Lists · 2026–27
358 US universities that accept the Duolingo English Test
358 US universities on the Common App list the Duolingo English Test among the English proficiency tests they accept for 2026–27. Another 612 explain their English requirements only on their own website, so they aren't in this list even if they accept it.
Updated September 25, 2026
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358 of 358 universities
| University | First deadline | English tests | Intl fee | SAT/ACT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Flexible |
| Adams State University | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Adelphi University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Sometimes |
| Agnes Scott College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $30 | Optional |
| Alabama State University | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Albertus Magnus College | Dec 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $100 | Optional |
| Albright College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Alfred University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| American University in Bulgaria | Jan 15, 2027 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Sometimes |
| Anderson University (SC) | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Andrews University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Antioch College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| Arizona Christian University | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | May 1, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Augustana University (South Dakota) | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Sometimes |
| Austin Peay State University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $25 | Flexible |
| Babson College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $75 | Optional |
| Baker University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Sometimes |
| Ball State University | May 1, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $60 | Sometimes |
| Barton College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Belmont Abbey College | Oct 31, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Benedictine College | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Benedictine University | Jul 26, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Bennington College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Bentley University | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $75 | Flexible |
| Berry College | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Not considered |
| Bethel University-TN | Jul 25, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, Duolingo | $30 | Optional |
| Brescia University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Briar Cliff University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| Bridgewater State University | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Optional |
| Bryn Athyn College | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Bryn Mawr College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Bushnell University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| California Baptist University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $45 | Optional |
| California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | Nov 1, 2026 · REA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $85 | Required |
| California Lutheran University | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $25 | Optional |
| Campbell University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Carlow University | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Sometimes |
| Carson-Newman University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Catawba College | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| The Catholic University of America | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Cedar Crest College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Centenary College of Louisiana | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Centenary University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Central Connecticut State University | May 1, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Flexible |
| Centre College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Optional |
| Charleston Southern University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $25 | Flexible |
| Chestnut Hill College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $25 | Optional |
| Christian Brothers University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Sometimes |
| Clark University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Clarkson University | Dec 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $0 | Flexible |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Not considered |
| Coe College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| College for Creative Studies | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| The College of Idaho | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| The College of St. Scholastica | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| College of the Atlantic | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Colorado College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Columbia University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $85 | Optional |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Optional |
| Concord University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Flexible |
| Converse University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Coppin State University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Corban University | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $40 | Optional |
| Cornerstone University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Cottey College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| The Culinary Institute of America | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Optional |
| Cumberland University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $25 | Sometimes |
| Curry College | Dec 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Optional |
| D'Youville University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Daemen University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Optional |
| Dallas Baptist University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Sometimes |
| Dartmouth College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $85 | Required |
| Davenport University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Flexible |
| Davidson College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Defiance College | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Denison University | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| DePauw University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Sometimes |
| Dominican University New York | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $40 | Optional |
| Drexel University | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $65 | Sometimes |
| East Texas A&M University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $30 | Flexible |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $50 | Optional |
| Eastern Michigan University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $35 | Sometimes |
| Eastern Oregon University | Jul 28, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $90 | Optional |
| Eckerd College | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Optional |
| Elim Bible College | Jul 25, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Elmira College | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Sometimes |
| Elms College | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Emory & Henry University | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Flexible |
| Faulkner University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $25 | Optional |
| Fei Tian College - Northern Campus | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $100 | Flexible |
| Fisher College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| Fitchburg State University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $35 | Optional |
| Flagler College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Sometimes |
| Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $30 | Required |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $30 | Required |
| Florida International University | Nov 2, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $30 | Required |
| Florida Southern College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Franklin College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Gardner-Webb University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| The George Washington University (GWU) | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $80 | Sometimes |
| Georgetown College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $100 | Sometimes |
| Georgian Court University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Gettysburg College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $0 | Flexible |
| Goshen College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Grace College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Graceland University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Optional |
| Grand Canyon University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Greensboro College | Jul 23, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Harcum College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $75 | Flexible |
| Harvey Mudd College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $70 | Optional |
| Haverford College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $65 | Optional |
| Hendrix College | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| High Point University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Sometimes |
| Hilbert College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Houghton University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Huntington University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Flexible |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Immaculata University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Indiana University South Bend | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $65 | Flexible |
| Indiana University Southeast | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion) | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Jacksonville University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $30 | Sometimes |
| Keiser University Flagship Campus - West Palm Beach Florida | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Kenyon College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Knox College | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| La Roche University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Laguna College of Art + Design | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Not considered |
| Lake Forest College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Lamar University | Jul 28, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $75 | Sometimes |
| Lasell University | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Lawrence Technological University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Optional |
| Le Moyne College | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Lees-McRae College | Dec 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $25 | Optional |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Liberty University | Jul 28, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Lipscomb University | Oct 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Sometimes |
| List College The Jewish Theological Seminary | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $65 | Optional |
| Longwood University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $50 | Sometimes |
| Louisiana State University A&M-Baton Rouge | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Sometimes |
| Loyola Marymount University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $75 | Optional |
| Loyola University Maryland | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $60 | Optional |
| Lubbock Christian University | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Lycoming College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Sometimes |
| Lynn University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Sometimes |
| Lyon College | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Manchester University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Manhattan University | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $75 | Optional |
| Manhattanville University | Nov 17, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $80 | Optional |
| Marian University - Indiana | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Not considered |
| Mary Baldwin University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Maryville University of St. Louis | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Marywood University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Optional |
| McDaniel College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| McKendree University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| McMurry University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $30 | Optional |
| McPherson College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Menlo College | Nov 30, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Mercer University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Required |
| Mercyhurst University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Merrimack College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Not considered |
| Methodist University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Metropolitan College of New York | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $35 | Optional |
| Midwestern State University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $50 | Sometimes |
| Milligan University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Millikin University | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Millsaps College | May 1, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Misericordia University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Missouri Southern State University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $60 | Required |
| Missouri Western State University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Optional |
| Molloy University | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $45 | Optional |
| Monmouth College (IL) | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Sometimes |
| Monmouth University | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $60 | Sometimes |
| Montreat College | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Moravian University | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Morgan State University | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $35 | Flexible |
| Morningside University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Mount Marty University | Jul 29, 2027 · RD | Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| New England College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $75 | Sometimes |
| New Mexico State University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Optional |
| The New School | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $75 | Optional |
| Newberry College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Niagara University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Nichols College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Flexible |
| North Carolina A&T State University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $60 | Flexible |
| North Central College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Jul 25, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Sometimes |
| Northwest Nazarene University | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Sometimes |
| Occidental College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Ohio Northern University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Oklahoma Christian University | Apr 3, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Oklahoma City University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $60 | Sometimes |
| Ole Miss - The University of Mississippi | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $75 | Sometimes |
| Otis College of Art and Design | Dec 5, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Optional |
| Otterbein University | Dec 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Pace University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Optional |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Pennsylvania College of Art & Design | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Not considered |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Point Park University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| Pomona College | Nov 8, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $80 | Optional |
| Pratt Institute | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $90 | Optional |
| Principia College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $75 | Flexible |
| Purdue University Northwest | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $25 | Flexible |
| Quinnipiac University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $65 | Sometimes |
| Randolph College | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Sometimes |
| Regis College | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $0 | Not considered |
| Reinhardt University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $60 | Optional |
| Rhodes College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Rider University | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $75 | Sometimes |
| Ringling College of Art and Design | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $70 | Optional |
| Rivier University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Roger Williams University | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $55 | Sometimes |
| Rollins College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Sacred Heart University | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $50 | Optional |
| Saint Anselm College | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Optional |
| Saint Michael's College | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Saint Peter's University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Sometimes |
| Saint Xavier University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Salem College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Sam Houston State University | Jul 28, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $90 | Sometimes |
| San Francisco Bay University | Feb 15, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Sattler College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $30 | Sometimes |
| Savannah State University | May 31, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $20 | Required |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $85 | Sometimes |
| School of Visual Arts | Jan 14, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $50 | Optional |
| Schreiner University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $25 | Optional |
| Scripps College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $60 | Optional |
| Seton Hall University | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $65 | Optional |
| Seton Hill University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Shaw University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Shenandoah University | Nov 4, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $30 | Optional |
| Shepherd University | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Sometimes |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $45 | Sometimes |
| Simmons University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| South Carolina State University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Southeastern University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $40 | Flexible |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture | Jan 15, 2027 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $85 | Optional |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $40 | Optional |
| Southwest Baptist University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Not considered |
| Spelman College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Optional |
| Spring Hill College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| St. Edward's University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| St. Francis College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $0 | Sometimes |
| St. John's College (MD) | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| St. John's College (NM) | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| St. John's University (NY) | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| St. Mary's University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| St. Norbert College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| St. Olaf College | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| St. Thomas University (FL) | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Not considered |
| Stevenson University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| Stockton University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Sometimes |
| SUNY Buffalo State | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $50 | Optional |
| SUNY Fredonia | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $50 | Sometimes |
| SUNY Purchase | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Sometimes |
| SUNY, University at Albany | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Optional |
| Texas Christian University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Optional |
| Texas Wesleyan University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Thomas College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Transylvania University | Oct 31, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Sometimes |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Trine University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Trinity College of Jacksonville | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $35 | Flexible |
| Trinity University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Tulane University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Tusculum University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Sometimes |
| Tuskegee University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $35 | Sometimes |
| Union College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| University of Akron | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Flexible |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $40 | Sometimes |
| The University of Alabama in Huntsville | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $40 | Sometimes |
| University of Charleston | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $60 | Optional |
| University of Dubuque | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| University of Evansville | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| The University of Findlay | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Flexible |
| University of Hartford | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Flexible |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Nov 2, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $170 | Optional |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $75 | Optional |
| University of Kentucky | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $60 | Sometimes |
| University of La Verne | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Optional |
| University of Louisville | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $30 | Optional |
| University of Maine | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| University of Maine at Farmington | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $60 | Sometimes |
| University of Miami | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $75 | Sometimes |
| University of Minnesota Crookston | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $30 | Optional |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $50 | Flexible |
| University of Minnesota Morris | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $30 | Sometimes |
| University of Minnesota Twin Cities | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $55 | Optional |
| University of Montana | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $30 | Flexible |
| University of New Hampshire | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $65 | Optional |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $75 | Sometimes |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Mar 1, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $45 | Sometimes |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $80 | Sometimes |
| University of North Dakota | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $35 | Optional |
| University of Northern Iowa | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Optional |
| University of Pennsylvania (Penn) | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $75 | Required |
| University of Redlands | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| University of Rhode Island | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $65 | Optional |
| University of Rochester | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $50 | Optional |
| The University of Scranton | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $50 | Sometimes |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $100 | Flexible |
| University of Southern Maine | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| The University of Tennessee-Southern | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $30 | Required |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Jul 28, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $75 | Sometimes |
| The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) | Oct 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $90 | Required |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | Rolling | TOEFL, Duolingo | $65 | Required |
| University of Texas Permian Basin | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $40 | Flexible |
| University of the District of Columbia | Jul 26, 2027 · RD | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| The University of Virginia's College at Wise | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| University of Wisconsin- Madison | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $80 | Optional |
| Utah Tech University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $75 | Flexible |
| Utica University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Valparaiso University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Vanguard University of Southern California | Dec 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, Duolingo | $90 | Optional |
| Vassar College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $65 | Optional |
| Villanova University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $80 | Optional |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $75 | Sometimes |
| Virginia Tech | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $70 | Optional |
| Wake Forest University | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $85 | Optional |
| Warner Pacific University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Wartburg College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Dec 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| Washington Adventist University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Washington College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Sometimes |
| Webster University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| Wesleyan College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $30 | Optional |
| Wesleyan University | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge | $65 | Sometimes |
| West Texas A&M University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $100 | Sometimes |
| Western Colorado University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Westminster College (Missouri) | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| Wheaton College (IL) | Oct 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Wheaton College, Massachusetts | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| Wheeling University | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Optional |
| Whitman College | Nov 15, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $60 | Optional |
| Whittier College | Nov 15, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, Cambridge | $0 | Optional |
| William & Mary | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $75 | Optional |
| Wilson College | Rolling | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
| Wittenberg University | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Flexible |
| Xavier University | Nov 1, 2026 · EA | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| York College of Pennsylvania | Nov 1, 2026 · ED | TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE | $0 | Optional |
| York County Community College | Jan 1, 2027 · EA | TOEFL, Duolingo | $0 | Sometimes |
Built from each university's 2026–27 requirements as published on the Common App (updated September 25, 2026). Universities can change them during the season: confirm on the official page before you apply. Download as CSV
Questions
Which US universities accept the Duolingo English Test?
358 list it for 2026–27, including Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, University of Rochester and The George Washington University.
What Duolingo score do I need?
Each university sets its own minimum score on its international admissions page. The page of each university on Edlume links to it.
Can I skip the English test?
Many universities waive it if you studied in English or if English is your first language. The rules are on each university's international page.
Is the English test the same for every university?
No. Some accept only a few tests: check the "English tests" column before you book.
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