Is the toefl required?
The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is required of all non-native speakers of English. Where the TOEFL is not available, the admission’s committee will accept the IELTS ( International English Language Testing System). For more information on the TOEFL, visit (http://www.toefl.com). For more information on the IELTS, visit (http://www.ielts.org/).
Applicants for whom English is not the first language are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English. Middlebury will consider either the TOEFL or the results from a number of other standardized assessments, including the SAT I, ACT, IELTS, CPE, and MELAB. Predicted grades in IB A1 or A2 English or in A-level English will also be considered. Middlebury has no minimum or “cut-off” score that would automatically eliminate an application. The average paper-based TOEFL score for students matriculating in September of 2007 was 615; computer-based 281; and the average internet-based score was 103.
Prior to consideration for admission, international student applicants whose native language is not English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) unless they have received a degree from an accredited college or university in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada (except Quebec), Australia, New Zealand, or Africa (English-speaking countries only).
