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Hi fellow Gmatclubbers, I decided to prepare a quick reference list with the minimum TOEFL requirements for most popular schools. Hope it will be of some use! TOEFL score requirements for various schools(work in progress)Notes:1. All requirements are for TOEFL iBT format, unless specified otherwise 2. All information was taken from official schools’ sites. 3. Even if school does not have an official cut-off score, or if this score seems ridiculously low, it is an applicant’s interest to check an average score of the accepted students in order to form a realistic understanding of what is required. 4. Overall, it seems you will be OK with 100 for the vast majority of schools, but you will need closer to at least 110 for the most competitive ones.
| TOEFL Requirements for US Schools | | School | TOEFL Score | Notes | | Harvard | 109 | strongly recommended by adcom | | Stanford | 100 | | | Wharton | Required | no cut-off score; average is given as 111 | | MIT | Not Required | may be included if an applicant wishes to do so | | Chicago Booth | 104 | otherwise ‘admission would be contingent upon meeting the minimum scores or other language requirements’
– info from their site | | Kellogg | Required | no cut-off score specified. Note that average is 109 (2011) | | Columbia | Required | no cut-off score specified | | Tuck | Required | no cut-off score specified | | Berkeley (Haas) | 68 | note that average given for reference is 113 | | Michigan (Ross) | 100 | | | Duke (Fuqua) | Required | no cut-off score specified | | Darden | 100 | not a strict requirement | | Yale | 100 | | | NYU Stern | Required | no cut-off score specified | | Cornell Johnson | Required | require 600 for old paper-based tests (with 5 in TWE), which corresponds to 100 in new format (with 25 in Writing) | | UCLA (Anderson) | 87 | they note that you should have a good excuse for anything below 100 | | CMU (Tepper) | Required | no min score for TOEFL iBT is given, but they specify 600 for old Paper-Based test, so I think it’s 100 for iBT |
| TOEFL Requirements for Top European Schools | | School | TOEFL Score | Notes |
| IMD | Not Required | TOEFL is not required, but there is general requirement of ‘strong command of spoken and written English’
(evaluated through GMAT, essays and interview I guess) | | INSEAD | 105 | note that those for whom English is native language, must show knowledge of another language as entry requirement | | LBS | Required | no specific ‘cut-off’ score is specified. Last year, there was an unofficial recommendation of 109+, but people with lesser scores could get in. | | IE | 100 | | | IESE | 100 | Note that IESE requires 100 for its FT MBA and 93 for its Executive MBA | | HEC | 100 | Alternatively you can present IELTS score of 6.5 or TOIEC score of 850 |
| TOEFL Requirements for UK Schools | | School | TOEFL Score | Notes | | Ashridge | 100 | | | Cambridge (Judge) | 110 | min 25 in each section |
| Cass | 105 | | | Cranfield | 100 | |
| Manchester | 100 | no individual element must be below 20 | | Oxford (Said) | 109 | this is new requirement for 2010 | | Warwick | 105 | |
*** More schools to be added soon!
Last edited by rid82 on 31 May 2011, 01:45, edited 13 times in total.
Added new req Cambridge
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resh wrote: Thanks for this post.
Just a query - does having a high Toefl score really make a difference?
For eg. Suppose the cut off and average class profile is 100 for Toefl iBT, does having a 117 really help? No, not really unfortunately. Since you will be compared to a slew of native speakers at BSchools (who have not taken toefl), the score does not come into play. The perspective is that You must have a certain level of proficiency but your english speaking abilities don't impact your leadership and managerial skills - if that were true, all native speakers would have an advantage automatically...
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Thank you!!! This is great. P.S. I added a bit of formatting to post it as a table - feel free to remove if you don't like it.
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The minimum for me was 100 so I'm OK.
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Hi, here are HEC requirements for scores: "candidates whose mother tongue is not English or those who do not hold a university degree from an English-speaking institution must show a minimum TOEFL score of 100 (ibt), a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or a minimum TOIEC score of 850." Source: e-mail received from the school.
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Hi Rid82 and BB, Cass Business School, City University requires TOEFL of 105, sourse: e-mail from school's MBA advisor. Why it is higher than for most top business schools I do not understand. Last year required average TOEFL score was 100. Average GMAT score required 650 and 620 current and previos year respectively. I will not apply to Cass.
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Kellog posted in their class statistics that the average TOEFL is 109 http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Pro ... ofile.aspxCornell restricted its minimum score per section: On the TOEFL, a minimum score of 250 on the CBT (600 paper) is required, with recommended sectional scores of minimum 25 and 5 on the TWE. On the new the internet-based version (iBT) of the TOEFL we require a minimum total score of 100 with recommended sectional scores of minimum 25. On the IELTS, a minimum score band of 7 is required with preferred minimal scores of 7 on the speaking and writing modules.
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Thank you greenoak for the post. You were doing a great job!
However, for Anderson UCLA. I've found conflict requirements.
From Anderson school, the minimum score is 100 (iBT)
But from UCLA graduate school, the requirement is based on sub scores and total score as well. That really seems more strict.
Writing: 25
Speaking: 24
Reading: 21
Listening: 17
Total minimum passing score: 87
Did you notice that?
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Good post...+1 I scored 104 on my TOEFL iBT, took the test in Nov'08, wanted to apply to SAID. Now this new guideline -> so it means i have to retake or skip SAID? Who cares they'll gonna miss me!!!  Cheers!
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Good Post +1 It seems I qualify for all :D
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GODSPEED wrote: Good post...+1 I scored 104 on my TOEFL iBT, took the test in Nov'08, wanted to apply to SAID. Now this new guideline -> so it means i have to retake or skip SAID? Who cares they'll gonna miss me!!! Cheers! Yes they are pretty tough on TOEFL. My friend had to retake it to get 113 after getting 105 on his first attempt. So retake or skip it.
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Good one!
Though I felt like skipping the test even though I am an international student.
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Grt info
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to bb: You may add IE Business School, Spain, theier requirement is also 100.
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Pkit wrote: to bb:
You may add IE Business School, Spain, theier requirement is also 100. Thank you. Done.
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bb wrote: Pkit wrote: to bb:
You may add IE Business School, Spain, theier requirement is also 100. Thank you. Done. thanks )
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