International students who want to study in the United States must get certain minimum scores in TOEFL, IELTS, and GRE. Following is a listing of indicative minimum test scores.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

This is the most well-known test for international students. If your native language is not English and you do not hold a degree from a university, college or institution accredited in the United States, and then you need to take TOEFL.

Some American community colleges accept foreign students without TOEFL score, provided that you take it at your earliest convenience.

Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) is 100, minimum computer-based test is 250 and minimum paper-based test is 600 for many universities and colleges. Some universities and colleges accept international students who received 550 TOEFL score.

The SPA institution code for TOEFL score reporting is 5007. There is no department code.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

As an international student you may want to take IELTS instead of TOEFL. Minimum score required by many universities and colleges is 7.0.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

If you hold a higher education degree from an institution and the main language of instruction was not English, then you need to take GRE. It does not matter whether your educational institution was in or outside the United States.

Many U.S. universities and colleges require average 560 GRE scores for verbal, 630 for quantitative, and 4.5 for analytical.

The average GRE scores are 560 for Verbal, 630 for Quantitative, and 4.5 for Analytical.

This information set the general averages. Different universities, colleges, and higher education institutions in the United States have different minimum scores and they make adjustments over the years.