For admission in foreign universities, TOEFL scores are mandatory, and globally, in 150 countries around 11,000 universities accept TOEFL score. TOEFL is available in two methods, TOEFL iBT and TOEFL PBT for them. There are a few universities where only TOEFL scores are accepted to prove a candidate’s English language proficiency. Through this article, we will know more about the universities that accept only TOEFL scores.
US Universities Accepting TOEFL Scores
The US is the first choice of every international student to study in – check the table below for the required TOEFL score of US universities.
| Name of institute | TOEFL scores |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 90 overall (100 recommended) |
| Harvard University | Varies |
| Princeton University | 108 overall; Listening 28, TOEFL Reading 29, writing 24, and Writing 27. |
| Columbia University | 100 overall; |
| California Institute of technology | 78 overall |
| Stanford university | 89 – 100 overall |
| Yale university | 100 overall |
| University of Chicago | 100 minimum; recommended higher |
| University of Pennsylvania | 100 overall |
| Northwestern university | 90 and higher overall |
| Duke university | 90 overall |
| John Hopkins University | 100 overall |
| Dartmouth College | 78 overall |
| Brown University | 90 overall |
| University of Notre Dame | 105 overall, with no score lower than 28 in writing and no other band score lower than 24 |
| Vanderbilt University | 100 overall |
| Cornell University | 100 overall |
| Rice University | 100 overall |
| Washington University (St. Louis) | 90 overall |
| University of California (Los Angeles) | 83 minimum |
UK Universities Accepting TOEFL scores
Check the TOEFL score requirement for the best UK universities in the following table:
| Name of institute | TOEFL score |
|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | 110 (overall); 25 in each sections |
| University of Oxford | 100; recommended: 110 |
| University College London | 100 |
| University of Manchester | 100 (overall); 22 in writing and TOEFL Speaking; 21 in reading and listening |
| King’s College, London | 72 overall; 20 in all skills |
| Imperial College London | 82 overall; minimum 17 in all the skills |
| University of Leeds | 83 for undergraduate, 92 for postgraduate |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | 89-90 |
| University of Edinburgh | 100 overall |
| University of Durham | 88 overall, 22 each section |
| University of Warwick | 92 overall |
| University of Bristol | 88 overall; reading: 18, listening: 19, speaking: 19, TOEFL writing: 22 |
| London school of economics | 100 overall, with a minimum of 27 in Writing 25 in Reading 24 in Listening 24 in Speaking |
| University of Birmingham | 80 overall; minimum of 19 in listening, 19 in reading, 21 in speaking, and 19 in writing |
| University of Lancaster | 87 overall; 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 17 in speaking, 20 in writing |
| University of St. Andrews | 92-100 |
| University of Glasgow | 100 overall, 23 in each skill |
| Newcastle University | 100 overall; 19 in listening, 20 in writing, 22 in speaking, 22 in writing |
| University of Bath | 72 overall; minimum 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking, and 17 in Writing |
| University of Liverpool | 88 overall; 20 in listening, writing, and reading, 22 in speaking |
| University of East Anglia | 79 overall |
| University of Coventry | 89 overall |
| University of York | 79-80 |
| University of Leicester | 90 |
Canadian Universities Accepting TOEFL Scores
Just like US and UK, Canada is also very popular as a study destination. The table below holds the TOEFL score requirements for Canadian universities:
| Name of institution | TOEFL scores |
|---|---|
| University of Toronto | 89-110 for undergraduate; 93 for graduate |
| University of British Columbia | 90 |
| McGill University | 79-100 for undergraduate; 86 for graduate |
| McMaster University | 86 for undergraduate; 92 for postgraduate |
| University of Montreal | - |
| University of Alberta | 90 for both undergraduate & graduate |
| University of Calgary | 80-108 depending on the course |
| University of Ottawa | 86-96 depending on the major for undergraduate; 100 for most programs |
Australian Universities Accepting TOEFL Scores
The table below holds the TOEFL score requirements for the most preferred Australian universities:
| Name of institution | TOEFL scores |
|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | 79 overall; 21 for writing, 18 for speaking, 13 for writing and listening |
| University of Sydney | 96 overall; 27 for Writing, 24 for listening, reading, and 23 for speaking. |
| Monash University | 94 overall; 24 in Writing and no section lower than 20 |
| University of Queensland | 87 overall; 21 in writing, 19 in reading, listening & speaking |
| Australian National University | 80 – 100 overall |
| UNSW Sydney | Direct entry: 90 overall with 23 in writing |
| The University of Adelaide | 79 overall; Writing 21 Speaking 18 Reading and Listening 13 |
| University of Technology, Sydney | 102-109 overall, speaking 23-27, listening 23-27, reading 23-27, writing 24. |
| University of Western Australia | 82 overall; minimum score of 22 in the Writing section; 18 in the Reading section; 20 in the Speaking section; and 20 in the Listening section |
| RMIT University | Overallscore79 (with a minimum score of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking, and 21 in Writing) |
| Curtin University | 84 overall; reading, listening, speaking: 20, writing: 24 |
| University of Wollongong | 61 overall |
New Zealand Universities Accepting TOEFL Scores
New Zealand is slowly becoming popular as the study destination among the international candidates – check the TOEFL score requirements for the universities in the following table:
| Name of institute | TOEFL score |
| University of Auckland | 80 overall; writing: 21 |
| University of Canterbury | 80 overall; at least 19 in reading, writing, and listening |
| University of Otago | 80 overall; writing: 20 |
| University of Victoria, Wellington | 90 overall; writing: 20 |
| Auckland University of technology | 80 overall; writing: 21 |
| University of Waikato | 80 with a score of 21 in writing |
So, these are the most preferred universities and most preferred study destinations of the international candidates. These Universities and their TOEFL score requirement can help the candidates for the preparation of TOEFL. Now the applicants are aware of their target TOEFL score and they can practice accordingly to secure a seat in their preferred universities and courses.
*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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