Required TOEFL Scores for College Admissions
Colleges and universities vary in their use of your TOEFL scores for admission purposes.
Most colleges use your TOEFL scores as only one factor in their admission process. Typically, colleges use TOEFL scores along with other factors such as GPA, class rank, community service, recommendations and extracurricular activities. The tables below list sample admission requirements from various undergraduate and graduate colleges that specify TOEFL admission requirements. You should check the individual college’s website to completely understand their TOEFL admission requirements.
Sample Undergraduate TOEFL Admission Requirements
Section | Range (low) | Range (high) | Mean (average) |
Listening | 15 | 21 | 19.0 |
Reading | 18 | 25 | 20.5 |
Speaking | 18 | 24 | 21.3 |
Writing | 18 | 27 | 22.4 |
Total | 52 | 90 | 74.2 |
Source: College Scores reported to ETS
Section | Range (low) | Range (high) | Rean (average) |
Listening | 14 | 23 | 18.4 |
Reading | 18 | 23 | 20.2 |
Speaking | 17 | 27 | 21.3 |
Writing | 18 | 27 | 21.6 |
Total | 60 | 100 | 82.6 |
Source: College Scores reported to ETS
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