TOEFL Fees & Scores

TOEFL iBT provides five scores: four sections scores for TOEFL reading, TOEFL listening, TOEFL writing, TOEFL speaking and a total score. Each section is on a 0-30 scale. The total score is the sum of the four section scores. The range of total scores could be anywhere from 0-120. It is valid for two years.

You may take the TOEFL iBT test only once in any seven-day period, even if you took the test and canceled your scores.

The normal fee to take the TOEFL test is $110. However, it varies based on country. To register for your test, please visit www.ets.org/toefl. Below is a schedule of representative fees. If you cancel your registration by the deadline, you will receive a refund equivalent to half of the original test fee.

US$25Late registration fee (Regular registration closes 7 days prior to the test date, not including the day of the test. The late registration deadline is 3 days prior to the test date.)
US$50Rescheduling fee
US$20Reinstatement of canceled iBT scores
US$17Additional score report requests (per recipient)
US$60TOEFL iBT Speaking or Writing section rescore
US$120TOEFL iBT Speaking and Writing sections rescore

Minimum and Maximum Section and Total Scores for TOEFL iBT

SectionMinimumMaximum
1. Reading030
2. Listening030
3. Speaking030
4. Writing030
Total0120

Percentile Ranks for TOEFL iBT Scores (Source: ETS) (Based on Total No. of Examinees 9/2005 – 12/2006)

Percentile RankReading ScoreListening ScoreSpeaking ScoreWriting ScoreTotal Score
9929292929116
9428282828112
9027272727108
8526262626104
502222222288

In evaluating your performance on TOEFL iBT, it is useful to compare your score with those of other students from your native country and with those of students who speak the same language as you. However, the data in the following tables do not take in account varying similarities or differences between English and other languages. They are simply based on the performance of examinees native to specific countries.

Section Scores MEANS by Geographic Region and Native Country (Source: ETS)

EUROPEReadingListeningSpeakingWritingTotal
Belgium2525242499
France2323212288
Germany2325242496
Greece2122202185
Italy2018161771
Netherlands25272525102
Portugal2425232395
Spain2223212187
Switzerland2425232396
Turkey1820181976
AMERICAReadingListeningSpeakingWritingTotal
Canada2224232392
Mexico2122212084
ASIAReadingListeningSpeakingWritingTotal
China2019182078
Hong Kong1821192280
India2223232391
Japan1517151765
Korea1719171972
Taiwan1618171971
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