The best universities in Europe are eager to welcome students just like you. If you’re a hard-working student who is hoping to pursue a Master’s degree in Europe, several university programmes would be happy to admit you. In order to make sure that you qualify for these universities, you will want to make sure that you take an English exam, such as IELTS, PTE Academic, or TOEFL – the Test Of English as a Foreign Language.
Students often ask: ‘will my TOEFL scores be good enough to get me into the best university programmes?’. To answer this question, we have compiled a list of different TOEFL scores that the best universities in Europe will accept.
We will list the scores for the two types of TOEFL exams – the paper-delivered test (PDT), and the internet-based test (iBT). Either score, depending on which one you take and where you are located, will be the score you will want to get if you want to be accepted to the best universities in Europe.
550 (TOEFL PDT); 79-80 (TOEFL iBT)
KU Leuven
- Master's in Religious Studies & Theology
- Master's in Psychology
- Master's in Chemical Engineering
- Master's in Health Sciences
- Master's in Biology
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Tampere University
- Master's in Materials Science & Engineering
- Master's in Human-Computer Interaction
- Master's in Electrical Engineering
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University of Bologna
- Master's in International Relations
- Master's in Political Science
- Master's in History
- Master's in European Studies
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570 (TOEFL PDT); 88 (TOEFL iBT)
Leiden University
- Master's in Archaeology
- Master's in Biology
- Master's in Ecology
- Master's in Animal Sciences
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- Master's in Electrical Engineering
- Master's in Mechanical Engineering
- Master's in Physics
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Central European University
- Master's in Finance
- Master's in Legal Studies
- Master's in Anthropology
- Master's in Economics
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575 (TOEFL PDT); 90 (TOEFL iBT)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Master's in Economics
- Master's in Pedagogy
- Master's in Molecular Sciences
- Master's in Health Sciences
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Chalmers University of Technology
- Master's in Architecture
- Master's in Design
- Master's in Neuroscience
- Master's in Computer Sciences
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Jönköping University
- Master's in Economics
- Master's in Industrial Design
- Master's in Health Sciences
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580 (TOEFL PDT); 92 (TOEFL iBT)
University of Helsinki
- Master's in Forestry
- Master's in Neuroscience
- Master's in Environmental Sciences
- Master's in Mathematics
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Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
- Master's in Bio & Biomedical Engineering
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600 (TOEFL PDT); 100 (TOEFL iBT)
University of Luxembourg
- Master's in Entrepreneurship
- Master's in Innovation Management
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Masaryk University
- Master's in European Studies
- Master's in Public Policy
- Master's in Political Science
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Radboud University
- Master's in Psychology
- Master's in Language Studies
- Master's in Area & Cultural Studies
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Your TOEFL Scores when studying abroad
Keep in mind that Master's degree programmes will consider other application items, such as GPA and recommendations, and you should not expect to get accepted based on your TOEFL scores alone.
Moreover, some specific Master's degrees may ask for different (higher) TOEFL scores. For example, if a course assigns presentations and writing (such as courses in the Liberal Arts or Humanities), they will probably require a higher TOEFL score. You are encouraged to check the programme page or the university page itself for a more detailed explanation of what TOEFL scores they expect.