Who Accepts TOEFL Scores

More than 10,000 colleges, agencies and other institutions in over 130 countries accept TOEFL® scores. Other organizations rely on TOEFL scores as well:

·         Immigration departments use them to issue residential and work visas

·         Medical and licensing agencies use them for professional certification purposes

·         Individuals use them to measure their progress in learning English

Institutions that Accept TOEFL Scores

4 out of 5 admissions officers who were surveyed — and who stated a preference — were more satisfied with using the TOEFL test compared to other English-language tests. Search for institutions that rely on TOEFL scores as the most accurate measure of English-language skills.

Use the TOEFL Destination Search to find institutions and available score requirements.

Visa Requirements

For Australia, TOEFL iBT® test scores can be used to satisfy the required language component for student, post-study, skilled migration and business visas. Please visit Australian Visas for more information.

For the U.K., TOEFL iBT test scores are accepted for Tier 4 student visas under certain conditions. Please visit U.K. Visas for more information.

Source: Survey of 263 admissions officers at U.S. universities, of which 212 accept both the TOEFL®test and the IELTS™ test and 152 states a preference.