As of July 2024, Vietnam has 11 higher education institutions that meet international quality standards, accredited by five foreign organizations with various evaluation criteria.

Thirteen Vietnamese universities have been listed in the Impact Rankings 2024 released recently by the Times Higher Education (THE).

Vietnamese universities have moved to higher places in the QS World University Rankings 2025 released recently by the UK-based education organisation Quacquarelli Symonds.

British magazine Times Higher Education (THE) has announced its World University Rankings 2024 (THE WUR 2024), in which six Vietnamese universities are listed. Duy Tan University and Ton Duc Thang University are both in the 601 - 800 group in the global rankings and again lead Vietnamese universities, but have both fallen in their position compared to 2023.