TOEFL Score Calculator

What is TOEFL iBT?

TOEFL is a standardised test designed to check the student’s ability to understand English. TOEFL stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language. The test is conducted by Educational Testing Service (ETS). The test helps students improve their English writing, speaking, reading and listening skills to study and stay in an English-speaking country.

TOEFL is accepted in various English-speaking countries, especially in the USA. Other than the USA, other countries accept TOEFL to measure one’s English language proficiency, such as Canada, Ireland, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, etc. The TOEFL test is of 2 types: (a) Internet-based and (b) Pen-paper based. In today’s era, Internet-based test is most commonly used by students to check and show their ability.

The test is divided into four modules:

• Reading
• Listening
• Speaking
• Writing

How to Calculate TOEFL iBT Overall Score?

Till Jan 2026, the Score Range of the TOEFL iBT Exam is 0-120, with four sections each having a maximum score of 30. Most Universities provide admissions based on the Overall Score, with some selected universities that have specific requirements based on section scores also.

To calculate the Overall Score from section scores, you have to sum all four section scores:

Overall Score = Listening Score + Reading Score + Speaking Score + Writing Score

Update: Starting Jan 21, 2026, the TOEFL iBT Score Format is changing from 0-120 to 1-6. The new Scoring Format will be easier to compare with the Worldwide Standards and more inclined towards the CEFR framework.

TOEFL Reading Scores

The reading section has 20 questions, and students have to answer these questions in 35 minutes. The section has two long passages with ten questions in each passage. The difficulty level of the vocabulary in the reading section differs from authentic American news sources because TOEFL aims at an academic approach.

Unlike listening, reading also has raw scores converted into scale scores. Scale scores are the final scores. Students’ Language Proficiency level depends on the scale score.

Reading Proficiency Levels

TOEFL Listening Scores

The section has a total of 28 questions and 36 minutes to answer the questions. The difficulty level of the section increases with each question. Scoring of TOEFL listening is done by converting raw scores into scaled scores.

Each raw score carries one point, whereas 28 raw scores equals 30 scaled scores. The formula that converts raw scores into scale scores is:

Scale scores = Raw scores / 28 * 30

Listening Proficiency Levels

TOEFL Writing Scores

The writing section has two tasks:

• Task 1 – Integrated writing task
• Task 2 – Writing for an Academic Discussion Task

Students get 29 minutes to solve both of these tasks. Task 1 gives students 20 minutes, and task 2 gives students 10 minutes. Writing sections in TOEFL is often challenging as students must listen and read carefully to frame new ideas in a limited time.

Writing Proficiency Levels

TOEFL Speaking Scores

In the Speaking section, the student gets four questions:

• Question 1 – Independent speaking task
• Questions 2 to 4 – Integrated Speaking Tasks

The total time allocated in the speaking section to answer all four questions is 16 minutes. Scoring of the speaking section is based on task achievement, fluency, clarity of speech, grammatical usage, vocabulary, and development of the topic.

Speaking Proficiency Levels

Equivalency Scale for TOEFL iBT and IELTS Scores

The TOEFL stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language, and IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System. Both are the most popular English proficiency exams for Study Abroad and other Immigration programs in various countries, such as the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, etc.

When comparing TOEFL iBT scores with IELTS, we follow the official guide of ETS TOEFL. For example, the TOEFL iBT Overall score of 75 is equivalent to an IELTS Score of 6.0, and an IELTS score of 7.0 is equal to a TOEFL iBT score between 91 and 99.

Equivalency Scale for TOEFL and CEFR

The CEFR stands for Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to compare the Proficiency levels across multiple languages. The TOEFL iBT Score is comparable to the CEFR for various purposes. A score of 95 or above is equivalent to the C1 Level, and 114 or above is equivalent to C2. Most Universities require at least a B2 Level for admission purposes, which is comparable to a 72 overall score in the TOEFL iBT Exam.

Latest TOEFL iBT Scoring Criteria from Jan 2026

Starting on January 21, 2026, ETS TOEFL has introduced a new Scoring Scale where the current scoring scale of 0-120 will be replaced. The new Scoring Scale will be from 1-6 with increments of 0.5 for simplicity and higher correlation with the CEFR Score.

The Universities and concerned authorities have been informed and guided by ETS to update the accepted Scoring range to comply with upcoming changes. For the first two years after the change, students will receive both the new 1-6 scale score and a comparable 0-120 score to ensure smooth transition.

New Scoring Scale (2026 onwards)