TOEFL Requirement for United States Universities: Minimum Score

Typical minimum: commonly 79 to 80 on the 0 to 120 scale. From January 21, 2026, TOEFL iBT also reports a parallel 1 to 6 scale during a transition period, with a typical minimum in the 4.0 to 4.5 range on that scale., verified 7 September 2026.

US universities set their own English test thresholds rather than following a national minimum. Scores among the large public universities researched for this project's own university dataset range from about 61 to 95, with 79 to 80 the most common figure.

Verified universities in United States and their minimum

Arizona State University

Tempe, United States, public

$42,809
IELTS 6 · 89.89% admitted
Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, United States, public

$37,326
IELTS 6 · 12.82% admitted
University at Buffalo

Buffalo, United States, public

$35,536
IELTS 6
University of Washington

Seattle, United States, public

$61,052
IELTS 6 · 41.75% admitted
Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, United States, public

$44,339
IELTS 6.5
University of Texas at Austin

Austin, United States, public

$42,554 to $51,106
IELTS 6.5
The Ohio State University

Columbus, United States, public

$47,374
IELTS 6.5
Michigan State University

East Lansing, United States, public

$45,040
IELTS 6.5
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, United States, public

$40,839
IELTS 6.5
University of California, Davis

Davis, United States, public

$57,348
IELTS 6.5 · 45.8% admitted
University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, United States, public

$46,058 to $50,166
IELTS 6.5
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, United States, public

$37,258
IELTS 6.5
Texas A&M University

College Station, United States, public

$39,346
IELTS 6
North Carolina State University

Raleigh, United States, public

$34,961
IELTS 6.5
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, United States, public

$59,375
IELTS 6.5 · 30.3% admitted
University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, United States, public

$55,700
IELTS 6.5 · 10.8% admitted
Pennsylvania State University

University Park, United States, public

$44,574
IELTS 6.5
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, United States, public

$44,190.86
IELTS 6.5
Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, United States, public

$40,180
IELTS 6.5
University of California, San Diego

San Diego, United States, public

$60,901
IELTS 7 · 27.2% admitted
Purdue University

West Lafayette, United States, public

$32,104
IELTS 6.5 · 43.4% admitted
University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, United States, public

$57,484
IELTS 6.5 · 10.5% admitted
Boston University

Boston, United States, private nonprofit

$74,594
IELTS 7 · 12.84% admitted
University of Maryland

College Park, United States, public

$44,086
IELTS 7
University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, United States, public

$45,480
IELTS 7

Sources, checked 7 September 2026

https://undergrad.osu.edu/apply/international-freshmen/apply-step-by-step