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TOEFL Score Requirements for Top 20 US Universities

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Check the minimum TOEFL scores required by the top 20 US universities for international student admissions in 2026.

Meeting the TOEFL score requirement is crucial for international students applying to US universities. Here are the minimum scores for the top 20:

1. MIT - TOEFL 90+ (recommended 100+)
2. Stanford - TOEFL 100+
3. Harvard - TOEFL 100+
4. Princeton - No minimum, but 100+ recommended
5. Yale - TOEFL 100+
6. University of Chicago - TOEFL 104+
7. Columbia - TOEFL 100+
8. UPenn - TOEFL 100+
9. Caltech - No minimum stated
10. Duke - TOEFL 100+
11. Northwestern - TOEFL 105+
12. Johns Hopkins - TOEFL 100+
13. Rice - TOEFL 100+
14. Dartmouth - TOEFL 100+
15. Vanderbilt - TOEFL 100+
16. Brown - TOEFL 100+
17. Cornell - TOEFL 100+
18. Georgetown - TOEFL 100+
19. UCLA - TOEFL 100+
20. UC Berkeley - TOEFL 80+

**Tips for Achieving High TOEFL Scores:**
- Practice with official ETS materials
- Focus on your weakest section
- Take timed practice tests regularly
- Consider TOEFL prep courses

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