What IELTS score do you need for Georgia State University?

Georgia State accepts IELTS Academic (IELTS Online and One Skill Retake included) and TOEFL iBT (Home Edition and MyBest included), or an approved University System of Georgia ESL program. Testing requirements vary by program, so contact your program for its own bar. Graduate conditional admission is not stated by Georgia State.

You need no test with a bachelor's or graduate degree from an accredited institution outside the US where English is the institution's sole language of instruction, or if your native country is on the exemption list, which includes Australia, Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa and the UK. India is not on the list. See Graduate School admissions.

First-year applicants meet the requirement with TOEFL 4 (69 before January 2026), IELTS 6, PTE Academic 53, SAT Critical Reading 480, ACT English 17, MET 55, Cambridge 169 or a listed GCSE, IGCSE or A-level grade, or a secondary or college degree where English is the official language of instruction. Duolingo is not on the approved list. F-1 applicants with IELTS 4.5–5.9 or TOEFL 54–69 may get conditional admission through the Intensive English Program. See international first-years.

The US F-1 student visa sets no English test score of its own. What counts is the requirement Georgia State 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 Georgia State Graduate School admissions page again before you book a test, and check your own program page, which can set a higher bar.