Understanding Your TOEFL iBT Scores

What your scores mean

You’ll receive four scaled section scores and a total score.

• Each section has a score range of 0–30.
• These are added together for a total score of 0–120.

Each skill has four or five proficiency levels, so where your score falls within that range tells you your proficiency for that skill.

For more information, see Performance Descriptors for the TOEFL iBT^® Test (PDF).

Enhanced score reporting

After you take your TOEFL iBT test, you’ll receive more than just a score. TOEFL iBT enhanced score reporting provides you with personalized feedback and performance insights to help you focus future studying efforts and realize your academic dreams. You’ll receive:

1. Your proficiency level for each section of the test.
2. Feedback on which Reading and Listening question types you’ve successfully demonstrated, and which are still developing.
3. A closer look at your Speaking and Writing skills, with insights into your language use, grammar, mechanics and more.
4. Sample high-scoring Speaking and Writing responses with explanations to help you practice and improve.

Enhanced TOEFL iBT score reporting information is available for tests taken on October 28, 2023 and beyond¹. You can access your personalized scoring feedback and insights in your ETS account.

Score requirements

There are no passing or failing scores set by the TOEFL Program or ETS. Each institution or agency sets its own score requirements. For more information about how your scores will be used or interpreted, contact the institution or agency directly.

Score reports now feature a more modern, visually intuitive design. You can download a PDF copy of your score report from your ETS account.

TOEFL iBT test taker score reports sent from November 13, 2023 look like this:

TOEFL iBT test taker score reports sent before November 13, 2023 look like this:

MyBest^® scores

What MyBest scores look like

All TOEFL iBT score reports show both your traditional scores from your selected test date and your MyBest scores, like this:

An increasing number of universities and other institutions accept MyBest scores. We recommend that you check with institutions directly to confirm their TOEFL score requirements.

How the test is scored

TOEFL tests are only scored by a centralized scoring network, never at the test center. The Reading and Listening sections are scored by computer. The Speaking and Writing sections are scored by a combination of AI scoring and multiple, highly trained human raters to:

• offer a complete and accurate picture of your ability
• minimize the rater bias that can occur with face-to-face interviews
• ensure consistency and the highest quality

Who accepts Home Edition scores

View the list of institutions that accept TOEFL iBT Home Edition scores.

^{1 Not available for TOEFL iBT tests taken at a test center in Mainland China.}