What IELTS score do you need for Auburn University?

All international applicants submit an official TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo score sent directly to the Graduate School (ETS code 1005). You can self-report scores when you apply, but the application is not considered until an official score arrives. Some departments require higher scores. A previous degree from a regionally accredited US institution may remove the test, and other exemptions are decided case by case on the official government language and medium of instruction, after your official transcript arrives. See graduate international instructions.

Graduate Teaching Assistants must also show speaking skills: IELTS speaking 7, TOEFL speaking 4.5 (23 on the old scale), Duolingo speaking 130 or iTEP speaking 4.5. Auburn Global's graduate accelerator programs ask for IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 79 or 4.5, or Duolingo 115, and its Master's Accelerator Program for IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 74 (4.0 on the new scale). See Auburn Global graduate admissions.

International first-year applicants show proficiency with TOEFL iBT 79, PTE 53 or IELTS 6.5, by earning a C or better in the equivalents of English 1100 and 1120 at an accredited US institution, or by graduating from a US high school. The ACT or SAT is also required of all international first-year applicants (SAT code 1005, ACT 0011). See international undergraduate admissions.

Students with less English proficiency can apply through Auburn Global. Its International Direct track asks for IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 4.5 (79), the Academic Accelerator Program for IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL 3.5 (68), and the three-semester Extended Accelerator Program for IELTS 5.0 or TOEFL 2.5 (60). See Auburn Global undergraduate admissions.

The US F-1 student visa sets no English test score of its own. What counts is the requirement Auburn sets for admission, which leads to your Form I-20. For the wider picture of studying in the US with each test, see IELTS for the USA and PTE for the USA.

Requirements change between admission cycles. Check the Auburn Graduate School international instructions page again before you book a test, and check your own program page, which can set a higher bar.