What IELTS score do you need for Hofstra University?

Acceptable proof includes TOEFL 80, IELTS 6.5, PTE Academic 53, iTEP 4 or an ELS 112 certificate, and some graduate programs require a higher level. Applicants who cannot meet these can use the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition, the IELTS Indicator or Duolingo 120. If you meet none of the criteria, Hofstra points to pathway admission through INTO Hofstra.

A bachelor's or graduate degree from an institution whose language of instruction is English also counts, as does a degree from listed countries such as Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and anglophone African and Caribbean countries. India is not on that country list, but the language-of-instruction route can apply to an Indian degree. See international admission.

Undergraduates meet the requirement with IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 80, Duolingo 120, PTE Academic 53, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 500, IB English (HL) 5 or AP English 4. Waivers, subject to review, include attending an entire high school at an international school where English is the medium of instruction. See English proficiency.

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