Nguyen Ngoc Thao Nguyen, 18, recently received a conditional offer from Peking University, which adds to admissions she secured from Tsinghua University and Fudan University in May, during her final year at Hanoi's Newton Secondary and High School.
The three institutions consistently rank among the world's most prestigious. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, Tsinghua leads the Chinese institutions at 12th globally, followed by Peking at 13th. Fudan placed 36th out of more than 2,100 institutions worldwide.
In the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings, Tsinghua climbed to sixth place. This positioned it ahead of renowned American Ivy League schools like Yale and Columbia, while Peking and Fudan ranked 19th and 49th, respectively.
"I'm very happy because these were all major goals I had set for myself a long time ago," Nguyen said.
Nguyen Ngoc Thao Nguyen in a yearbook photo for her graduation ceremony from Hanoi's Newton Secondary and High School. Photo courtesy of Nguyen
