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US Recognition List: Educational Institutions, Professional Organizations and Accrediting Bodies Recognizing IELTS
NB: Scores/grades reported below are minimums required for admissions to degree programs. IELTS band scores refer to the Academic Module unless otherwise stated. Requirements may vary.
Other U.S. institutions may also recognize IELTS but may not have registered with IELTS Inc. Schools and institutions highlighted in PINK recognized IELTS in 2009.
NB: Band scores marked “r” indicate that the school requires applicants to take more English courses (ESL/ESOL) or have restricted enrollment. Contact school for details.
Band scores marked “ur” indicate the minimum score required for full admissions to degree programs.
Undergraduate institutions, page 1-9; graduate and professional schools, page 9-18; law schools, page 18-19; community colleges, other schools, professional bodies, page 20-23, key to
abbreviations, page 23
Undergraduate Institutions
Four-year Undergraduate Institutions (Baccalaureate) Location IELTS Band Score
Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX 5.5
Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA No minimum score requirement
Adams State College
Distance degree
Alamosa, CO
5.5
Adelphi University (all campuses) Garden City, NY
Happauge, NY
New York, NY,
Poughkeepsie, NY
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA 7.0
Albion College Albion, MI 6.5
Albright College Reading, PA 6.0
Alfred University Alfred, NY 6.0
Alliant International University San Diego, CA 6.0
Alverno College Milwaukee, WI 5.5
American University Washington, DC 6.5
American InterContinental University (all campuses and online)
Buckhead, GA
Dunwoody, GA
Houston, TX
Weston, FL
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
Amherst College Amherst, MA 7.0
Angelo State University San Angelo, TX 6.5
Arcadia University Glenside, PA 6.0
Ardmore Higher Education Program
East Central University
Murray State College
Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Ardmore, OK (See individual school listings)
Argosy University, Orange County Santa Ana, CA 6.5
Argosy University, Seattle Seattle, WA 6.5
Arizona State University (all campuses) Tempe, AZ 6.0
Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 5.5
Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR 5.0
Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University Boston, MA 5.5
Art Institute of Atlanta – Decatur (The) Decatur, GA (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Atlanta (The) Atlanta, GA 6.5
Art Institute of Austin Austin, TX (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of California (The) San Diego, CA (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of California (The) San Francisco, CA 6.5
Art Institute of California (The) - Hollywood North Hollywood, CA (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of California (The) – Inland Empire San Bernardino, CA (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of California (The) - Sacramento Sacramento, CA (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Charleston (The) Charleston, SC (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Charlotte (The) Charlotte, NC (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Colorado (The) Denver, CO (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Dallas (The) Dallas, TX 6.0
Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale (The) Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Houston - North (The) Houston, TX 6.0
Art Institute of Houston (The) Houston, TX 6.0
Art Institute of Indianapolis (The) Indianapolis, IN (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Jacksonville (The) Jacksonville, FL (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Las Vegas (The) Henderson, NV (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Los Angeles (The) Los Angeles, CA (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Los Angeles-Orange County (The) Santa Ana, CA 6.0
Art Institute of Michigan (The) Novi, MI (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of New York City (The) New York, NY 6.5
Art Institute of Philadelphia (The) Philadelphia, PA 6.0
Art Institute of Phoenix (The) Phoenix, AZ (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Pittsburgh (The) Pittsburgh, PA 6.0
Art Institute of Pittsburgh (The) – Online Division Pittsburgh, PA 6.0
Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham Durham, NC (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Salt Lake City (The) Draper, UT (Contact school for score)
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Art Institute of Seattle (The) Seattle, WA (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Tampa (The) Tampa, FL (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Tennessee(The) - Nashville Nashville, TN (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Tucson (The) Tucson, AZ (Contact school for score)
Art Institute of Washington – Northern Virginia Sterling, VA 6.5
Art Institute of Washington (The) Arlington, VA 6.5
Art Institute of York – Pennsylvania (The) York, PA 6.0
Art Institutes International - Kansas City Lenexa, KS (Contact school for score)
Art Institutes International at Portland (The) Portland, OR (Contact school for score)
Art Institutes International Minnesota (The) Minneapolis, MN (Contact school for score)
Ashland University Ashland, OH 6.0
Assumption College Worcester, MA (Contact school for score)
Auburn University Montgomery, AL 5.0
Augsburg College Minneapolis, MN 7.0
Augustana College Sioux Falls, SD 5.0
Augustana College Rock Island, IL 6.5
Austin College Sherman, TX 6.5
Avila University Kansas City, MO 5.0
Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA 5.5
Babson College Babson Park, MA 7.0
Ball State University Muncie, IN 6.5
Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 7.0
Barnard College New York, NY 7.0
Bastyr University Kenmore, WA 6.5
Bellarmine University Louisville, KY 6.0
Belmont University Nashville, TN 6.5
Beloit College Beloit, WI 7.0
Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN 5.5
Benedictine College Atchison, KS 6.0
Benedictine University Lisle, IL 5.5
Bennington College Bennington, VT 7.0
Bentley University Waltham, MA 7.0
Berea College Berea, KY 5.0
Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN 5.0
Binghamton University, State University of New York Binghamton, NY 6.5
Blue Mountain College Blue Mountain, MS 6.0
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Atlanta, GA 6.5 (See school listings)
Boise State University Boise, ID 5.0
Boston Conservatory (The) Boston, MA 5.0
Boston University Boston, MA 7.0
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME (Contact school for score)
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 6.0 (no subscore below 5.5)
Brandeis University Waltham, MA 7.0
Brigham Young University Provo, UT 6.5 (6.5 min. in Speaking; no
subscore below 6.0)
Brigham Young University, Hawaii Laie, HI 7.0 ur ; 4.5 r
Brown University Providence, RI 7.0
Bryant University Smithfield, RI 6.5
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA 7.0
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 7.0
Buffalo State College (State University of New York) Buffalo, NY 5.5
Butler University Indianapolis, IN 6.0
Caldwell College Caldwell, NJ 6.0
California Baptist University Riverside, CA 6.0
California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA 6.5
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA 6.5
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, CA 6.0
California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 7.0
California State University, Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA 5.0
California State University, Channel Islands Camarillo, CA 6.0
California State University, Chico Chico, CA 6.0 ur; 5.0 r
California State University, Dominguez Hills Dominguez Hills, CA 5.5
California State University, East Bay Hayward, CA 6.0
California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA 6.5
California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, CA 6.5
California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, CA 6.5
California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 6.0
California State University, Monterey Bay Monterey Bay, CA 6.0
California State University, Northridge Northridge, CA 6.5
California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, CA 6.5
California State University, San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 6.5
California State University, San Marcos San Marcos, CA 6.0
California State University, Stanislaus Turlock, CA 6.5
California University of Pennsylvania California, PA 6.0
Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI 6.5
Cameron University Lawton, OK 5.5
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY 5.0
Canisius College Buffalo, NY 6.0
Capella University (online) Minneapolis, MN 6.5
Capital University
Undergraduate admissions
Accelerated Nursing Program (BSN)
Columbus, OH
5.0
7.0
Carleton College Northfield, MN 7.0
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 7.0
Carroll College Helena, MT 6.5; 7.0 (scholarships)
Carroll University Waukesha, WI 6.0
Carson-Newman College Jefferson City, TN 6.5
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 6.5
Catholic University of America Washington, DC 6.5
Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, LA 6.0
Center for Emergency Medicine of Western PA, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 6.5
Central College Pella, IA 5.5 ur; 4.5 r
Centralia College Centralia College, WA 5.0
Century College White Bear Lake, MN 5.5
Chadron State College Chadron, NE 6.0
Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI 6.0 (no subscore below 5.0)
Chapman University Orange, CA 6.5
Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA 6.0
Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA (Contact school for score)
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA 6.5
City University (all 25 campus locations) Bellevue, WA 6.0
Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, PA 6.0
Clark University Worcester, MA 6.5
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 6.5
Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH 6.0
Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 6.0
Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA 6.5 (no subscore below 6.0)
Colby College Waterville, ME 7.0
Colgate University Hamilton, NY 7.0
College at Brockport (The), State University of New York Brockport, NY 6.0
College at Old Westbury (The), State University of New York Old Westbury, NY 6.5
College of Charleston Charleston, SC 6.5
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College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 5.5
College of Saint Rose Albany, NY 5.5
College of St. Catherine St. Paul, MN (Contact school for score)
College of St. Joseph in Vermont Rutland, VT 6.0
College of St. Scholastica Duluth, MN 6.5
College of the Mainland Texas City, TX 6.0
College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA 7.0
College of Wooster Wooster, OH 7.0
Colorado Heights University Denver, CO 5.0
Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 6.0
Colorado State University, Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 6.0 ur; 5.0 r
Colorado State University, Pueblo Pueblo, CO 5.0
Columbia College, Chicago Chicago, IL 5.5
Columbia College, Missouri Columbia, MO 5.0 (no subscore below 5.0)
Columbia Union College Takoma Park, MD 5.5 ur; 5.0 r
Columbia University New York, NY 7.0
Concordia College Moorhead, MN 6.0
Concordia College, New York Bronxville, NY 6.5
Concordia University Portland, OR 6.0
Concordia University Wisconsin Mequon, WI 5.5
Connecticut College New London, CT 7.0
Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA 6.0
Cornell University Ithaca, NY 7.0
Creighton University Omaha, NE 6.5
Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park
St. Helena, CA
7.0
Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX 5.5
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 7.0
Davidson College Davidson, NC 7.0
DePaul University Chicago, IL 6.5
DePauw University Greencastle, IN 7.0
DeVry University All campuses and online 5.0
Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND 5.5
Doane College Crete, NB 5.0
Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA 6.0
Dowling College Oakdale, NY 6.5
Downtown College Consortium
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
Redlands Community College
Rose State College
University of Central Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK (See individual school listings)
Drake University Des Moines, IA 6.0
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 6.5
Drury University Springfield, MO 6.0
Duke University Durham, NC 7.0
Duncan Higher Education Center
Cameron University
Oklahoma State University
University of Oklahoma
Duncan, OK (See individual school listings)
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 6.0
East Carolina University Greenville, NC 6.0
East Central University Tulsa, OK 6.0
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 5.5
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT 6.0
Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 6.0
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 6.0
Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR 6.0
Eastern University St. Davids, PA 6.5
Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA 6.0
Eckerd College St. Petersburg, FL 6.5
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA 6.0
Elmhurst College Elmhurst, IL 6.5
Elon University Elon, NC 6.0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, FL (Contact school for score)
Emerson College Boston, MA 6.5
Emmanuel College Boston, MA 6.5
Endicott College Beverly, MA 6.0
Everest College All campuses 5.0
Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ 6.0
Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV (Contact school for score)
Fashion Institute of Technology New York City, NY 6.5
Felician College Lodi, NJ 5.0
Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI 6.0 ur; 5.5 r
Florida Gulf Coast University Ft. Myers, FL 6.5
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL 6.5
Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL 6.0
Florida State University (The) Tallahassee, FL 6.5
Fontbonne University St. Louis, MO 5.0
Fordham University (Bronx and Manhattan campuses) New York, NY 6.5
Fort Hays State University Hays, KS 5.5
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA 7.0
Franklin University Columbus, OH 4.5
Friends University Wichita, KS (Contact school for score)
Gannon University Erie, PA 6.0
Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA 6.0
George Fox University Newberg, OR 5.5
George Mason University Fairfax, VA 6.5
George Washington University Washington, DC 6.5
Georgia College and State University Milledgeville, GA 6.0
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 6.5
Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA 6.0
Goldey-Beacom College Wilmington, DE 5.0
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA 6.5
Goshen College Goshen, IN 6.0
Goucher College Baltimore, MD 6.5
Graceland University Lamoni, IA 5.0
Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 6.5
Green Mountain College Poltney, VT 5.0
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA 6.5
Guilford College Greensboro, NC 6.5
Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN 7.0
Hamilton College Clinton, NY 7.0
Hamline University St. Paul, MN 7.0
Hanover College Hanover, IN 6.5
Harding University Searcy, AR (Contact school for score)
Harrington College of Design Chicago, IL 6.0
Hartwick College Oneonta, NY 6.5
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA 7.0
Haverford College Haverford, PA 7.0
Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HI 6.0
Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR 5.0
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Hendrix College Conway, AR 6.0
Hiram College Hiram, OH 6.5
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY 6.5
Hood College Frederick, MD 6.5
Hope International University Fullerton, CA 6.0
Houston Baptist University Houston, TX (Contact school for score)
Humboldt State University Arcata, CA 6.5
Husson College Bangor, ME 5.5
Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 5.0
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 6.5
Illinois State University Normal, IL 6.5
Immaculata University Immaculata, PA 6.0
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN 5.0
Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 5.0
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 5.5
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 6.5
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 5.5
Indiana University, School of Music Bloomington, IN 6.5
Indiana University South Bend South Bend, IN 6.0
Indiana University Southeast New Albany, IN 6.0
International Academy of Design and Technology Chicago, IL 6.0
International Academy of Design and Technology Detroit, MI 6.0
International Academy of Design and Technology Fairmont, WV 6.0
International Academy of Design and Technology Las Vegas, NV 6.0
International Academy of Design and Technology Orlando, FL 6.0
International Academy of Design and Technology Tampa, FL 6.0
Iowa State University
Undergraduate admissions
Undergraduate admissions, Engineering
Ames, IA
6.0 (no subscore below 5.5)
6.0
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL 5.0
Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL 6.0
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 7.0
Jamestown College Jamestown, ND 5.5
Johnson and Wales University Denver, CO 6.5
Johnson and Wales University North Miami, FL 6.5
Johnson and Wales University Providence, RI 6.5
Jones International University Centennial, CO Reading and writing 5.5 and no
subscore below 5.0
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA (Contact school for score)
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI 7.0
Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 6.5
Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, KS 5.0
Kent State University Kent, OH 6.0
Kenyon College Gambier, OH 7.0
Kettering University Flint, MI (Contact school for score)
Keuka College Keuka Park, NY 5.0
Knox College Galesburg, IL 6.0
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA 6.5
Kuyper College Grand Rapids, MI 6.5
La Salle University Philadelphia, PA 5.5
Lafayette College Easton, PA 7.0
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL 6.5
Lakeland College Sheboygan, WI 6.0
Lamar University Beaumont, TX 6.0
Langston University Langston, OK 6.0
Langston University Oklahoma City, OK 6.0
Langston University Tulsa, OK 6.0
Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI 6.0
Lawrence University Appleton, WI 6.5
Lawton East Central University Ada, OK 6.0
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 7.0
Lewis and Clark College Portland, OR 7.0
Lewis University Romeoville, IL 6.5
Lindenwood University St. Charles, MO 5.0
Linfield College McMinnville, OR 6.0
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Lock Haven, PA 6.5
Long Island University, CW Post Brookville, NY 5.5
Longwood University Farmville, VA 6.5
Loras College Dubuque, IA 6.5
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 6.5
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 6.5
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 6.0
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA 6.5
Luther College Decorah, IA 6.0
Lynn University Boca Raton, FL 6.0
Macalester College St. Paul, MN (Contact school for score)
Madonna University Livonia, MI 6.0
Maharishi University of Management Fairfield, IA (Contact school for score)
Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME 6.5
Manhattan School of Music New York, NY 6.0
Marietta College Marietta, OH 5.5
Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY 6.5
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 6.5
Marshall University Huntington, WV 6.0
Mary Baldwin College Staunton, VA 6.0
Marylhurst University Marylhurst, OR 6.0
Marymount College Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (Contact school for score)
Marymount University Arlington, VA 6.5
Maryville College Maryville, TN 6.0
Maryville University St. Louis, MO 6.0
Marywood University Scranton, PA 5.5
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA 6.5
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA 6.5
Master’s College Santa Clarita, CA 5.5
McCurtain County Higher Education Center
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