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Harvard University:
Exemption for Graduates.
The committee prefers scores of at least 100 on the internet-based test, 250 TOEFL
and 5.0 essay rating on the computer-based test, or 600 TOEFL and 5.0 TWE on the
paper-based test [http://www.hbs.edu/doctoral/admissions/requirements.html].
If you are applying to a Ph.D. program associated with the Schools of Forestry &
Environmental Studies, Epidemiology & Public Health, Nursing or Management, you
must send your scores to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (code 3987) and not
to the individual Schools which have separate codes for applicants applying to
professional degree programs (e.g., MF, MPH, MSN and MBA degree programs).
9. Duke University
The Duke University Graduate School requires that any applicant whose first language is
not English submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The
applicant will be exempt from this requirement if they have studied full-time for two or
more years at a college or university where English is the language of instruction. The
institution code for Duke is 5156 (a departmental code is not needed). Your score must
not be more than two years old, and an official copy must be sent to the Graduate School
directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Personal copies are not acceptable,
nor are "attested" or notarized copies.
The Graduate School seeks to admit only those students with a minimum TOEFL
score of 83 (internet-based test). In many departments, a higher score may be
required.
NOTE: All international students whose first language is not English are required to take
oral and written English placement exams administered by the English for International
Students program. (These exams are independent of the TOEFL score submission
requirement.) Depending on their exam results, students are either exempt from, or
placed into, one or more EIS courses. Students with EIS requirements must make
satisfactory progress toward completing these requirements in their first year of study.
Universities' Scores
Colleges and Universities that use TOEFL scores for student admissions have
begun to set their TOEFL iBT score requirements. These initial score standards
will be reviewed by the institutions after the first year of testing. A number of
institutions plan to set section or skill score requirements either by themselves or
in conjunction with the whole score, at the same time as others plan to set a total
score standard in order to make best use of the score information.
Auburn University
Total Score: 80, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 20
Listening: 20
Speaking: 20
Writing: 20
Carson-Newman College
Total Score: 79
Clarkson University
Total Score: 90, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 21
Listening: 20
Speaking: 27
Writing: 22
Dalhousie University
Total Score: 92
Duke University
Total Score: 83, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 21
Listening: 20
Speaking: 22
Writing: 20
Lakehead University
Total Score: 80
Lehigh University
Target Scores refer to the minimum university scores that students should not fall
below to be admitted without some remedial language assistance. Some
departments may have higher scores than the minimum.
Individual skill section score recommendations* are as follows:
Total Score: 85, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 21
Listening: 15
Speaking: 24
Writing: 25
Manhattanville College
Total Score: 85, with a minimum of 21 for Listening and Speaking
McGill University
Total Score: 86; with a minimum of 20 for each section
Individual departments may set higher minimum scores, depending on the
requirements of their programs.
Oregon State
Total Score: 80, with a minimum of 18 for each section
Total Score: 60 for conditional admission, with no section requirements
Purdue University
Total Score: 77, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Speaking: 18
Writing: 18
Queen’s University
Total Score: 88, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 22
Listening: 20
Speaking: 22
Writing: 24
Quinnipiac University
Total Score: 90
University of Arkansas
Total Score: 80
University of Denver
Total Score: 80 for most graduate departments
University of Lethbridge
Total Score: 93
University of Minnesota
Total Score: 79, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 19
Writing: 21
University of Toronto
Total Score: 93, with a minimum of 22 for Writing and for Speaking
University of Virginia
Total Score: 90, with following minimum section requirements
Reading: 23
Speaking: 22
Listening: 23
Writing: 22
Some departments may require higher minimum section scores
University of Washington
Admission with English language requirement: Score of 45 in Reading, Listening,
and Writing
Admission with no English language requirement: Score of 70 in Reading,
Listening, and Writing
Some graduate programs may require a score higher than 45 for admission.