Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
The Headquarter of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
TypePublic
EstablishedJanuary 27, 1995 (January 27, 1995)
ChancellorNguyễn Thị Thanh Mai
Academic staff
3,809
Undergraduates97,610
Postgraduates7,920
1,173
Address, ,
720325
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10°52′07″N 106°47′47″E / 10.868562°N 106.796312°E / 10.868562; 106.796312
CampusSuburban, 643.7 hectares
LanguageVietnamese
English
French
Japanese
ColorsDark blue  
Light blue  
Websitewww.vnuhcm.edu.vn

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM; Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Hán Nôm: 大學國家城庯胡志明) is a public research university system in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. VNU-HCM is one of two Vietnam's national universities, the other one being Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

It ranks 201–250th in Asia according to the QS University Rankings 2020. In 2020, it was one of the first two Vietnamese universities to be included in the QS Global Ranking of Top 150 universities under 50 years old by 2021.

University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Asia184 (2025)

The university was Founded on 27 January 1995, and reorganized on 12 February 2001, under the Decision no. 15/2001/QĐ-TTg by the Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải. It now provides undergraduate and graduate education, including:

  • 147 undergraduate programs
  • 123 M.Sc. and M.Eng programs
  • 83 doctoral programs

The education professionals cover technology, natural sciences, basic sciences, social sciences and humanities, literature, foreign languages, and business. The headquarters of the university is in Linh Trung ward, Ho Chi Minh City.