000 VND per credit. For specialized programs in Aerospace Technology and Construction Engineering, fees were 647,083 VND per credit. The annual tuition fees ranged from 18,000,000 to 39,000,000 VND, depending on the program.

The university plans to increase tuition fees by 5% to 10% in 2023, which corresponds to an increase of approximately 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 VND per semester, based on the trends from recent years.

The Military Technical Academy was established under Decision No. 146/CP dated August 8, 1966, by the Council of Government, originally named 'Branch II of the University of Science and Technology.' It is a national key university and an important scientific research center for the military and the country, dedicated to training high-quality human resources in science, technology, and engineering for the defense and development of the nation.

The academy's goal is to become a leading multi-disciplinary research university in the military and state sectors, recognized for its international standards. It aims to train high-level scientific and technical personnel for national defense, security, and socio-economic development, meeting the growing needs of modern defense industry, a revolutionary, regular, elite, and gradually modernized military, and to help Vietnam advance as an industrialized country. The academy’s mission is to cultivate quality human resources, conduct advanced research, prototype development, and technology transfer, while contributing to national defense and the advancement of Vietnam’s military technology sector.

Military Technical Academy Tuition Fees for 2023:

• Regular undergraduate program: 225,000 VND per credit
• Graduation project: 3,000,000 VND per project
• Diploma program: 630,000 VND per month per student

• 236 Hoang Quoc Viet, Co Nhue, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi
• Kieu Mai, Phu Dien 1, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi
• Me Linh, Vinh Yen, Vinh Phuc