How will college admissions be based on SAT and ACT scores in 2025?

TPO - In 2025, many universities across the country will continue to allow candidates to use international SAT and ACT certificates for admission. Up to this point, about 30 universities in Hanoi have announced the minimum SAT and ACT scores for candidates to apply for admission.

Many schools consider SAT and ACT scores - two popular tests in university admissions in the US. The highest score for admission belongs to Hanoi University of Pharmacy with 1400/1600 points.

Hanoi University of Pharmacy considers admission based on combined academic records for Pharmacy majors with SAT 1400/1600, other majors are 1350.

Next is Foreign Trade University. Candidates with SAT 1380 and ACT 30/36 or higher can register for combined consideration with international language certificates.

However, many universities require low minimum scores. For example, at the Vietnam Agricultural Academy, candidates only need to achieve 800 SAT points or 13 ACT points to get extra points, based on the method of considering high school graduation exam scores and transcripts.

According to the 2025 enrollment plan of the schools, this score is only the score for receiving applications from 1068 to 1400, but the admission score of the schools will be higher.

SAT and ACT score requirements of more than 30 universities in Hanoi are as follows:

TT	School	Minimum score	Admission method
1	National Economics University	SAT 1200 ACT 26	Consider combination
2	Foreign Trade University	SAT 1380 ACT 30	Consider combining international language certificates
3	Diplomatic Academy	SAT 1200 ACT 23	Consider combining graduation exam scores
4	University of Commerce	SAT 1000 ACT 20	Consider combining graduation exam scores or academic records
5	Banking Academy	SAT 1150	Combined review of academic records
6	Academy of Finance	SAT 1050	Combined review of academic records
7	Hanoi University of Civil Engineering	SAT 1200 ACT 26	Consider international certificates
8	Hanoi University of Pharmacy	SAT 1400 (Pharmacy) SAT 1350 (other majors)	Combined review of academic records
9	Hanoi University	SAT 1100 ACT 20	Bonus points when considering combined transcripts.
10	Academy of Posts and Telecommunications Technology	SAT 1130 ACT 25	Consider international certificates
11	Vietnam Academy of Agriculture	SAT 800 ACT 13	Adding points when considering transcripts and graduation exam scores
12	Academy of Journalism and Communication	SAT 1200	Combined review of academic records
13	Hanoi University of Industry	SAT 1000	Combined review of academic records
14	University of Foreign Languages, Vietnam National University, Hanoi	SAT 1100 ACT 22	Bonus points when considering graduation exam scores
15	University of Economics, Vietnam National University, Hanoi	SAT 1050 ACT 20	Consider international certificates
16	International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi	SAT 1100	Bonus points
17	School of Business and Management, Vietnam National University, Hanoi	SAT 1100 ACT 22	Consider international certificates
18	School of Law, Vietnam National University, Hanoi	SAT 1200	Bonus points
19	Vietnam Japan University, Vietnam National University, Hanoi	SAT 1100	SAT certificate review
20	Phenikaa University	SAT 1100 ACT 24	Direct admission according to the school's project
21	CMC University	SAT 1100/1600 or 1450/2400 ACT 22	Direct admission according to the school's project
22	Military Technical Academy	SAT 1068 Bonus Points ACT 18
23	Military Medical Academy
24	Academy of Military Science
25	Border Guard Academy
26	Air Defense - Air Force Academy
27	Army Officer School 1
28	Artillery Officer School
29	Special Forces Officer School
30	Chemical Officer School
31	University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City	SAT 1340	Combined admission
32	Ho Chi Minh City Open University	SAT 1100	Consider international certificates
33	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	SAT 1250	Consider international certificates

SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) is a popular standardized test, often used for admission to universities in the US, Europe... The test consists of three parts: Reading, Language and Mathematics, with a total score of 1,600.

The main reason for the increasing popularity of the SAT in Vietnam is the safety as candidates can register for up to four exams per year and universities will accept the results of the last two years. Next is the stability of the SAT compared to changes in the National High School Exam program.

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Source: https://tienphong.vn/nam-2025-xet-tuyen-dai-hoc-bang-diem-sat-act-ra-sao-post1749809.tpo