What TOEFL score do you need for the University of Iowa?

Send scores via ETS to institution code 6681; undergraduates leave the department code blank and graduate applicants use department code 01. Both undergraduate and graduate pages accept the TOEFL iBT Home Edition, and the undergraduate page also accepts TOEFL Essentials. The Graduate College does not accept the TOEFL MyBest superscore. Tippie treats TOEFL scores as valid for two years.

Graduate students must take the on-campus English Placement Evaluation unless they score 5.0 (100 on older tests) or higher. Teaching assistants must also complete the Spoken Proficiency of English in the Classroom (SPEC) test, according to the English Proficiency Evaluation page.

For comparison, the undergraduate page sets IELTS at 6.5 with all subscores 6.0, and the Graduate College page sets 7 with no subscore below 6.

Undergraduates admitted with section scores between 3.5 and 4.5 must take matching ESL courses in reading, listening, speaking or writing, and can test out by doing well on the English Language Placement Exam on arrival. A score of 100 on the older test waives all of those courses. The pages do not describe conditional admission below the minimum.

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