TOEFL iBT Test Content, Structure and Administration

The TOEFL test measures all four academic skills — reading, listening, speaking and writing — the way they’re used in the classroom.

The language used in the test closely reflects how English is used in everyday academic settings, and the test contains 100% academic content with integrated tasks.

Content sections and structure

The TOEFL iBT test is broken up into four sections and takes about 2 hours to complete. 

The TOEFL iBT test is offered two ways:

• TOEFL iBT test: on a computer at an authorized test center
• TOEFL iBT Home Edition: on a computer at home, monitored by a live human proctor
• TOEFL iBT Paper Edition: The TOEFL iBT Paper Edition test will no longer be offered after January 20, 2024, but Paper Edition test scores remain valid and accepted for two years after the test date.

Scoring

• The total score possible is 0–120.
• Responses from the Speaking and Writing sections are scored by a combination of AI scoring and ETS-certified raters.
• Score delivery time varies depending on how the test taker took the test and how score recipients receive scores.