Question 1

Is there an official TOEFL to IELTS conversion?

Accepted Answer

For TOEFL and IELTS specifically, yes — ETS and IELTS have a long-standing published concordance study comparing the legacy 0-120 TOEFL scale to IELTS Academic bands, which this converter's legacy-score lookup is based on. TOEFL/PTE and TOEFL/Duolingo comparisons don't have an equivalent formal study — those are institution-published estimates.

Question 2

What is TOEFL 100 in IELTS?

Accepted Answer

A legacy TOEFL score of 100 falls in the 94-101 range, which corresponds to IELTS 7.0 (CEFR B2) under the published ETS/IELTS concordance — about a 4.5 band on the 2026 TOEFL scale.

Question 3

Is TOEFL band 5.0 the same as IELTS 7.5?

Accepted Answer

They're considered roughly equivalent on the CEFR C1 level, and many universities treat them as interchangeable for admissions. But your actual performance can differ between tests — a TOEFL 5.0 doesn't guarantee an IELTS 7.5 if you sat both exams.

Question 4

Which test should I take — TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, or Duolingo?

Accepted Answer

Start with what your target universities actually list as accepted. If several are accepted, TOEFL and PTE are fully computer-based and often faster to schedule, IELTS has a long track record with UK/Australia/Canada institutions, and Duolingo is the cheapest and fastest to take from home but isn't accepted everywhere.

Question 5

Do universities require an exact score match when converting?

Accepted Answer

No — most set their own equivalency table and a minimum band on each. A converted score is a starting estimate; the university's own published requirement (usually listed alongside their TOEFL/IELTS minimums) is the number that actually matters for your application.

Question 6

Does a converted score have to be exact on every section too?

Accepted Answer

Some programs also publish section-level minimums for one or both tests. Clear the headline number with some room to spare, and check that no single section is unusually weak — a strong overall score built on one very low section converts less cleanly than a balanced profile.

TOEFL	IELTS	PTE Academic	Duolingo	CEFR
6.0	9.0	86-90	150-160	C2
5.5	8.0-8.5	79-85	140-150	C1
5.0	7.5	73-78	130-140	C1
4.5	7.0	66-72	120-130	B2
4.0	6.5	59-65	110-120	B2
3.5	6.0	51-58	100-110	B1
3.0	5.5	43-50	90-100	B1
2.5	5.0	36-42	80-90	A2
2.0	4.0-4.5	30-35	70-80	A2

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