Usual TOEFL Cut off score for most of the US Universities is 79 where some universities require minimum TOEFL score of 80.

Universities may set their own cut off score for TOEFL test.

Some US Universities will set separate cut off score for each section.

TOEFL Cut off Score for US Universities

Arizona State University

Minimum TOFEL score required for ASU is: 83

Auburn University

Cut off TOEFL Score: 80, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 20
Listening: 20
Speaking: 20
Writing: 20


Brigham Young University

TOEFL Score Requirement for BYU is: 85, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 21
Listening: 21
Speaking: 22
Writing: 21


Case Western Reserve University - School of Graduate Studies

Minimum TOEFL Total Score: 79, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 19
Listening: 15
Writing: 22
Speaking: 23


Carson-Newman College

Cut off Total Score: 79


Central Queensland University

Postgraduate Coursework - Total Score: 79, including a score of 20 or more in the Writing section
Research Program - Total Score: 100, including a score of 25 or more in the Writing section


Clarkson University

TOEFL Score Requirement: 90, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 21
Listening: 20
Speaking: 27
Writing: 22


Columbia International University

MA TEFL/ICS applicants - Total Score: 100
All other Graduate and Seminary applicants - Total Score: 80


Dalhousie University

Minimum Total Score Required: 92


Duke University

Total Score: 83, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 21
Listening: 20
Speaking: 22
Writing: 20


East Carolina University

Total Score: 80, with a minimum of 20 for each section


Grand Valley State University

Total Score: 80*


*Specific healthcare-related graduate degrees require a total score of 101-102
Lakehead University

Total Score: 80


Lehigh University
Minimum university scores that students should not fall below to be admitted without some remedial language assistance.
Individual skill section score recommendations are as follows:

Total Score: 85, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 21
Listening: 15
Speaking: 24
Writing: 25


Manhattanville College

Total Score: 85, with a minimum of 21 for Listening and Speaking


Marquette University - Graduate School of Management

Total Score: 80; with a minimum of 20 for each section


McGill University

Total Score: 86; with a minimum of 20 for each section


Michigan State University

Total Score: 80
Section scores to be determined


Middle Tennessee State University

Total Score: 71


Murray State University

Minimum section requirements*
Reading: 20
Listening: 20
Speaking: 20
Writing: 20


*Some graduate programs may require higher scores
National American University

Total Score: 61


New York Institute of Technology

Total Score: 61-79
Students who score between 61-78 must take internal English Placement Exam upon arrival to NYIT and prior to registration


Northern Arizona University

Total Score: 80


Northern Kentucky University

Total score for cBT: 213, with an essay score of 4.5 or better
Total score for pBT: 550, with an essay score of 4.5 or better
Total score for iBT: 79-80


North Park University

Total Score: 90, with a minimum of 21 for each section


Northwestern State University

Total Score: 61, with a minimum of 20 for Speaking and for Writing


Pennsylvania State University

Total Score: 80, with a minimum of 23 for Speaking


Ohio State University

Total Score: 79


Old Dominion University

Total Score: 80, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 21
Listening: 18
Speaking: 22
Writing: 19

Minimum Speaking score for International Teaching Assistants: 26


Oregon State

Total Score: 80, with a minimum of 18 for each section
Total Score: 60 for conditional admission, with no section requirements


Purdue University

Total Score: 77, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Speaking: 18
Writing: 18


Queen's University

Total Score: 88, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 22
Listening: 20
Speaking: 22
Writing: 24


Quinnipiac University

Total Score: 90


Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business

Total Score: 100


Saint Cloud University - School of Graduate Studies

Total Score: 79, with a minimum of 17 for each section


Savannah College of Art & Design

Total Score: 85, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 18
Listening: 20
Speaking: 23
Writing: 24


Simmons College - College of Arts and Sciences

Total Score: 100 for Communications Management, MATESL, Special Education, Gender/Cultural Studies
Total Score: 80 for MAT, Children's Literature, English, Spanish


Simmons College - School for Health Studies

Total Score: 88


Simmons College - School for Library and Information Science

Total Score: 79


Simon Fraser University

Total Score: 88, with a minimum required score of 20 for each section.
A lesser requirement of a 76 minimum total score is sufficient for entry to the English Bridge Program.


St. John's College - Graduate Institute (Annapolis, MD/Santa Fe, NM)

Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Master of Arts in Eastern Classics programs - Total Score: 112, with a minimum of 27 for each section


Swinburne University of Technology

Programs with requirements of TOEFL® PBT of 550 or TOEFL® CBT of 213 require a TOEFL iBT score of 80
Programs with requirements of TOEFL PBT of 577 or TOEFL CBT of 232 require a TOEFL iBT score of 90
Programs with requirements of TOEFL PBT of 600 or TOEFL CBT of 250 require a TOEFL iBT score of 100


The University of the Arts

Total Score: 79


University of Arkansas

Total Score: 80


University of Buffalo (SUNY) - Roswell Park Cancer Institute Division

Total Score: 96, with a minimum of 24 for Speaking


University of California - Berkeley

Total Score: 68, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 17
Listening: 16
Speaking: 17
Writing: 18

Minimum Speaking score for appointment as a Graduate Student Instructor (TA): 26


University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

Total Score: 80, with a recommended score of 89


University of Denver

Total Score: 80 for most graduate departments


University of Illinois - Chicago

Total Score: 80, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 19
Speaking: 20
Listening: 17
Writing: 21


University of Lethbridge

Total Score: 93


University of Minnesota

Total Score: 79, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 19
Writing: 21


University of Missouri - Rolla

Total Score: 80


University of North Texas

Total Score: 79, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 20
Listening: 21
Speaking: 19
Writing: 27


University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Total Score: 79-80


University of Texas - Arlington

Total Score: 79, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 20
Listening: 16
Speaking: 21
Writing: 22


University of Texas - Austin

Minimum Required Total Score: 79, with a preferred score of 21 for each section


University of Texas - San Antonio

Total Score: 100 for admission with exemption from the UTSA English Language Assessment Program (ELAP)
Total Score: 61 for qualified admission and participation in zero to three ELAP courses


University of Toronto

Total Score: 93, with a minimum of 22 for Writing and for Speaking


University of Virginia

Total Score: 90, with following minimum section requirements
Reading: 23
Speaking: 22
Listening: 23
Writing: 22


University of Washington

Admission with English language requirement: Combined score of 45 in Reading, Listening, and Writing
Admission with no English language requirement: Combined score of 70 in Reading, Listening, and Writing


Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School

Total Score: 100


Please note: some institutions may require higher scores than those listed here. For complete information, please visit the institution's Web site.
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (U.S.)

Total Score: 80, with the following minimum section requirements
Speaking: 26
Listening: 26
Writing: 17


Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT)

Total Score: 89, with the following minimum section requirement
Speaking: 26


International Medical Graduates - Ontario (Canada)

Total Score: 93, with a minimum of 24 for Speaking
Candidates applying to Community Medicine must also achieve a minimum of 22 for Writing


National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (U.S.)

Total Score: 89, with the following minimum section requirements
Reading: 18
Speaking: 26
Listening: 21
Writing: 24


National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (U.S.)

Reading: 21
Speaking: 26
Listening: 18
Writing: 24

Port land State University:
TOEFL Score cutoff is 80