With 20 points in the high school graduation exam, the possibility of being admitted to leading medical and pharmaceutical universities is very low. For many years, the benchmark scores of "hot" majors such as Medicine, Dentistry, Dentistry, and Pharmacy at these schools have been at 25 points or higher.
In the 2024 enrollment season, the health sector continues to maintain high benchmark scores, especially Medicine and Dentistry.
At Hanoi Medical University, the Medicine - Dentistry - Maxillofacial Department has been over 27.5 B00 combination points in recent years. In 2024, Medicine achieved 28.27 points, Dentistry - Maxillofacial Surgery about 27.5 27.7 points; other majors such as refractive surgery, traditional medicine, medical testing techniques... all have 25 points or more.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy has a benchmark score of 20.127.8 points; The highest medical school with 27.8 points according to high school exam scores and 26.95 points according to the combination of English certificate; Dentistry - Maxillofacial - Maxillofacial, respectively, 27.35 and 26.5 points.
Hanoi University of Medicine and Pharmacy (VNU Hanoi) gives 27.15 points for Medicine and 27 points for Dentistry. In the South, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine holds 26.57 points for Medicine and 26.49 points for Dentistry. The University of Health Sciences (VNU-HCM) scored 26.4 and 26.33 respectively.
In regional schools, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy takes 26.17 points for Medicine; Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy ranges from 19.225.7 points, with Medicine 25.7 and Dentistry 25.65 points.
In 2025, with 20 points, candidates who still want to try can consider applying to majors with lower admission scores such as Preventive Medicine, Public Health or Traditional Medicine. The broader path for 20-point candidates is local medical schools or multi-disciplinary schools with health training.
Some options worth considering include: the North has Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Public Health University; the Central region has Da Nang University of Medicine and Pharmacy Technology, Vinh University of Medicine and Pharmacy; the South has Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Buon Ma Thuot University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
The benchmark score of the Vietnam Academy of Traditional Medicine in recent years has been moderate.
In 2024, the admission score to the Vietnam Academy of Traditional Medicine ranges from 22.75 to 25.57 points. Specifically, the standard score for the Medicine major is 25.57; the Pharmacy major takes 23.52 points; the Traditional Medicine major takes 22.75 points. Here is detailed information:
In 2023, the admission score ranges from 21.5 to 25.05 points. Of which, the Medicine major has the highest score. Here is detailed information:
