What TOEFL score do you need for Pepperdine University?

The undergraduate page accepts the TOEFL iBT or the TOEFL iBT Home Edition at 85 and states that Pepperdine does not accept MyBest scores. All test scores must be taken within two years of the time of application. If you sat a test under a different name, such as a nickname, you need to tell the admission office by email.

Graziadio applicants submit test scores taken within the past two years, and the TOEFL school code is 7485. Applicants with a degree from an accredited US college, or from a foreign university where coursework was taught in English, are exempt.

For comparison, the same undergraduate page sets IELTS, or IELTS Indicator, at an overall 6.5.

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.

Undergraduates can meet the requirement without TOEFL. The page accepts SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing of 600, ACT Reading of 24, a B or better in a transferable English Composition course (not ESL) at an accredited US college, the ELS Master level 112 class with a B or higher, IB English at 5 or better, or four years at an English-medium high school, subject to verification.

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