Quick facts
- Conducted by
- ETS (Educational Testing Service)
- Country / Region
- United States
- Test fee
- USD 245
- Frequency
- Available 60+ dates per year
- Results
- Released 4–8 days after test
11,500+ universities and institutions in 160+ countries
Current TOEFL iBT (eff. 21 Jan 2026) is scored 1–6 per section on the per-skill scale. Universities can also be shown a 0–120 total for transitional comparability. Total test ~2 hours. Most programs require 80–100 on the legacy 0–120 scale.
English proficiency for academic admissions
Section breakdown
Each section follows the official TOEFL iBT format exactly.
Reading
Adaptive (eff. 21 Jan 2026). Academic passages with comprehension, inference and vocabulary-in-context questions.
Listening
Adaptive. Lectures and conversations with main idea, detail, function, attitude and organisation questions.
Speaking
Short spoken responses: 1 independent ("Give an opinion") + integrated tasks based on reading and listening.
Writing
Integrated task (read + listen + write) + "Write for an Academic Discussion" (independent essay removed in 2023).
Real TOEFL iBT pattern.
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Sample score report
Illustrative PassPilot practice score in the official TOEFL iBT reporting format.
Adaptive since 21 Jan 2026. ~2 h total. Scored 1–6 per section; 0–120 shown as transitional comparable.
Source: ets.org/toefl · Verified 2026-08-15 · Re-verified quarterly
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