September 30, 2026

Tufts TOEFL Requirements 2026: Scores (1–6 and 0–120)

Tufts has no undergraduate cutoff but successful applicants generally score 100+, while graduate Arts, Sciences and Engineering advises 90 or 4.5.

Verified requirement

Undergraduate minimum: none stated.
Undergraduate successful-applicant guidance: generally 100 or higher on the previous scale.
Approximate undergraduate new-scale band: about 5.0. The undergraduate page reviewed does not publish a direct 1–6 figure.
Graduate Arts, Sciences and Engineering: 90 or an official 4.5 is generally advised.
Program note: Fletcher, Friedman, Gordon Institute, and other programs may require 100 with section scores of 25.

Last verified July 17, 2026. Always confirm on the official admissions page.

How the requirement works on the two score scales

Policy	0–120 scale	1–6 scale
Undergraduate guidance	100+	about 5.0
Graduate ASE guidance	90	4.5 official
Selected graduate programs	100, 25 each	Program-specific

Tufts separates undergraduate competitive guidance from graduate requirements. The undergraduate 100+ figure is not a formal cutoff, while Graduate Arts, Sciences and Engineering directly advises 90 or 4.5.

The undergraduate 5.0 figure is approximate because the official page reviewed does not publish a revised-scale number. Use the free TOEFL score converter for planning, then confirm the current page before testing.

How competitive is Tufts really?

Tufts states that it has no undergraduate score minimum, but generally successful applicants present 100 or higher. That makes 100 useful competitive guidance rather than a guaranteed admission threshold.

For graduate admission, 90 or 4.5 is the central guidance for Arts, Sciences and Engineering, but several schools and programs publish 100 with section floors. The exact degree page controls.

Moving from about 4.0 to 4.5 normally takes several weeks of focused sectional work. An applicant targeting a program that requires 100 and 25 in every section should expect a longer preparation cycle.

How to prepare for the target at Tufts

Use Target, Gap, Route. Label 100+ as undergraduate competitive guidance, or copy the exact graduate program requirement. Take a timed diagnostic and record all four section results.

Route the largest share of practice to the weakest section. A Fletcher applicant at 102 overall with one section at 23 still has a section-floor gap because Fletcher requires 25 in each section.

Use full tests as checkpoints after targeted work. Tufts does not accept undergraduate superscoring or MyBest combinations, so practice readiness should be measured in one sitting.

Start with the free Essentials edition of the Aidoss Academy Target Score Diagnostic Workbook to identify the section gap, then use the Complete Digital edition or the 90-Day Self-Study Planner to turn that result into a weekly route.

Keep the official program page beside the score log. Graduate applicants should not rely only on the central 90 or 4.5 guidance when a school publishes a stricter rule.

Classify recurring errors by cause, such as comprehension, timing, response development, or language control. This produces a specific weekly route rather than more undirected test volume.

Use two complete checkpoints before submission. The first tests whether targeted work has closed the main gap. The second confirms that the result is repeatable and valid for the intended intake.

Before submitting, confirm whether the applicant qualifies for an English-proficiency exemption and whether the intended school accepts the selected test format. Official reports can take time to arrive, so score-delivery instructions should be included in the application calendar rather than handled after the deadline.