This is an English language test meant for applications from non-native English-speaking countries to study or work abroad. It is graded on a scale of 1-9. Most of the countries such as the UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA, and Canada accept these scores. The four categories of this test include the ability to listen, write, read and speak English. A score of 5.5 to 6.5 is considered average. The minimum passing scores required to study abroad are:
The USA – 6.0
The popular universities of the USA accepting IELTS scores include -
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (7.0)
- Harvard University (7.0)
- Princeton University (7.0)
- Los Angeles (7.0)
- [University of Michigan] (7.0)
- The University of Texas at Austin (6.5)
- Brown University (8.0)
- Purdue University (6.5)
- Boston University (7.0)
The UK – 6.0
British universities accepting IELTS scores include -
- University of Cambridge (7.0)
- University of Oxford (7.0)
- Imperial College London (7.0)
- University of Edinburgh (6.5)
- King's College London (7.0)
- University of Warwick (6.5)
Germany – 6.0
IELTS scores accepted by German universities include -
- Technical University of Munich (6.5)
- RWTH Aachen University (6.5)
- Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (5.5)
- Humboldt University of Berlin (6.5)
- Free University of Berlin (6.5)
Canada – 6.0
IELTS scores accepted by Canadian universities are the -
- University of Toronto (6.5)
- University of British Columbia (6.5)
- McGill University (6.5)
- University of Alberta (6.5)
Australia – 6.5
IELTS scores accepted by Australian universities include -
- Victoria University (6)
- Bond University (6.5)
- University of Canberra (6.5)
- Monash University (6.5)
- University of Queensland (6.5)
- University of Western Australia (6.5)