Universities Accepting Only TOEFL Scores 2022: TOEFL Score Requirement for universities of US, UK, Canada, Austalia and New Zealand

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.