What IELTS score do you need for Villanova University?

Liberal Arts and Sciences programs require TOEFL iBT (in person), IELTS Academic, Cambridge English or the Duolingo English Test, so PTE is not accepted there. The IELTS 7 tier also covers Higher Education Leadership, History, Political Science and the Theology MA, MMT and MTS. Citizens of Australia, Canada, the UK, Ireland or New Zealand, or degree holders from those countries or the US, are exempt; India is not on that list. See international applicant information.

The College of Engineering asks for official TOEFL or IELTS scores, but waives them if your bachelor's or master's is from an institution where English is the primary language of instruction and you provide a letter saying so. Villanova does not name India, but this route can apply to Indian English-medium degrees. The MS in Biomedical Engineering lists TOEFL 90 or IELTS 7.0. Conditional admission is not stated. See master's application requirements.

First-year international applicants submit Cambridge English, Duolingo, IELTS, Pearson PTE or TOEFL iBT results; minimum scores are not stated on the page. The requirement may be waived if English is your native language spoken at home, or after more than three consecutive years at a secondary school where English is the primary language of instruction. See first-year applicants.

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