What TOEFL score do you need for City University of Seattle?

The page sets each English requirement as an iTEP score or an equivalent and uses an equivalency chart for TOEFL iBT, IELTS, PTE, Duolingo and other tests. It also uses TOEFL iBT bands to place students in English Language Program levels. Placement test scores are valid for 24 months. TOEFL iBT score reports issued since January 2026 also carry a 1 to 6 band score alongside the 0 to 120 total; see our guide to the new TOEFL score scale. Where a page above gives only a 0 to 120 figure, that is the figure this guide reports.

For comparison, the same chart sets IELTS at Band 6.0 for undergraduate and language-assisted graduate programmes, and Band 6.5 for graduate and doctoral programmes.

Language-assisted graduate programmes accept completion of Level 6 of CityU's English Language Program, and non-assisted graduate programmes accept Level 8. Undergraduates can complete Level 6.

Requirements vary by programme and change between admissions cycles. The score that binds you is the one on your CityU programme page and in your offer letter, so check it there before you book a test.