How do I request test scores or requirements waives from WPI? What are the English Proficiency Test requirements?

• WPI program specific application requirements and tests can be found utilizing the application requirements page. 

Applicants seeking to attend WPI whose native language it not English must submit official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores. 

Most programs require a minimum TOEFL score of 84, IELTS score of 6.5, or Duolingo score of 115. The minimum band score for IELTS is 6.5. 

The Business Masters programs require a minimum TOEFL score of 90, IELTS score of 7, or Duolingo score of 115. The Business PHD program requires a minimum TOEFL score of 100 or IELTS score of 7.5.  

If an applicant has completed two years (four semesters) of full-time continuous postsecondary study in an English-speaking country within the last five years, they can request an English language proficiency waiver by emailing grad@wpi.edu.  

If an applicant has three or more years of work experience inside the United States, they can also request an English language proficiency waiver by emailing grad@wpi.edu.  

WPI accepts the TOEFL home test. We will not accept paper IELTS test report forms. 

Please use the following link to send the official Duolingo scores to WPI. 

English-Speaking Countries 

Any international applicant whose native language is not English, and is seeking to attend WPI, must submit official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores. However, if applicants have completed two years (four semesters) of full-time continuous postsecondary study in an English-speaking country (see the list below), within the last five years, they can request an English proficiency waiver by emailing grad@wpi.edu.  

• Antigua  Australia  Bahamas  Barbados  Barbuda  Belize  Bermuda  Botswana  Canada (except Quebec)  Cayman Islands  Commonwealth Caribbean  Dominica  England (UK)  Eswatini  Falkland Islands  Fiji  Gambia  Ghana  Gibraltar

  Grand Turks and the Caicos Islands Grenada  Guyana  Hong Kong  Ireland, Republic of  Isle of Man  Jamaica, Republic of  Kenya  Lesotho  Liberia  Malawi  Montserrat  Namibia  New Zealand  Nigeria  Northern Ireland (UK)  Papua New Guinea  Pitcairn Islands  Rwanda  Scotland (UK)

  Sierra Leone  Singapore  South Africa (except if language of instruction was Afrikaans)  South Sudan  St. Helena  St. Kitts & Nevis  St. Lucia  St. Vincent & the Grenadines  Swaziland  Tanzania  Tobago  Trinidad  Uganda  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom  United States (except Puerto Rico) Virgin Islands  Wales (UK)  Zambia  Zimbabwe