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IELTS Equivalencies - Undergraduate

To study at York, you will need to meet English language requirements for your course.

Each undergraduate course we offer has its own requirements in terms of English test scores. Although score requirements vary by course, typical scores for entry to York are summarised below. 

Please note that all accepted language test scores must be the results of one test, and not be comprised of multiple tests. The only exception to this is IELTS One Skill Retake, which is accepted at York for most courses.

Please click on the IELTS requirement for your programme to see what other language tests we can accept and the scores required.

 

Got a question about applying to York? Email our friendly Undergraduate Admissions Team for advice and support. If you've already applied to study at York please use You@York to upload any documents. Please do not email documents to us.

IELTS: 7.0, with a minimum of 7.0 in each component
  • TOEFL iBT: 96, with a minimum of 24 in each component (taken before January 2026)
  • TOEFL iBT: 5, with a minimum of 5 in each component (taken after January 2026)
  • Trinity ISE: Level 3, with ‘Distinction’ in each component
  • PTE: 67, with a minimum of 67 in each component
  • Cambridge CEFR: 185, with a minimum of 185 in each component
  • Duolingo: 130, with a minimum of 130 in each component
  • LanguageCert SELT C1: a minimum of 33/50 in each component
  • LanguageCert Academic: 75, with a minimum of 75 in each component
  • KTE: 510, with a minimum of 510 in each component
  • Skills for English: C1: Pass overall, with ‘Pass’ in each component
  • Oxford ELLT: 8, with a minimum of 8 in each component
  • Oxford Test of English Advanced: 146, with a minimum of 146 in each component
  • GCSE: C/4 or above
IELTS: 7.0, with a minimum of 7.0 in Writing and no less than 6.5 in all other components
  • TOEFL iBT: 96, with a minimum of 24 in Writing and no less than 23 in all other components (taken before January 2026)
  • TOEFL iBT: 5, with a minimum of 5 in each component (taken after January 2026)
  • Trinity ISE: Level 3, with ‘Distinction’ in each component
  • PTE: 67, with a minimum of 67 in Writing and no less than 61 in all other components
  • Cambridge CEFR: 185, with a minimum of 185 in Writing and no less than 176 in all other components
  • Duolingo: 130, with a minimum of 130 in Production and no less than 120 in all other components
  • LanguageCert SELT C1: a minimum of 33/50 in each component
  • LanguageCert Academic: 75, with a minimum of 75 in Writing and no less than 70 in all other components
  • KTE: 510, with a minimum of 510 in Writing and no less than 478 in all other components
  • Skills for English C1: Pass overall, with ‘Pass’ in each component
  • Oxford ELLT: 8, with a minimum of 8 in Writing and no less than 7 in all other components
  • Oxford Test of English Advanced: 146, with a minimum of 146 in Writing and no less than 136 in all other components
  • GCSE: C/4 or above
IELTS: 6.5, with a minimum of 6.5 in Writing and no less than 6.0 in all other components
  • TOEFL iBT: 87, with a minimum of 23 in Writing and no less than 21 in all other components (taken before January 2026)
  • TOEFL iBT: 4.5, with 5 in Writing, 4.5 in Reading, 5 in Listening and 4.5 in Speaking (taken after January 2026)
  • Trinity ISE: Level 3, with ‘Merit’ in each component
  • PTE: 61, with a minimum of 61 in Writing and no less than 55 in all other components
  • Cambridge CEFR: 176, with a minimum of 176 in Writing and no less than 169 in all other components
  • Duolingo: 120,with a minimum of 120 in Production and no less than 105 in all other components
  • LanguageCert SELT B2: a minimum of 33/50 in each component
  • LanguageCert Academic: 70, with a minimum of 70 in Writing and no less than 65 in all other components
  • KTE: 478, with a minimum of 478 in Writing and no less than 444 in all other components
  • Skills for English: B2: Merit overall, with ‘Merit’ in Writing and ‘Pass with Merit’ in all other components
  • Oxford ELLT: 7, with a minimum of 7 in Writing and no less than 6 in all other components
  • Oxford Test of English Advanced: 136, with a minimum of 136 in Writing and no less than 126 in all other components
  • GCSE: C/4 or above
IELTS: 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component
  • TOEFL iBT: 87, with a minimum of 21 in each component (taken before January 2026)
  • TOEFL iBT: 4.5, with a minimum of 5 in Listening and no less than 4.5 in all other components (taken after January 2026)
  • Trinity ISE: Level 3, with ‘Merit’ in each component
  • PTE: 61, with a minimum of 55 in each component
  • Cambridge CEFR: 176, with a minimum of 169 in each component
  • LanguageCert SELT B2: a minimum of 33/50 in each component
  • LanguageCert Academic: 70, with a minimum of 65 in each component
  • Duolingo: 120, with a minimum of 105 in each component
  • KTE: 478, with a minimum of 444 in each component
  • Skills for English B2: Merit overall, with ‘Pass with Merit’ in each component
  • Oxford ELLT: 7, with a minimum of 6 in each component
  • Oxford Test of English Advanced: 136, with a minimum of 126 in each component
  • GCSE: C/4 or above
IELTS: 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each component
  • TOEFL iBT: 79, with a minimum of 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing (taken before January 2026)
  • TOEFL iBT: 4, with a minimum of 4 in each component (taken after January 2026)
  • Trinity ISE: Level 3, with ‘Pass’ in each component
  • PTE: 55, with a minimum of 51 in each component
  • Cambridge CEFR: 169, with a minimum of 162 in each component
  • Duolingo: 105, with a minimum of 95 in each component
  • LanguageCert SELT B2: a minimum of 33/50 in each component
  • LanguageCert Academic: 65, with a minimum of 60 in each component
  • KTE: 444, with a minimum of 410 in each component
  • Skills for English B2: ‘Pass with Merit’ overall, with ‘Pass’ in each component
  • Oxford ELLT: 6, with a minimum of 5 in each component
  • Oxford Test of English Advanced: 126, with a minimum of 116 in each component
  • GCSE: C/4 or above

If you’ve not met the departmental requirements

If you’ve taken one of the accepted tests but not met the departmental requirement, you may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English language courses. These courses will provide you with the level of English needed to meet the conditions of your offer.

If you’re applying for an on-campus pre-sessional English course and require a student visa then you must take a UK government approved Secure English Language Test (gov.uk). Only IELTS for UKVI (Academic), Trinity ISE or PTE Academic UKVI can be accepted for entry to pre-sessional courses.