What TOEFL score do you need for LSU?

Undergraduate scores must be sent directly through the TOEFL website using LSU's school code, 6373. Almost all admitted international students then take an English placement test before registration.

At graduate level, official scores are those reported directly to LSU by the testing service. TOEFL scores are valid for two years after the test date, and applicants with expired scores must retest.

New TOEFL iBT score reports also carry a 1 to 6 band score alongside the 0 to 120 scale; our TOEFL new score scale guide explains it.

For comparison, the undergraduate page and the graduate page both set IELTS at 6.5.

Undergraduates may be exempt with 500 on SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, 18 on ACT English, a US high school diploma after four years in the US, a US bachelor's degree, or schooling in a country where English is the primary official language. LSU can still ask any applicant for a score. Graduate applicants with an accredited US bachelor's degree may be exempt. Neither page lists a conditional admission route.

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