In 2022, according to the QS World University Rankings, VNU won the Recognition of Improvement Award – an award given to institutions for their significant improvements in rating results based on the improvement in their average ranks. VNU is the first Vietnamese higher education institution presented with this award.

In 2022, Quacquarelli Symonds released the edition of the QS World University Rankings (QS WUR 2023). Accordingly, VNU featured among the world’s top 1000 for the fifth consecutive time. Ranked by indicator, VNU continued to show its prestige in both Academic & Employer reputation. Also, according to QS, VNU was ranked 162nd, listed in the top 21.3% of Asia's leading higher education institutions, and 36th in Southeast Asia. VNU’s six academic disciplines ranked by QS WUR by subject 2022 include Computer Science and Information Systems (Group 501-550 globally); Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (Group 451-500 globally); Mathematics (Group 351-400 globally); Physics and Astronomy (Group 451-500 globally); Business and Management Studies (451-500 globally); and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Group 451-500 globally). Five of the six disciplines were listed in Group 500 globally; especially, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Business and Management Studies, were all ranked No. 1 in Vietnam; VNU’s Electrical and Electronic Engineering was ranked by QS for the first time.

According to Times Higher Education (THE), VNU maintained its ranking in 4 subjects as in the previous ranking, namely: Computer Sciences and Social Sciences (both in Group 601-800 globally); Engineering and Physic Sciences (both in Group 801-1000 globally). Also in this ranking, VNU had 2 more ranked subjects including Business and Economics, and Life Sciences (both in Group 501-600 globally).

Recently, the U.S. News & World Report (USA) has published the 2022 edition of the Best Global Universities Rankings. Accordingly, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) was ranked 970th globally and 258th in Asia. Regarding the 13 indicators of the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking methodology, VNU’s Publications has significantly improved with an increase of 59 places compared to the 2022 ranking. Also in this ranking, VNU’s Engineering was ranked for the first time at 636th globally, and VNU’s Physics remained ranked 664th.

This year was also the first year when VNU was ranked 758th among the world’s top 800 universities according to Webometrics rankings by Cybermetrics Labs. In this ranking, VNU was up 186 places compared to its rank in January 2022, ranked 183rd in Asia and 14th in Southeast Asia.