US universities that accept the TOEFL iBT

Scores are the lowest overall minimum each university states for the level; “from” means the figure varies by course group. Subscores and course-by-course figures are on each university’s page here, with links to the source.

8 of the 8 US universities we have checked accept the TOEFL iBT.

Accepted

University	Minimum by level	Checked
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, Indiana	UG 4.5 (new 1-6 scale, tests on or after 21 Jan 2026) / 88 (0-120, tests before 21 Jan 2026) PG 4.0 (new 1-6 scale, tests on or after 21 Jan 2026) / 80 (0-120, tests before 21 Jan 2026) MBA 4.5 (new 1-6 scale)	31 Oct 2026
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania	UG 5 (new 1-6 scale, exams on or after 21 Jan 2026) / 102 (0-120, exams before 21 Jan 2026) MBA 5 (new 1-6 scale) / 25 in each section (old scale) recommended	31 Oct 2026
Arizona State UniversityTempe	UG from 3.5 (new 1-6 scale, tests on or after 21 Jan 2026) / 61 (0-120, tests before 21 Jan 2026), depending on course PG 4 (new 1-6 scale, tests on or after 21 Jan 2026) / 80 (0-120, tests before 21 Jan 2026)	31 Oct 2026
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana and Champaign, Illinois	UG from 5.0 (new 1-6 scale, tests from 21 Jan 2026) / 100 (0-120, tests before 21 Jan 2026), depending on course PG from 4.0 (new 1-6 scale, scores dated after 20 Jan 2026) / 79 (0-120, scores dated before 21 Jan 2026), depending on course	31 Oct 2026
Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts	UG 5.0 or higher (new 1-6 scale, from 21 Jan 2026) / 90-100 (0-120) recommended MBA 4.5 (new 1-6 scale) / 90 (0-120) recommended	31 Oct 2026
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles	UG 5 (new 1-6 scale, tests on or after 21 Jan 2026) / 100 (0-120, tests before 21 Jan 2026) recommended PG from 4.5 (new 1-6 scale, tests on or after 21 Jan 2026) / 90 (0-120, tests before 21 Jan 2026), depending on course recommended	31 Oct 2026
Northeastern UniversityBoston	UG 5.0 to 5.5 (new 1-6 scale, tests on or after 21 Jan 2026, overall and subscores) / 102 to 110 (0-120, tests on or before 20 Jan 2026) middle 50% of admitted students PG Accepted, score set by course	31 Oct 2026
Columbia UniversityNew York	UG 5.5 (new 1-6 scale, tests on or after 21 Jan 2026) / 105 (0-120, tests on or before 20 Jan 2026)	31 Oct 2026

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