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    Minimum TOEFL Score for US Universities 2022

    Rituparna Nath Rituparna Nath
    Content Writer at Study Abroad Exams

    Generally universities tend to mention the TOEFL minimum score required for admission. A safe TOEFL test minimum score to aim for would be a 100 or above as it can secure admission in more colleges in the US. But generally, an acceptable TOEFL score above 85 is considered to be a decent score to achieve on TOEFL. The Stanford minimum TOEFL score would be different from Harvard minimum TOEFL score and every other universities like these would demand a better minimum TOEFL score.

    Table of Contents

    1. TOEFL IBT Minimum Score
      1.1 TOEFL Score for US Universities
    2. Top Universities for MS
      2.1 TOEFL Score for Scholarships

    What is the Minimum Score for TOEFL IBT

    TOEFL exam pattern shows the test has 4 sections: reading, speaking, listening, and writing. It is conducted as TOEFL IBT and TOEFL PBT; however, about 98% of the candidates apply for TOEFL IBT. So, we will be discussing the TOEFL iBT minimum score requirements. TOEFL IBT has a total score of 120 and accepted TOEFL Scores happen to be different for different universities.

    There is no specific TOEFL minimum score to pass because the TOEFL requirement of the universities is not specific. There are universities that ask around 105 from the international students for admission in the top courses. Plus, there are universities which accept around 70 TOEFL exam minimum scores for the admission purposes. Along with this, the TOEFL score requirements for different programs can be different.

    List of Minimum TOEFL Requirements for US Universities

    Roughly, a TOEFL score between 65 to 110 is needed for admission purposes. The higher the rank of the university is the higher their TOEFL score requirement will be.

    The table below shows the TOEFL minimum score for US universities:

    UniversityTOEFL score requirements
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)90
    Stanford UniversityVaries between 90-100
    Harvard University100 but 105-109 for most of the doctoral courses
    California Institute of Technology (Caltech)Depends on the academic record
    University of Chicago104 and 26 in each section
    Princeton University100
    University of Pennsylvania100
    Cornell University100
    Yale University100
    Columbia University100
    University of Michigan-Ann ArborAt least 100
    Johns Hopkins University100
    Northwestern University104 minimum for the graduate courses
    University of California, Berkeley (UCB)90-100
    80 for the undergraduate courses
    New York University (NYU)100
    University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)88-100
    Duke University105 or up
    minimum TOEFL speaking score is 22
    Writing: 20;
    Listening: 20;
    Reading: 21
    Carnegie Mellon University102
    University of California, San Diego (UCSD)85-100
    Brown University100 minimum
    University of Wisconsin-Madison100
    University of Texas at AustinMinimum 79
    (Reading: 20
    Listening: 16
    Speaking: 21
    Writing: 22)
    University of WashingtonAround 90
    Georgia Institute of TechnologyMinimum 90
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign79-102
    (Reading: 19
    Speaking: 20
    Listening: 17
    Writing: 21)
    Rice University100 minimum
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill100 or higher

    Top Universities in US for MS 

    Here are the list of universities that accepts minimum TOEFL score for MS in US:

    UniversityLocation
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Stanford UniversityStanford, California
    Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts
    Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey
    University of CaliforniaBerkeley and Los Angeles, California
    Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York
    Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut
    University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois
    Columbia UniversityNew York City, New York
    Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland
    California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California

    Minimum TOEFL Score For Scholarship

    It is probably known to all that the international students with academic excellence are eligible for multiple scholarships which include university/college-specific TOEFL scholarships and governmental scholarships.

    Candidates with a lower TOEFL score often have the opportunity to enroll themselves in the language programs to enhance their proficiency in English. In that case, the candidate may not be eligible for the scholarships. As per the data of 2016, candidates need a minimum of 78 in TOEFL if they want to opt for the scholarships. For a guaranteed scholarship a candidate has to secure the minimum TOEFL score of 100 or more. For Ivy League schools, it can be even higher.

    So, the answer to what is a good TOEFL score or what is the minimum TOEFL score will depend on the country, university, and program. Though TOEFL does not have a passing score and universities sometimes accept around 65 TOEFL score, candidates willing to study abroad need to target 95-100.

    *The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College

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