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Table of English Language Test Equivalencies
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Table of English Language Test Equivalencies

Source: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students/englishlanguagerequirements/test-equivalencies/ Parent: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students/englishlanguagerequirements/presessional-english-requirements/

The table below shows some of our accepted English language tests that measure the four components of language (Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking) and how we have assessed their equivalency benchmarked against the IELTS Academic test.

A full list of Queen Mary University of London approved English tests can be found on ourAccepted English Language Tests and Qualifications page.

Key for the table:

W = Writing

L = Listening

R = Reading

S = Speaking

English test = to IELTS 4.0 = to IELTS 4.5 = to IELTS 5.0 = to IELTS 5.5 = to IELTS 6.0 = to IELTS 6.5 = to IELTS 7.0 = to IELTS 7.5
TOEFL iBT: 1 -6 score scale Overall   = 3 (R,L,S,W = 3) Overall  = 3.5 (R,L,S,W = 3.5) Overall = 3.5 (R,L,S,W = 3.5) Overall  = 4 (R,L,S,W = 4) Overall = 4.5 (R,L,S,W =4.5) Overall = 4.5 (R,L,S,W =4.5) Overall = 5 (R,L,S,W = 5) Overall = 5.5 (R,L,S,W = 5.5)
TOEFL iBT: 0-120 score scale Overall = 42 R = 8 L =9 S = 16 W = 13 Overall = 52 R = 12 L = 12 S = 18 W = 15 Overall = 62 R = 16 L = 15 S = 19 W = 16 Overall = 72 R = 18 L = 17 S = 20 W = 17 Overall = 79 R = 19 L = 18 S = 21 W = 21 Overall = 92 R = 22 L = 21 S = 23 W = 24 Overall = 100 R = 24 L = 22 S = 25 W = 27 Overall = 108 R = 26 L = 24 S = 27 W = 29
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic and Academic UKVI and Academic Online tests 43 (L, R, S, W = 43) 49 (L, R, S, W = 49) 55 (L, R, S, W = 55) 59 (L, R, S, W = 59) 65 (L, R, S, W = 65) 71 (L, R, S, W = 71) 76 (L, R, S, W = 76) 79 (L, R, S, W = 79)
Kaplan Test of English 350 (L, R, S, W = 350) 395 (L, R, S, W = 395) 410 (L, R, S, W = 410) 425 (L, R, S, W = 425) 470 (L, R, S, W = 470) 498 (L, R, S, W = 498) 526 (L, R, S, W = 526) 559 (L, R, S, W = 559)
LanguageCert Academic English test and LanguageCert Academic English SELT test 40 (L, R, S, W = 40) 47 (L, R, S, W = 47) 54 (L, R, S, W = 54) 60 (L, R, S, W = 60) 65 (L, R, S, W = 65) 70 (L, R, S, W = 70) 75 (L, R, S, W = 75) 80 (L, R, S, W = 80)
Trinity ISE (paper edition) - SELT test Trinity ISE (paper edition) Trinity ISE Digital test (taken at a test centre) Overall = 55 (S, L, R, W = 55) Overall = 65 (S, L, R, W = 65) Overall = 71 (S, L, R, W = 71) Overall = 80 (S, L, R, W = 80) Overall = 90 (S, L, R, W = 90) Overall = 96 (S, L, R, W = 96) Overall = 105 (S, L, R, W = 105) Overall = 115 (S, L, R, W = 115)