TOEFL® iBT Scores Set by Universities and Other Score Users (Updated October

• The TOEFL iBT scores provide more information about the applicant's ability to communicate in English in an academic environment. To make best use of the score information, some institutions plan to set section or skill score requirements either by themselves or in combination with a total score, while others plan to set a total score standard.  Score users are encouraged to consider other evidence of English proficiency in addition to the TOEFL score.

The TOEFL iBT score scale is:

The following institutions have reported their TOEFL iBT score requirements to ETS.  It is anticipated that these initial score requirements will be reviewed by the institutions after the first two years of testing.

• Undergraduate
          
• Graduate/Post Graduate
• Health Professional Associations

UNDERGRADUATE

Please note: some departments may require higher scores than those listed here.  For complete information, please visit the institution's Web site.

Arizona State University

• Pre-Professional Programs - Total Score: 61
• Professional Programs - Total Score: 79

Austin Community College

• Total Score: 71

Boston University - College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts, School of Hospitality Administration, Sargent College

• Reading: 21
• Listening: 18
• Speaking: 23
• Writing: 22

Boston University - College of General Studies, School of Management

• Reading: 25
• Listening: 21
• Speaking: 23
• Writing: 22

Calvin College

• Total Score: 80

Carson-Newman College

• Total Score: 79

Central Queensland University

• Associate Degree - Total Score: 61, including a score of 17 or more in the Writing section
• Undergraduate Degree - Total Score: 79, including a score of 20 or more in the Writing section

Columbus State Community College

• Total Score: 54-55

Grand Valley State University

• Total Score: 80

Howard Community College

• Total Score: 74-75

Irvine Valley College

• Total Score: 52

Johnson County Community College

• Total Score: 61

Lakehead University

• Total Score: 80

Lehigh University

Minimum university scores that students should not fall below to be admitted without some remedial language assistance.

Individual skill section score recommendations are as follows:

• Reading: 21
• Listening: 15
• Speaking: 24
• Writing: 25
• Total Score: 85

Manhattanville College

• Total Score: 80, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 20
  • Listening: 18
  • Speaking: 20
  • Writing: 22

Maryville College

• Total Score: 74, with a minimum of 18 for each section

Medgar Evers College - City University of New York

• Total Score: 52

Miami Dade College

• Total Score: 79

Middle Tennessee State University

• Total Score: 61

New York Institute of Technology

• Total Score: 61-79
• Students who score 79 or above are not required to take the internal English Placement Exam
• Students who score between 61-78 must take the internal English Placement Exam upon arrival to NYIT and prior to registration

North Dakota State University

• Total Score: 70

North Park University

• Total Score: 80, with a minimum of 18 for each section

Northwestern State University

• Total Score: 61, with a minimum of 20 for Speaking and for Writing

Ohio State University

• Total Score: 71

Old Dominion University

• Total Score: 79-80

Oregon State

• Total Score: 80, with a minimum of 16 for each section
• Total Score: 60 for conditional admission, with no section requirements

Pepperdine University

• Total Score: 80

Santa Fe Community College

• Total Score: 66

Savannah College of Art & Design

• Total Score: 85, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 18
  • Listening: 20
  • Speaking: 23
  • Writing: 24

Seattle Central Community College

• Total Score: 68, with a minimum of 18 for Writing

Simon Fraser University

• Total score: 88, with a minimum of 20 for each section
• A lesser requirement of 76 is sufficient for entry to the English Bridge Program

State University of New York - Albany

• Total Score: 79

Swinburne University of Technology

• Total Score: 80
• Total Score: 71 for Foundation and Degree Transfer Programs

Syracuse University

• Total Score: 80

The University of the Arts

• Total Score: 61

University of Arkansas

• Total Score: 80

University of British Columbia

• Total Score: 86, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 21
  • Listening: 21
  • Speaking: 20
  • Writing: 20

University of Denver

• Total Score: 70
• Students with scores between 70-88 are required to take an additional English test on the day of orientation

University of Lethbridge

• Total Score: 80

University of North Texas

• Total Score: 79, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 20
  • Listening: 21
  • Speaking: 19
  • Writing: 27

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Total Score: 61

University of Texas - San Antonio

• Total Score: 100 for admission with exemption from the UTSA English Language Assessment Program (ELAP)
• Total Score: 61 for qualified admission and participation in zero to three ELAP courses
• Total Score: 46 for admission to the Intensive English program with a guarantee of acceptance to the Bachelor's Degree program of choice with successful completion

University of Toronto

• Minimum requirement - Total Score: 100, with 22 for Writing
• Discretionary range - Total Score: 89-99, with 19 for Writing

University of Virginia - Charlottesville

• Total Score: 90

University of Washington

• Admission with English language requirement: Combined score of 57 in Reading, Listening, and Writing
• Admission with no English language requirement: Combined score of 70 in Reading, Listening, and Writing

University of Western Australia

• Total Score: 90, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Writing: 22
  • All other sections: 20

University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Total Score: 80

Western Wyoming Community College

• Total Score: 61

Wheaton College - Massachusetts

• Total Score: 90

GRADUATE/POST GRADUATE

Please note: some institutions may require higher scores than those listed here.  For complete information, please visit the institution's Web site.

Arizona State University

• Total Score: 83

Auburn University

• Total Score: 80, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 20
  • Listening: 20
  • Speaking: 20
  • Writing: 20

Brigham Young University

• Total Score: 85, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 21
  • Listening: 21
  • Speaking: 22
  • Writing: 21

Case Western Reserve University - School of Graduate Studies

• Total Score: 79, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 19
  • Listening: 15
  • Writing: 22
  • Speaking: 23

Carson-Newman College

• Total Score: 79

Central Queensland University

• Postgraduate Coursework - Total Score: 79, including a score of 20 or more in the Writing section
• Research Program - Total Score: 100, including a score of 25 or more in the Writing section

Clarkson University

• Total Score: 90, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 21
  • Listening: 20
  • Speaking: 27
  • Writing: 22

Dalhousie University

• Total Score: 92

Duke University

• Total Score: 83, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 21
  • Listening: 20
  • Speaking: 22
  • Writing: 20

East Carolina University

• Total Score: 80, with a minimum of 20 for each section

Grand Valley State University

• Total Score: 80*

*Specific healthcare-related graduate degrees require a total score of 101-102

Lakehead University

• Total Score: 80

Lehigh University

Minimum university scores that students should not fall below to be admitted without some remedial language assistance.

Individual skill section score recommendations are as follows:

• Total Score: 85, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 21
  • Listening: 15
  • Speaking: 24
  • Writing: 25

Manhattanville College

• Total Score: 85, with a minimum of 21 for Listening and Speaking

McGill University

• Total Score: 86; with a minimum of 20 for each section

Michigan State University

• Total Score: 80
• Section scores to be determined

Middle Tennessee State University

• Total Score: 71

National American University

• Total Score: 61

New York Institute of Technology

• Total Score: 61-79
• Students who score between 61-78 must take internal English Placement Exam upon arrival to NYIT and prior to registration

Northern Arizona University

• Total Score: 80

North Park University

• Total Score: 90, with a minimum of 21 for each section

Northwestern State University

• Total Score: 61, with a minimum of 20 for Speaking and for Writing

Pennsylvania State University

• Total Score: 80, with a minimum of 23 for Speaking

Ohio State University

• Total Score: 79

Old Dominion University

• Total Score: 80, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 21
  • Listening: 18
  • Speaking: 22
  • Writing: 19
• Minimum Speaking score for International Teaching Assistants: 26

Oregon State

• Total Score: 80, with a minimum of 18 for each section
• Total Score: 60 for conditional admission, with no section requirements

Purdue University

• Total Score: 77, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 19
  • Listening: 14
  • Speaking: 18
  • Writing: 18

Queen's University

• Total Score: 88, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 22
  • Listening: 20
  • Speaking: 22
  • Writing: 24

Quinnipiac University

• Total Score: 90

Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business

• Total Score: 100

Saint Cloud University - School of Graduate Studies

• Total Score: 79, with a minimum of 17 for each section

Savannah College of Art & Design

• Total Score: 85, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 18
  • Listening: 20
  • Speaking: 23
  • Writing: 24

Simmons College - College of Arts and Sciences

• Total Score: 100 for Communications Management, MATESL, Special Education, Gender/Cultural Studies
• Total Score: 80 for MAT, Children's Literature, English, Spanish

Simmons College - School for Health Studies

• Total Score: 88

Simmons College - School for Library and Information Science

• Total Score: 79

Simon Fraser University

• Total Score: 88, with a minimum required score of 20 for each section.
• A lesser requirement of a 76 minimum total score is sufficient for entry to the English Bridge Program.

St. John's College - Graduate Institute (Annapolis, MD/Santa Fe, NM)

• Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Master of Arts in Eastern Classics programs - Total Score: 112, with a minimum of 27 for each section

Swinburne University of Technology

• Programs with requirements of TOEFL PBT of 550 or TOEFL CBT of 213 require a TOEFL iBT score of 80
• Programs with requirements of TOEFL PBT of 577 or TOEFL CBT of 232 require a TOEFL iBT score of 90
• Programs with requirements of TOEFL PBT of 600 or TOEFL CBT of 250 require a TOEFL iBT score of 100

The University of the Arts

• Total Score: 79

University of Arkansas

• Total Score: 80

University of Buffalo (SUNY) - Roswell Park Cancer Institute Division

• Total Score: 96, with a minimum of 24 for Speaking

University of California - Berkeley

• Total Score: 68, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 17
  • Listening: 16
  • Speaking: 17
  • Writing: 18
• Minimum Speaking score for appointment as a Graduate Student Instructor (TA): 26

University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

• Total Score: 80, with a recommended score of 89

University of Denver

• Total Score: 80 for most graduate departments

University of Illinois - Chicago

• Total Score: 80, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 19
  • Speaking: 20
  • Listening: 17
  • Writing: 21

University of Lethbridge

• Total Score: 93

University of Minnesota

• Total Score: 79, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 19
  • Writing: 21

University of Missouri - Rolla

• Total Score: 80

University of North Texas

• Total Score: 79, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 20
  • Listening: 21
  • Speaking: 19
  • Writing: 27

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Total Score: 79-80

University of Texas - Arlington

• Total Score: 79, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 20
  • Listening: 16
  • Speaking: 21
  • Writing: 22

University of Texas - Austin

• Minimum Required Total Score: 79, with a preferred score of 21 for each section

University of Texas - San Antonio

• Total Score: 100 for admission with exemption from the UTSA English Language Assessment Program (ELAP)
• Total Score: 61 for qualified admission and participation in zero to three ELAP courses

University of Toronto

• Total Score: 93, with a minimum of 22 for Writing and for Speaking

University of Virginia

• Total Score: 90, with following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 23
  • Speaking: 22
  • Listening: 23
  • Writing: 22

University of Washington

• Admission with English language requirement: Combined score of 45 in Reading, Listening, and Writing
• Admission with no English language requirement: Combined score of 70 in Reading, Listening, and Writing

Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School

• Total Score: 100

Please note: some institutions may require higher scores than those listed here.  For complete information, please visit the institution's Web site.

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (U.S.)

• Total Score: 80, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Speaking: 26
  • Listening: 26
  • Writing: 17

International Medical Graduates - Ontario (Canada)

• Total Score: 93, with a minimum of 24 for Speaking
• Candidates applying to Community Medicine must also achieve a minimum of 22 for Writing

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (U.S.)

• Total Score: 89, with the following minimum section requirements
  • Reading: 18
  • Speaking: 26
  • Listening: 21
  • Writing: 24

 National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (U.S.)

• Reading: 21
• Speaking: 26
• Listening: 18
• Writing: 24

Tell us your institution's score requirements or recommendations and we will post them here. 

You can send your institution's score requirements to toeflnews@ets.org or call the TOEFL iBT Score User Help Line at 1-609-683-2008.