Compare published undergraduate requirements
Overall filter only: ASU uses its general-program minimum and MIT its minimum, not its recommendation. Section requirements, program rules and test dates still apply.
6 universities.
Arizona State University
3.5–5.0 overall, depending on program; 3.5 each section
International undergraduate admission; program requirements vary.
View ASU requirements →Purdue University
4.5 overall; at least 4.0 in every section
International undergraduate English proficiency; not Purdue Fort Wayne or graduate admission.
View Purdue requirements →Pennsylvania State University
4.5 overall on the current scale
International undergraduate first-year and transfer English proficiency.
View Penn State requirements →Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5.0 minimum; 5.5 recommended
First-year English proficiency guidance; minimum and recommendation are separate.
View MIT requirements →University of Toronto
4.5 overall; Writing 4.5 and Speaking 4.0
Undergraduate English language requirement.
View Toronto requirements →University of Waterloo
4.5 overall; Writing and Speaking 5.0
Undergraduate direct-entry English language requirement.
View Waterloo requirements →Read the policy for your test date
An old TOEFL threshold is not a current requirement until the university says so. Penn State’s old 80-point minimum became 4.5 in its published policy. MIT’s former recommended 100 became 5.5. Neither follows the general conversion you might expect.
- Match the campus, degree level, program and intake.
- Use the current requirement for tests from January 21, 2026, and the institution’s dated policy for older tests.
- Check every section minimum and whether results must come from a single sitting.
- Confirm test validity, accepted editions, submission instructions and deadlines.
Each profile links to the official admissions source checked on November 7, 2026. This is a selected reference, not a ranking, an eligibility checker or a complete acceptance list.