The Stanford Graduate School of Business is one of the seven schools of Stanford University which offers a general management Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, the MSx Program and a Ph.D. program, along with a number of joint degrees with other schools at Stanford University including Earth Sciences, Education, Engineering, Law and Medicine.

MBA TOEFL, IELTS & PTE

It accepts the following English-language tests:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Pearson Test of English (PTE)

If one is an undergraduate or graduate degree from a college or university that provided instruction entirely in English, then is exempt from taking the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE.

If one’s college or university taught some classes in a language other than English, one must take the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE. This applies even if specific program was taught in English.

One’s citizenship and/or work experience do not exempt from taking the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE.

Score Requirement

Test Minimum Score
TOEFL 100 for the internet-based test (iBT)
600 for the paper-based test (PBT)
IELTS 7.0 overall band score
PTE (Academic) 68 overall score

Score Validity
TOEFL, IELTS, and PTE scores are valid for 2 years and must be taken before submitting application.
The scores must be valid on the deadline date of the round in which one applies.

Score Reporting
Self-report scores on the application form.
These are the scores are consider in initial evaluation of application.

TOEFL — Instruct the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send your official scores directly to “Stanford University” (school code 4704).
Specifying a department will delay the processing of your test scores.

IELTS — Report your scores directly to the Stanford MBA Program.

PTE — Report your scores directly to the Stanford MBA Program.

If test scores are not available by the deadline date of the round in which apply, or if does not take the test prior to submitting application, application is reviewed as is.

Multiple Test Scores
It do not average test scores.

If one has taken the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE more than once, report only the scores from one exam that wish to consider while reviewing application.

The scores report must be from the same testing session.

Contact Detail:
Stanford Graduate School of Business
655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA 94305