All international applicants must meet a minimum standard of English proficiency. Graduate departments set their minimum English proficiency requirements, as shown in the table of Minimum Scores Required.

Providing Score Reports

International applicants are required to provide a Verifiable English Proficiency Score Report for the TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo exam with their application. The test date must be within twoyears of the intended admission term for consideration. Verifiable Score Reports should contain the following information:

  • TOEFL Score Report: Applicant Name, Appointment Number, Date of Birth, and MyBest® Scores as of date.
  • IELTS Score Report: Applicant Name, Test Report Form Number (TRF), Date of Birth, and Test Date.
  • Duolingo Score Report: Applicant Name, Secure link to the Duolingo Certificate, and Test Date.

Other Ways to Demonstrate English Proficiency

The English proficiency requirement can also be satisfied under either of the following conditions:

  1. Your studies at a previous university-level institution met ALL the following criteria:
    1. The institution is in the U.S. or a Qualifying Country from the table below.
    2. You have completed at least one year of full-time ACADEMIC study at that institution.
    3. The date you completed your studies (or left the institution) is within two (2) years of your desired admission term,
      1. Example 1: Your desired admission term is Fall 2025. Studies that ended in the Spring (April – June) of 2023 would meet the criterion.
      2. Example 2: Your desired admission term is Fall 2025. Studies that ended in the Fall (October – December) of 2022 would not meet the criterion.
    4. You provide transcripts for the institution that verify ALL the criteria have been met.
    5. IMPORTANT!The following departments DO NOT ACCEPT condition #1 (university study) above and require verifiable English proficiency test scores for those international applicants:Economics PhDԻMusic(Please review the College of Music English proficiency waiver policy and application).
  2. You are a citizen of a qualifying country.
    1. International applicants who are citizens of a qualifying country from the table below are not required to provide proof of English proficiency and do NOT need to submit a Verifiable English Proficiency Score Report.

Enrollment in an English language program, including within the USA, does not fulfill the English proficiency requirement.

We donotaccept Medium of Instruction (MOI) letters as proof of English proficiency.

Minimum Scores

Admitted students must achieve a score that meets or exceeds the requirements of their program. Please use the “Minimum Scores Required” table below to determine the passing score your program requires. Minimum score requirements may be higher for students offered assistantships.

Providing “Official” Test Scores

Applicants and admitted students must submit a Verifiable Score Report with the application. If an applicant cannot provide a Verifiable Score Report, “Official” valid (unexpired) test scores must be sent directly from the testing agency to the 鶹. To submit official scores, follow these instructions:

  • Official TOEFL test scores are only valid for two years from the test date. Login to your and request your TOEFL score to be sent to the 鶹. Our school code 4841. If prompted for a Department Code, please use 99.
  • Official IELTS test scores are only valid for two years from the test date. Please request your IELTS test center report your score to our school using the information below (IELTS does not use school codes).
    • 鶹 - Masters & PhD, 3100 Marine Street, Suite A122, UCB 65, 鶹, CO 80303
  • Official Duolingo test scores are only valid for two years from the test date. and ‘Send Results’ from inside the Duolingo application. Choose, “鶹 – graduate” when prompted.

Minimum Scores Required

Graduate Programs TOEFL IBT IELTS Duolingo
Accounting and Taxation Accounting 80 (Min)
100 (Preferred)
7.0 120
Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design (MA) 100 7.0 120
Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design (PhD) 107 7.0 120
Aerospace Engineering 83 6.5 120
Anthropology 75 6.0 120
Applied Mathematics 100 7.0 120
Architectural Engineering 90 7.0 120
Art History 75 6.0 120
Asian Languages & Civilizations 95 6.5 120
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences 75 6.0 120
Biochemistry 100 7.0 120
Biomedical Engineering 75 6.0 120
Business (PhD) 80 6.5 120
Chemical and Biological Engineering 100 7.0 120
Chemistry 100 7.0 120
Civil Engineering 90 7.0 120
Classics 75 6.0 120
Communication 75 6.5 120
Computational Linguistics, Analytics, Search and Informatics (CLASIC) 83 6.0 120
Computer Science 83(Min)
100 (Preferred)
7.0 120
Critical Media Practices 75 6.0 120
Creative Technology and Design (ATLAS) 100 7.0 120
Dance 79 6.5 120
Data Science 80 6.0 120
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 79 6.0 120
Economics 75* 6.0 Overall, 7.0 Speaking 120
Education 90 7.0 120
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering 100 7.0 120
Engineering Education 83 6.5 120
Engineering Management 102 7.5 125
English 100 7.0 120
Environmental Studies 100 7.0 120
Environmental Engineering 90 7.0 120
German 75 6.0 120
History 75 6.0 120
Integrative Physiology 100 7.0 120
Journalism 100 7.0 120
Law (JD & LLM) 100 7.0
Linguistics 90 7.0 120
Masters of the Environment 75 6.0 120
Master of Business Administration (MBA),MS Finance, MS Real Estate, MS Business Analytics, MS Supply Chain Management 80 6.5 120
Mechanical Engineering 80 6.5 120
Media Studies (MA) 100 7.0 120
Media Studies (PhD) 107 7.0 120
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) 100 6.0 -7.0 120
Museum & Field Studies 75 6.0 120
Music (Artist Diploma) 75 6.5 120
Music (DMA, PhD) 93 7.0 135
Music (Music Education MA) 80 6.5 125
Music (Musical Arts MA) 80 6.5 125
Physics 80 6.5 120
Political Science 90 7.0 120
Psychology and Neuroscience 90 7.0 120
Robotics 83 (minimum), 100 (preferred) 6.0 (minimum), 7.0 (preferred) 120
Russian 75 6.0 120
Spanish 80 6.5 120
Theater 79 6.5 120
All others 75 6.0 120

*Additional Economics TOEFL score minimums: 75 overall; 23 speaking for admission consideration; 24 speaking for funding consideration

Qualifying Countries

  • Australia
  • Belize
  • Botswana
  • Canada (except Quebec)
  • Commonwealth Caribbean
  • Ghana
  • India**
  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom
  • Zimbabwe

** Applicants from India to the Engineering Management program are required to submit English Proficiency Scores.