TOEFL score converter

TOEFL® score converter: the new 1–6 scale and the old 0–120

Since January 21, 2026, TOEFL iBT scores run from 1 to 6 in half bands. On ETS’s comparison table, an old total of 114–120 is a 6, 95–106 is a 5, 86–94 is a 4.5 and 72–85 is a 4. A 4.5 is CEFR B2.

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ETS’s suggested match for school requirements

100 → 5.0

Old 0–120 requirement to the new 1–6 scale.

  • Old 100 → 5.0
  • Old 90 → 4.5
  • Old 80 → 4.0
  • Old 70 → 3.5

Convert a TOEFL score

Pick the total or one section. Type an old score to see the new band, or tap a new band to see the old range. Every number comes from ETS’s tables.

Score

Old score to new

4.5

An old total score of 90 is 4.5 on the 1–6 scale (CEFR B2).

New score to old

New score (1–6)

Old range

86–94

A total score of 4.5 matches 86–94 on the old scale (CEFR B2).

ETS lists the lowest old total for each band; each band runs up to one below the next band’s lowest.

ETS’s TOEFL score tables

For tests taken on or after January 21, 2026. ETS published them to help read scores from the old scale, which stay valid for two years.

Total score: 1–6 and 0–120

New totalOld total, as ETS lists itOld rangeCEFR
6.0114+114–120C2
5.5107+107–113C1
5.095–10695–106C1
4.586+86–94B2
4.072+72–85B2
3.558+58–71B1
3.044+44–57B1
2.534+34–43A2
2.024+24–33A2
1.512+12–23A1
1.00+0–11A1
ETS lists the lowest old total for each band. A band runs up to one below the next band’s lowest score, so 5.5 covers 107–113.

Section scores: 1–6 and 0–30

New scoreReadingListeningWritingSpeaking
6.029–3028–3029–3028–30
5.527–2826–2727–2827
5.024–2622–2524–2625–26
4.522–2320–2121–2323–24
4.018–2117–1917–2020–22
3.512–1713–1615–1618–19
3.06–119–1213–1416–17
2.54–56–811–1213–15
2.034–57–1010–12
1.522–33–65–9
1.00–10–10–20–4
The same old score can land in different bands: an old 22 is 4.5 in Reading, 5 in Listening, 4.5 in Writing and 4 in Speaking.

CEFR levels

CEFRTOEFL 1–6Old total range
C26.0114–120
C15.0–5.595–113
B24.0–4.572–94
B13.0–3.544–71
A22.0–2.524–43
A11.0–1.50–23
ETS uses the same CEFR bands for the total and each section.

TOEFL 1–6 and IELTS

IELTSReadingListeningWritingSpeakingTotal
9.06.06.06.06.06.0
8.55.56.06.06.06.0
8.05.55.56.06.06.0
7.55.05.05.55.05.5
7.04.55.05.04.55.0
6.54.04.54.54.04.5
6.03.53.54.03.54.0
5.53.53.03.03.03.5
5.03.02.52.02.52.5
4.52.51.51.52.02.0
4.01.01.01.01.51.5
ETS’s own comparison with IELTS Academic. In the total column, ETS rounds the section average up to the next half band.

How the new TOEFL score works

ScaleThe total and each of the four sections run from 1 to 6, in steps of 0.5.
New totalThe average of the four section scores, rounded to the nearest half band. ETS’s examples: an average of 5.125 is a 5, and 5.25 is a 5.5.
Old totalThe four 0–30 section scores added together, out of 120.
Score reports to January 2028Each report shows a CEFR level, the 1–6 scores and a comparable score on the old 0–120 scale. Reports with only the 1–6 scale start in January 2028.
Comparable 0–120 scoreThe midpoint of the matching old range. ETS’s one published example: a 4.5 is shown as 90.
Total vs sectionsConverting the old total and converting each section separately can give different answers, because the same total can come from different section scores.

Questions about TOEFL score conversion

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A 5.0. ETS’s table puts old totals from 95–106 at 5.0, which is CEFR C1, and ETS suggests that a school asking for 100 now asks for 5.0.

Marteen Tang · Founder of Ashore

Marteen Tang founded Ashore and works on its IELTS and TOEFL Speaking mock tests: the questions, the AI examiner and the reports.

Sources

Facts about the test come from ETS. The Cambridge English page explains the CEFR levels on your score report, and the University of Kansas page is one example of a school that lists both the old and the new scale.

  1. 1. TOEFL iBT Test Specifications 2026, ETS
  2. 2. TOEFL iBT Test at a Glance, ETS
  3. 3. TOEFL iBT Speaking section, ETS
  4. 4. Understanding your TOEFL iBT scores, ETS
  5. 5. TOEFL iBT score scale update, ETS
  6. 6. The CEFR levels explained, Cambridge English
  7. 7. English proficiency requirements, old and new TOEFL scales, University of Kansas

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