Who needs the TOEFL®? Who accepts them?

• Students planning to study at a higher education institution or English-language learning programs.
• Scholarship and certification candidates.
• English-language learners who want to track their progress.
• Students and workers applying for visas.

Who Accepts TOEFL® Scores?

• More than 9,000 colleges, agencies and other institutions in over 130 countries accept TOEFL® scores.
• Placement in intensive English-language programs requiring academic English proficiency at a college or graduate level.
• Progress monitoring in English-language programs stressing academic English proficiency.
• Exiting English-language programs by demonstrating proficiency in English listening and reading.
• Admissions to short-term, non-degree programs in English-speaking countries where the sending and receiving institutions agree to use TOEFL ITP scores.
• Admissions to undergraduate and graduate degree programs in non-English speaking countries where English is not the dominant form of instruction.
• Admissions and placement in collaborative international degree programs where English-language training will be a feature of the program.
• Scholarship programs, as contributing documentation for academic English proficiency.