What Duolingo score do you need for Florida International University?

FIU's graduate page says applicants from non-English-speaking countries, including internationally educated American students, must show English proficiency, and so must applicants whose undergraduate institution did not teach in English. The pages give no Duolingo subscores or Duolingo validity period.

For direct admission, FIU says international first-time-in-college students do not have to submit TOEFL or IELTS and are assessed against Florida Board of Governors college-readiness rules, largely based on SAT or ACT subsection scores.

For comparison, the graduate page and the transfer page both set IELTS at 6.5 and TOEFL iBT at 4.5 (80 before 21 January 2026).

Both pages accept certification that you have completed all content areas of FIU's English Language Institute at Level Six or above. Transfer students can also use ENC 1101 with a grade of C or better taken at an accredited US institution.

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