TOEFL Score Guide: What's a Good TOEFL Score?
The TOEFL iBT is scored out of 120 — four sections (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing), each out of 30. There's no universal "good" score: it's defined by your target universities, which each publish their own minimums (often somewhere in the 80–100+ range). Confirm your programs' requirements, then work backward to a section-by-section target.
How TOEFL scoring works
Each of the four sections is scored 0–30, and your total is their sum, from 0 to 120. Speaking and Writing are scored against rubrics (delivery, language use, and development), while Reading and Listening are scored on correct answers and scaled.
Because the total is a sum, a single weak section pulls your total down — which is why most score gains come from lifting your weakest section rather than polishing your strongest.
What's a good TOEFL score?
"Good" is relative to your goal. Many universities ask for a total around 80–100, with competitive and graduate programs often wanting 100+ and minimum section scores (commonly in Speaking and Writing). Always check the exact requirement — total and per-section — for each program you're applying to.
Section scores and what they mean
ETS groups section scores into performance levels (for example, Speaking and Writing report level descriptors alongside the 0–30 score). These descriptors tell you what a score reflects in practice — useful for diagnosing whether your issue is content, language, or delivery.
How to raise your TOEFL score
Target your weakest section, and for Speaking and Writing use rubric-based feedback so you know which dimension to fix. Langujet scores your Speaking and Writing against the TOEFL rubrics and gives instant, repeatable feedback so you can run many timed reps before test day.
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