TOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language (Internet-Based Test)

The TOEFL iBT is ETS's English-proficiency test and the traditional favourite of US universities, though acceptance is now effectively universal across major destinations. The test was redesigned in 2026 into a shorter, adaptive format of roughly two hours covering Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking, delivered at test centres or at home under live proctoring. Because the test adapts, section timings and item counts are approximate rather than fixed.

Scoring changed with the redesign: each section is now reported on a 1–6 band scale, and the overall score is the average of the four sections rounded to the nearest half band. To help universities transition, ETS also reports a comparable score on the legacy 0–120 scale through January 2028 — so candidates will see both numbers for a few admissions cycles. As with IELTS, there is no pass mark; each university publishes its own required score, and applicants should check current requirements on the programme page before booking.