U.S. Recognition List
(September 20, 2007)
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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 2007.
Four-year Undergraduate Institutions (Baccalaureate)
Location
IELTS Band Score
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
5.5
Albright College
Reading, PA
6.0
Alfred State College (SUNY College of Technology)
Alfred, NY
(Contact school for score)
Alliant International University
San Diego, CA
6.0
Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI
5.5
American University
Washington, DC
6.5
American InterContinental University, Dunwoody
Atlanta, GA
6.0
American InterContinental University, Ft. Lauderdale
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
6.0
American InterContinental University, Houston
Houston, TX
6.0
American InterContinental University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
6.0
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
7.0
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)
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
6.0
Arkansas State University
State University, AR
5.0
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
5.0
Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University
Boston, MA
5.5
Ashland University
Ashland, OH
6.0
Augsburg College
Minneapolis, MN
7.0
Augustana College
Sioux Falls, SD
5.0
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
6.5
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
7.0
Bastyr University
Kenmore, WA
6.5
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
6.0
Beloit College
Beloit, WI
7.0
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN
5.5
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS
6.0
Bennington College
Bennington, VT
7.0
Bentley College
Waltham, MA
7.0
Berea College
Berea, KY
5.0
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
(Contact school for score)
Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN
5.0
Binghamton University, State University of New York
Binghamton, NY
6.5
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
5.5
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
7.0
Brigham Young University, Hawaii
Laie, HI
4.5 (r) ; 7.0 (ur)
Brooks Institute of Photography
Santa Barbara, CA
6.0
Brown University
Providence, RI
7.0
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
6.5
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA
7.0
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
6.0
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
6.0
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
(Contact school for score)
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
6.5
California State University, Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
5.0
California State University, Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA
6.0
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA
5.0 (r); 6.0 (ur)
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, CA
6.5
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
6.5
California State University, East Bay
Hayward, CA
6.0
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
6.5
California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
6.0
California State University, Northridge
Northridge, CA
6.5
California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
6.0
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
6.0
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
Carleton College
Northfield, MN
7.0
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
7.0
Carroll College
Waukesha, WI
6.0
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
6.5
Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
6.5
Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA
6.0
Central College
Pella, IA
5.5
Centralia College
Centralia College, WA
5.0
Chapman University
Orange, CA
6.5
Chatham College
Pittsburgh, PA
6.0
City University (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 State University
Cleveland, OH
6.0
College of Saint Rose (The)
Albany, NY
5.5
College of William and Mary (The)
Williamsburg, VA
7.0
College of Wooster (The)
Wooster, OH
7.0
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
6.0
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
5.0 (r); 6.0 (ur)
Columbia College, Missouri
Columbia, MO
5.0 (no individual band score below 5.0)
Columbia Union College
Takoma Park, MD
(Contact school for score)
Columbia University
New York, NY
7.0
Concordia College
Moorhead, MN
6.0
Concordia College, New York
Bronxville, NY
6.5
Connecticut College
New London, CT
7.0
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
7.0
Creighton University
Omaha, NE
6.5
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
5.5
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
6.5
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
7.0
DeVry University
All campuses
5.0
Doane College
Crete, NB
5.0
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)
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
6.5
Drury University
Springfield, MO
6.0
Duke University
Durham, NC
7.0
Duncan Higher Education Center
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Cameron University
Duncan, OK
(See individual school listings)
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
6.0
East Central University
Tulsa, OK
6.0
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 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
Endicott College
Beverly, MA
6.0
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, NJ
5.5
Florida Gulf Coast University
Ft. Myers, FL
6.5
Florida Metropolitan University
Multiple campuses
5.0
Fordham University
Bronx, NY and Manhattan, NY
6.5
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS
5.5
Franklin University
Columbus, OH
4.5
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
7.0
Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA
6.0
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
6.5
George Washington University
Washington, DC
6.5
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA
6.0
Goldey-Beacom College
Wilmington, DE
5.0
Goshen College
Goshen, IN
6.0
Graceland University
Lamoni, IA
5.0
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
6.5
Guilford College
Greensboro, NC
6.5
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
7.0
Hamline University
St. Paul, MN
7.0
Harrington College of Design
Chicago, IL
6.0
Haverford College
Haverford, PA
7.0
Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HI
6.0
Hiram College
Hiram, OH
6.5
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY
6.5
Husson College
Bangor, ME
5.5
Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX
6.0
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID
5.0
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
6.0
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN
5.0
Indiana University, School of Music
Bloomington, IN
6.5
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
5.5
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
International Academy of Design and Technology
Pittsburgh, PA
6.0
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
5.0
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
6.0
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
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
6.5
Knox College
Galesburg, IL
6.0
Kuyper College
Grand Rapids, MI
6.5
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
7.0
Lakeland College
Sheboygan, WI
6.0
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
5.0
Langston University
Langston, OK
6.0
Langston University
Oklahoma City, OK
6.0
Langston University
Tulsa, OK
6.0
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
6.5
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI
6.5
Lawton East Central University
Ada, OK
6.0
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
7.0
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
6.5
Lewis and Clark College
Portland, OR
6.0
Linfield College
McMinnville, OR
6.0
Long Island University, CW Post
Brookville, NY
5.5
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
6.5
Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL
6.0
Madonna University
Livonia, MI
6.0
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 scores)
Maryville College
Maryville, TN
6.0
Master’s College
Santa Clarita, CA
5.5
Massachusetts College of Art
Boston, MA
6.5
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA
6.5
McCurtain County Higher Education Center
Carl Albert State College
East Central University
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Idabel, OK
(See individual school listings)
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
5.0
Mesa State College
Grand Junction, CO
6.0
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Denver, CO
6.0
Miami University
Oxford, OH
6.0
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
6.5
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
5.5
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
7.0
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA
6.0
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI
5.0 (r); 6.5 (ur)
Minnesota State University
Moorhead, MN
5.0
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
6.0 (varies by department)
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
6.0
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
5.0
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY
5.0
Mountain State University
Beckley, WV
6.0
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
7.0
Mount Ida College
Newton, MA
5.0(r); 6.5 (ur)
Mount Union College
Alliance, OH
4.5 (r); 6.0 (ur)
National University
La Jolla, CA
5.5
Nazareth College
Rochester, NY
(Contact school for score)
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE
5.5
New England College
Henniker, NH
(Contact school for score)
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM
5.0 (r); 6.5 (ur)
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
5.0
New York University
New York, NY
7.0
New York University, Leonard Stern School of Business
New York, NY
(Contact school for score)
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
6.5
North Central College
Naperville, IL
6.0
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND
5.5
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
6.0
Northeastern State University
Broken Arrow, OK
6.0
Northeastern State University
Muskogee, OK
6.0
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK
6.0
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
(Contact school for score)
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
5.0
Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, NM
6.5
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD
5.0
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO
5.0
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Alva, OK
6.0
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Enid, OK
6.0
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Woodward, OK
6.0
Northwood University
Midland, MI
6.0
Notre Dame College
South Euclid, OH
6.0
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
6.0
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
7.0
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH
4.5 (r); 6.0 (ur)
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH
6.0
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK
6.0
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Goodwell, OK
6.0
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
All campuses statewide
6.0
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
6.0
Oklahoma State University, Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
6.0
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
5.5; 6.5
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
7.0
Pace University
New York, NY
(Contact school for score)
Pace University, Physician Assistant Program
New York, NY
6.0
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
6.5
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
6.5
Pine Manor College
Chestnut Hill, MA
5.0
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS
6.5
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH
5.5
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
6.0
Portland State University
Portland, OR
6.5
Post University
Waterbury, CT
5.5
Purdue University – Calumet
Hammond, IN
6.5
Purdue University – West Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN
6.5
Randolph College
Lynchburg, VA
6.5
Reed College
Portland, OR
(Contact school for score)
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
6.5
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
6.5
Rivier College
Nashua, NH
5.5
Roanoke College
Salem, VA
6.0
Rogers State University
Claremore, OK
6.0
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
6.0
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
6.5
Rocky Mountain College
Billings, MT
5.5
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
(Contact school for score)
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI
5.0
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO
6.0
Saint Mary’s College of California
Moraga, CA
6.0
Salem College
Winston-Salem, NC
6.0
Salem International University
Salem, WV
6.0
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD
6.5
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI
6.5
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
6.0
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
5.5
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
5.0
Schiller International University
Dunedin, FL
5.0
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
6.5
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Boston, MA
7.0
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
6.5
Seattle University
Seattle, WA
6.0
Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
6.0
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
6.5
Smith College
Northampton, MA
7.0
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
5.0
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
6.5
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
5.0
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK
6.0
Southern Arkansas University
Magnolia, AR
5.0
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
6.5
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
6.0
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT
5.0
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Sayre, OK
6.0
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK
6.0
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Tulsa, OK
6.0
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN
5.5
St. Gregory’s University
Shawnee, OK
(Contact school for score)
St. John’s University
Queens, NY
Staten Island, NY
New York, NY
Oakdale, NY
(Contact school for score)
St. Joseph’s College, School of Adult and Professional
Education
Brooklyn, NY
6.0
St. Norbert College
De Pere, WI
5.5
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
6.0
State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport
Brockport, NY
6.0
State University of New York (SUNY) at Oneonta
Oneonta, NY
5.5
State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego
Oswego, NY
5.5 (r); 6.0 (ur)
State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY
4.5 (English Bridge Program); 6.0 (ur)
State University of New York at Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
6.0
State University of New York (SUNY) at Purchase
Purchase, NY
6.0
Stephen Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
6.0
Stratford University
Falls Church, VA
6.0
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
6.0
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
6.5
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
5.5
Tennessee Technology University
Cookeville, TN
5.5
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
6.0
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
6.5
Texas State University, San Marcos
San Marcos
5.5 (r); 6.5 (ur)
Thiel College
Greenville, PA
5.5
Towson University
Towson, MD
5.5
Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary
Newburgh, IN
6.0
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
6.5
Troy University
Troy, AL
5.5
Truman State University
Kirksville, MO
6.0
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
6.5
Union College
Lincoln, NE
6.0
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, NY
6.0
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Buffalo, NY
6.5
University of Akron
Akron, OH
6.0
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL
5.5
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
6.5
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT
6.5
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
7.0
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA
7.0
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
7.0
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
7.0
University of California, Merced
Merced, CA
7.0
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
7.0
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
7.0
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
7.0
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
7.0
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
6.0
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
7.0
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
6.5
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences
Center
Denver, CO
6.0
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
6.0
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
6.5
University of Denver
Denver, CO
5.5 (r); 6.0 (ur)
University of Findlay
Findlay, OH
5.0
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
6.0
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
7.0
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
5.5 (r); 6.5 (ur)
University of Hawaii, Hilo
Hilo, HI
5.0
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
6.0
University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, IL
7.0
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
6.5 (6.0 minimum sub-score)
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
5.5
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
6.5 (6.0 minimum sub-score)
University of Maryland (The)
College Park, MD
6.5
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
6.5
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
6.5
University of Michigan