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University IELTS requirements in the US
Universities in the US ask for IELTS 5.0 to 8.0 overall for undergraduate study, with a median of 6.5. For postgraduate study, most ask for 6.5.
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- Garden City, United States
Adelphi University
UG6.5PG6.5 - Washington, United States
American University
UGNot listedPG7.0 - Amherst, United States
Amherst College
UG7.5PGNot listed - Boone, United States
Appalachian State University
UG6.0PGNot listed - Tempe, United States
Arizona State University
UG6.0PGNot listed - Jonesboro, United States
Arkansas State University
UG5.5PGNot listed - Auburn, United States
Auburn University
UGNot listedPG6.5 - Montgomery, United States
Auburn University at Montgomery
UG5.5PGNot listed - Muncie, United States
Ball State University
UGNot listedPG6.5 - New York, United States
Barnard College
UG7.5PGNot listed - Lewiston, United States
Bates College
No IELTS minimum published - Waco, United States
Baylor University
UGNot listedPG6.5
All universities, A to Z
- Adelphi UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- American UniversityPG 7.0
- Amherst CollegeUG 7.5
- Appalachian State UniversityUG 6.0
- Arizona State UniversityUG 6.0
- Arkansas State UniversityUG 5.5
- Auburn UniversityPG 6.5
- Auburn University at MontgomeryUG 5.5
- Ball State UniversityPG 6.5
- Barnard CollegeUG 7.5
- Bates College
- Baylor UniversityPG 6.5
- Bentley UniversityUG 7.0 · recommended
- Binghamton UniversityPG 6.5
- Boise State UniversityUG 6.0
- Boston CollegeUG 7.5 · recommended
- Boston UniversityUG 7.0 · PG 7.0
- Bowdoin College
- Bowling Green State UniversityPG 6.5
- Brandeis UniversityPG 7.0 · recommended
- Brigham Young UniversityPG 7.0
- Brown UniversityUG 8.0
- Bryn Mawr CollegeUG 7.0
- Bucknell UniversityUG 7.0 · recommended
- California Institute of TechnologyUG 7.0
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- California State Polytechnic University, PomonaPG 6.5
- California State University, ChicoUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- California State University, Dominguez HillsUG 5.5 · PG 6.5
- California State University, East BayUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- California State University, FresnoUG 6.0
- California State University, FullertonPG 6.5
- California State University, Long BeachUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- California State University, Los AngelesUG 5.5 · PG 6.0
- California State University, NorthridgePG 6.5
- California State University, SacramentoPG 6.5
- California State University, San BernardinoUG 5.5 · PG 6.0
- Carleton CollegeUG 7.0 · recommended
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityUG 7.5
- Case Western Reserve UniversityUG 7.0 · PG 7.0
- Catholic University of AmericaUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Central Michigan UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Chapman UniversityPG 7.0
- Claremont McKenna CollegeUG 7.5 · recommended
- Clark UniversityPG 6.5
- Clarkson UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Clemson UniversityPG 6.5
- Cleveland State UniversityUG 6.0
- Colby College
- Colgate UniversityUG 7.0
- Colorado CollegeUG 7.0 · recommended
- Colorado School of MinesUG 6.5
- Columbia UniversityUG 7.5
- Connecticut CollegeUG 7.0 · typical
- Cornell UniversityUG 7.5 · recommended
- Creighton UniversityPG 6.5
- CUNY Baruch CollegePG 7.0 · recommended
- CUNY Brooklyn CollegePG 6.5
- CUNY City College of New YorkPG 6.5
- CUNY Hunter CollegePG 6.5
- CUNY Queens CollegeUG 6.0
- Dartmouth CollegeUG 7.0 · typical
- Davidson CollegeUG 7.0 · recommended
- Denison UniversityUG 6.5 · typical
- DePaul UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Dickinson CollegeUG 7.0 · recommended
- Drake UniversityUG 6.0
- Drexel UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Duke UniversityPG 7.0
- Duquesne UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- East Carolina UniversityUG 6.0
- East Tennessee State UniversityUG 5.5 · PG 6.5
- Eastern Michigan UniversityPG 6.5
- Elon UniversityUG 6.5
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.0
- Emory UniversityUG 7.5 · recommended
- Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.0
- Florida Atlantic UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.0
- Florida Institute of TechnologyUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Florida International UniversityPG 6.5
- Florida State UniversityPG 6.5
- Fordham UniversityUG 7.0
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Furman UniversityUG 7.0
- George Mason UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 7.0
- George Washington UniversityUG 6.5
- Georgetown University
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyPG 7.0
- Georgia Southern UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.0
- Georgia State UniversityUG 6.0
- Golden Gate UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Gonzaga UniversityUG 6.5
- Grand Valley State UniversityUG 6.5
- Grinnell CollegeUG 7.5 · recommended
- Hamilton CollegeUG 7.5 · typical
- Harvard University
- Harvey Mudd CollegeUG 7.5
- Haverford CollegeUG 7.0
- Hofstra UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Howard UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Hult International Business SchoolUG 6.0
- Illinois Institute of TechnologyPG 6.5
- Illinois State UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Indiana State UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Indiana University BloomingtonUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Indiana University IndianapolisPG 6.5
- Indiana University of PennsylvaniaPG 6.0
- Iowa State UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- James Madison UniversityUG 6.5
- Johns Hopkins UniversityPG 7.0
- Kansas State UniversityUG 6.5
- Kean UniversityUG 6.0
- Kennesaw State UniversityUG 6.5
- Kent State UniversityUG 6.0
- Kenyon CollegeUG 7.0 · recommended
- Lafayette CollegeUG 7.0
- Lamar UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Lawrence Technological UniversityUG 5.5 · PG 6.0
- Lehigh UniversityPG 6.5
- Long Island UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Louisiana Tech UniversityPG 6.5
- Loyola Marymount UniversityPG 7.0
- Loyola University ChicagoUG 6.5
- Lynn UniversityUG 6.0
- Macalester College
- Marquette UniversityPG 6.5
- Marshall UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPG 7.0 · recommended
- Mercer UniversityUG 6.5
- Miami UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Michigan State UniversityPG 6.5
- Michigan Technological UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Middle Tennessee State UniversityUG 5.5 · PG 6.0
- Middlebury CollegeUG 7.0 · recommended
- Midwestern State UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.0
- Milwaukee School of EngineeringPG 7.0
- Minnesota State University, MankatoPG 6.5
- Mississippi State UniversityPG 6.5
- Missouri State UniversityUG 5.5 · PG 5.5
- Missouri University of Science and TechnologyPG 6.5
- Montclair State UniversityPG 6.5
- Morgan State UniversityUG 5.0
- Mount Holyoke CollegeUG 7.0 · typical
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyPG 6.5
- New Mexico State UniversityUG 6.0
- The New SchoolPG 7.5
- New York Institute of TechnologyUG 6.0 · PG 6.0
- New York UniversityUG 7.5
- North Carolina A&T State UniversityPG 6.0
- North Carolina State UniversityPG 6.5
- North Dakota State UniversityUG 6.0
- Northeastern Illinois UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Northeastern UniversityUG 7.5 · typical
- Northern Arizona UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Northern Illinois UniversityPG 6.5
- Northwestern University
- Nova Southeastern UniversityUG 6.0
- Oakland UniversityUG 6.5
- Oberlin College
- Occidental CollegeUG 7.0
- Ohio State UniversityPG 6.5
- Ohio UniversityPG 6.0
- Oklahoma State UniversityUG 5.5 · PG 6.5
- Old Dominion UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Oregon State UniversityPG 6.5
- Pace UniversityUG 6.5
- Penn State HarrisburgPG 6.5
- Pennsylvania State UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Pepperdine UniversityUG 6.5
- Pitzer CollegeUG 7.5
- Pomona CollegeUG 7.0
- Portland State UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Prairie View A&M UniversityUG 6.5
- Pratt InstituteUG 7.0
- Princeton University
- Purdue UniversityPG 6.5
- Purdue University Fort WayneUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Quinnipiac UniversityUG 6.5
- Reed CollegeUG 7.0 · typical
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstitutePG 6.5
- Rice UniversityPG 7.0
- Rider UniversityPG 6.5
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyUG 6.5
- Roosevelt UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Rowan UniversityUG 6.0
- Rutgers University–CamdenPG 6.5
- Rutgers University–New BrunswickUG 6.5 · PG 7.0
- Rutgers University–NewarkUG 6.5 · PG 7.0
- Saint Joseph's UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Saint Louis UniversityPG 6.5
- Sam Houston State UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- San Diego State UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- San Francisco State UniversityUG 6.0
- San Jose State UniversityPG 6.5
- Santa Clara UniversityUG 6.5
- Scripps CollegeUG 7.0
- Seattle UniversityUG 6.5
- Seton Hall UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Sewanee: The University of the SouthUG 7.0 · recommended
- Skidmore CollegeUG 7.0
- Smith CollegePG 7.0
- South Dakota State UniversityUG 5.5
- Southern Illinois University CarbondaleUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Southern Illinois University EdwardsvillePG 6.5
- Southern Methodist UniversityPG 6.5
- St. Cloud State UniversityUG 5.5 · PG 7.5
- St. John's UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Stanford UniversityPG 7.0
- Stephen F. Austin State UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Stevens Institute of TechnologyUG 6.0
- Stony Brook UniversityUG 6.5
- Suffolk UniversityPG 6.5
- SUNY AlbanyPG 6.5
- SUNY BrockportPG 6.5
- SUNY Buffalo State UniversityPG 6.0
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryUG 6.0 · PG 6.0
- SUNY CortlandUG 6.5 · recommended
- SUNY FredoniaPG 6.5
- SUNY New PaltzUG 6.5
- SUNY OneontaUG 6.0
- SUNY OswegoUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- SUNY PlattsburghUG 5.5 · PG 6.5
- SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUG 6.0
- Swarthmore College
- Syracuse UniversityUG 6.5 · recommended
- Temple UniversityUG 6.0
- Tennessee Technological UniversityUG 5.5
- Texas A&M UniversityPG 6.0
- Texas A&M University–CommerceUG 6.0
- Texas A&M University–Corpus ChristiUG 6.0 · PG 6.0
- Texas A&M University–KingsvillePG 6.0
- Texas Christian UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Texas Southern UniversityPG 6.0
- Texas State UniversityPG 6.5
- Texas Tech UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Texas Woman's UniversityPG 6.5
- Towson UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Trinity CollegeUG 7.0 · recommended
- Troy UniversityUG 5.5 · PG 6.0
- Tufts UniversityPG 6.5 · recommended
- Tulane UniversityPG 7.0
- Union CollegeUG 6.5 · typical
- United States Naval Academy
- University at AlbanyPG 6.5
- University at BuffaloPG 6.5
- University of AkronUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- University of AlabamaPG 6.5
- University of Alabama in HuntsvilleUG 6.0
- University of Alaska FairbanksUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- University of ArizonaPG 7.0
- University of Arkansas at Little RockUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- University of BridgeportUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- University of California, BerkeleyUG 6.5
- University of California, DavisUG 6.5
- University of California, IrvineUG 6.5
- University of California, Los AngelesUG 6.5
- University of California, MercedPG 6.5
- University of California, RiversidePG 7.0
- University of California, San DiegoUG 6.5
- University of California, Santa BarbaraUG 6.5
- University of California, Santa CruzPG 7.0
- University of Central FloridaUG 6.5
- University of Central OklahomaUG 5.5 · PG 6.5
- University of ChicagoPG 7.0
- University of Colorado BoulderPG 6.5
- University of Colorado DenverUG 6.5
- University of ConnecticutPG 6.5
- University of DelawareUG 6.5
- University of DenverPG 6.5
- University of FloridaPG 6.5
- University of GeorgiaPG 6.5
- University of HartfordPG 6.5
- University of Hawaii at ManoaUG 6.0
- University of HoustonPG 6.5
- University of Houston–Clear LakeUG 6.0
- University of IdahoPG 6.5
- University of Illinois ChicagoPG 6.5
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPG 6.5
- University of IowaUG 6.5 · PG 7.0
- University of KansasPG 5.5
- University of KentuckyUG 6.0
- University of Louisiana at LafayetteUG 6.0
- University of LouisvillePG 6.5
- University of MaineUG 6.5
- University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyPG 6.5
- University of Maryland, College ParkPG 7.0
- University of Massachusetts AmherstUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- University of Massachusetts BostonUG 6.0
- University of Massachusetts DartmouthPG 6.0
- University of Massachusetts LowellPG 6.5
- University of MemphisPG 6.5
- University of MiamiPG 6.5
- University of MichiganUG 7.0
- University of Michigan–DearbornUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- University of Michigan–FlintUG 6.0
- University of Minnesota DuluthUG 6.0
- University of Minnesota Twin CitiesPG 6.5
- University of MississippiUG 6.0 · PG 6.0
- University of MissouriUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- University of Missouri–Kansas CityUG 6.0
- University of Missouri–St. LouisUG 5.5
- University of MontanaUG 6.0
- University of Nebraska–LincolnUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- University of Nebraska OmahaUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- University of Nevada, Las VegasUG 6.0
- University of Nevada, RenoUG 6.0
- University of New HampshireUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- University of New HavenPG 6.5
- University of New MexicoUG 6.0
- University of New OrleansUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUG 7.5 · typical
- University of North Carolina at CharlottePG 6.5
- University of North Carolina at GreensboroPG 6.5
- University of North DakotaUG 6.0 · PG 6.0
- University of North FloridaUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- University of North TexasUG 6.0 · PG 6.0
- University of North Texas at Dallas
- University of Northern IowaUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- University of Notre DameUG 7.5 · PG 7.0 · recommended
- University of OregonPG 7.0
- University of PennsylvaniaUG 7.0 · typical
- University of PittsburghPG 6.5
- University of Rhode IslandUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- University of RichmondUG 6.5 · PG 7.0
- University of RochesterUG 7.5 · recommended
- University of San DiegoPG 7.0
- University of San FranciscoUG 6.0
- University of South AlabamaUG 5.5
- University of South CarolinaUG 6.5
- University of South FloridaPG 6.5
- University of Southern CaliforniaUG 7.0 · PG 6.5
- University of Southern MississippiPG 6.0
- University of TampaUG 6.5
- University of Tennessee, KnoxvillePG 6.5
- University of Texas at ArlingtonUG 6.5
- University of Texas at AustinUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- University of Texas at DallasPG 6.5
- University of Texas at El PasoPG 6.5
- University of Texas at San AntonioUG 6.5
- University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyUG 6.0
- University of the PacificPG 6.5
- University of ToledoPG 6.5
- University of UtahUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- University of VermontPG 6.5
- University of Virginia
- University of WashingtonPG 6.5
- University of Wisconsin–MadisonPG 7.0
- University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeePG 6.5
- University of WyomingUG 6.0
- Utah State UniversityUG 6.0
- Valparaiso UniversityPG 6.0
- Vanderbilt University
- Vassar College
- Villanova UniversityPG 6.5
- Virginia Commonwealth UniversityPG 6.5
- Virginia TechUG 6.5
- Wake Forest UniversityPG 6.5
- Washington and Lee UniversityUG 7.0 · typical
- Washington State UniversityUG 6.5
- Washington University in St. LouisUG 7.0 · typical
- Wayne State UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Webster UniversityUG 6.0
- Wellesley College
- Wesleyan UniversityUG 7.5
- West Virginia UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Western Illinois UniversityPG 6.0
- Western Kentucky UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Western Michigan UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
- Western Washington UniversityUG 6.5
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)UG 6.5 · recommended
- Wichita State UniversityPG 6.5
- Widener UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- William & MaryUG 7.0 · recommended
- Williams CollegeUG 7.5 · typical
- Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePG 7.0
- Wright State UniversityPG 6.0
- Yale UniversityUG 7.0 · typical
- Youngstown State UniversityUG 6.0 · PG 6.5
Other countries
- 🇬🇧United KingdomMost ask 6.0
- 🇨🇦CanadaMost ask 6.5
- 🇦🇺AustraliaMost ask 6.0
- 🇩🇪GermanyMost ask 6.5
- 🇺🇿UzbekistanMost ask 5.5
- 🇳🇱NetherlandsMost ask 6.0
- 🇫🇷FranceMost ask 6.5
- 🇰🇿KazakhstanIELTS 5.0 to 6.5
- Italy
- Ireland
- Malaysia
- Sweden
- United Arab Emirates
- Spain
- China
- Russia
- Finland
- Japan
- Türkiye
- Switzerland
- Hong Kong
- South Korea
- Austria
- Belgium
- Norway
- Poland
- Singapore
- Denmark
- New Zealand
- Qatar
- Hungary
- South Africa
- Czechia
- Kyrgyzstan
- Portugal
- Cyprus
- Greece
- Lithuania
- Saudi Arabia
- Vietnam
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Latvia
- Thailand
- Azerbaijan
- Egypt
- India
- Armenia
- Ghana
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Malta
- Philippines
- Pakistan
- Rwanda
- Taiwan
- Bahrain
- Brunei
- Belarus
- Iran
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Oman
- Tajikistan
Frequently asked questions
What IELTS score do universities in the US ask for?
Universities in the US ask for IELTS 5.0 to 8.0 overall for undergraduate study, with a median of 6.5. For postgraduate study, most ask for 6.5. Across our list, requirements run from 5.0 to 8.0.
Which universities in the US accept the lowest IELTS score?
Morgan State University asks for 5.0 overall for undergraduate study, the lowest in our list for the US. Check each university's page, because some courses ask for more.
Which universities in the US ask for the highest IELTS score?
Brown University asks for 8.0 overall for undergraduate study, the highest in our list for the US.
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