Currently, Vietnam is adopting a cost-sharing policy for public higher education. A dual mechanism of tuition fees has been introduced: (i) the tuition fee covers part of the instruction cost; and (ii) the tuition fee covers the full instruction cost. Despite this, Vietnamese public universities still face a shortage of income for maintaining good quality higher education. There has been ongoing debate about measures to resolve this problem: while some suggest the current tuition fee cap predetermined by the government should be raised, in conjunction with high levels of aid, others are opposed to this idea. However, this debate lacks students' perspectives. In this paper, we examine student’s willingness to pay for tuition in association with its predictors. A survey of 237 students shows that there is a high willingness to pay for higher education, evidenced by their willingness to pay for extra classes in addition to tuition fees for universities. The study also revealed that the following factors affect students’ views on total payments for higher education (including tuition fees and fees for extra classes): the academic year of the student, their major, whether they are fully self-paid vs. state-subsidized, their family’s economic situation and academic-related factors. Meanwhile, their willingness to pay was not influenced by gender and economic-related factors. These findings provide implications for policymakers and university administrators for the adjustment of financing policies.

目前，越南正在对公立高等教育采取费用分担政策。引入了学费的双重机制：（i）学费涵盖了部分教学费用；（ii）学费涵盖了全部教学费用。尽管如此，越南的公立大学仍然面临着维持高质量高等教育的收入短缺问题。关于解决该问题的措施的争论一直在进行：尽管有些人建议应提高政府预先确定的学费上限，同时提供高额的援助，但另一些人反对这一想法。但是，这种辩论缺乏学生的见解。在本文中，我们结合其预测因素来检验学生支付学费的意愿。一项针对237名学生的调查表明，他们愿意为高等教育付费，这是因为除了大学学费之外，他们愿意支付额外的课程费用。研究还显示，以下因素会影响学生对高等教育总付款（包括学费和额外课程费用）的看法：学生的学年，其专业，是否完全自费与州立教育-补贴，家庭经济状况和与学业有关的因素。同时，他们的支付意愿不受性别和经济相关因素的影响。这些发现为决策者和大学管理者调整融资政策提供了启示。研究还显示，以下因素会影响学生对高等教育总付款（包括学费和额外课程费用）的看法：学生的学年，其专业，是否完全自费与州立教育-补贴，家庭经济状况和与学业有关的因素。同时，他们的支付意愿不受性别和经济相关因素的影响。这些发现为决策者和大学管理者调整融资政策提供了启示。研究还显示，以下因素会影响学生对高等教育总付款（包括学费和额外课程费用）的看法：学生的学年，其专业，是否完全自费与州立教育-补贴，家庭经济状况和与学业有关的因素。同时，他们的支付意愿不受性别和经济相关因素的影响。这些发现为决策者和大学管理者调整融资政策提供了启示。他们家庭的经济状况和学业相关因素。同时，他们的支付意愿不受性别和经济相关因素的影响。这些发现为决策者和大学管理者调整融资政策提供了启示。他们家庭的经济状况和学业相关因素。同时，他们的支付意愿不受性别和经济相关因素的影响。这些发现为决策者和大学管理者调整融资政策提供了启示。