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IELTS Scores for Business Schools

IELTS scores are accepted by a lot of business schools in UK, US, Canada, Australia and some other countries. If you are an international student, you need IELTS scores as one of the documents used to prove that you are qualified to study in those business schools.

It is better to check out how is the IELTS graded and set a goal for yourself before taking the IELTS test! Most business schools require an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with at least 6.0 in all parts (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking). Different schools may differ based on the quality of students which they are looking for. Here is a list of top business schools in UK, US, Canada and Australia with their average IELTS scores requirements.
 

Top Business Schools in UK

UK is a dream land for many students who want to study business. Based on the latest ranking, the top 5 business schools are London Business School, London School of Economic and Political Science, University of Warwick Business School, University of Cambridge Judge Business School and University of Oxford Saïd Business School. Here is a chart of their required IELTS scores.

School Name Overall IELTS Score Section Requirements
London Business School
London School of Economic and Political Science 7.0 L:6.5 R:6.5 W:6.0 S:6.0
University of Warwick Business School 7.0 L:6.0 R:6.0 W:6.0 S:6.0
University of Cambridge Judge Business School 7.5 L:7.0 R:7.0 W:7.0 S:7.0
University of Oxford Saïd Business School 7.5 L:7.0 R:7.0 W:7.0 S:7.0

Note:
1. London Business School doesn’t have minimum required IELTS scores on its website.

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2. The chart lists average required IELTS scores. The requirement may differ for different programs.
 

Top Business Schools in US

Business schools in US also have a world wide popularity among students who want to further their studies. You have a lot of choice because there are a variety of business schools in US. Most of them accept the IELTS scores and require a minimum score of 6.5. Based on U.S. News & World Report, the top five business schools in US are Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business,  The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and MIT Sloan School of Management. Find out the score requirements in the following chart!

School Name Overall IELTS Score Section Requirements
Harvard Business School 7.5
Stanford Business School 7.0
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business 7.0 L:7.0 R:7.0 W:7.0 S:7.0
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
MIT Sloan School of Management 7.5 L:7.0 R:7.0 W:7.0 S:7.0

Note: 
1.You have to take the TOFEL if you want to apply to the Wharton School because it only accepts TOFEL scores.

2. The chart lists average required IELTS scores. The requirement may differ for different programs.
 

Top Business Schools in Canada

IELTS scores are also accepted by many business schools in Canada. According to Canadian Business, the top five business schools are Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Queen’s School of Business, Queen’s University, Ivey Business School, Western University, Schulich School of Business, York University and HEC Montréal. Here are their required scores!

School Name Overall IELTS Score Section Requirements
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto 7.0
Queen’s School of Business, Queen’s University 7.0
Ivey Business School, Western University 7.0
Schulich School of Business, York University 7.0
HEC Montréal 7.5

Note: The chart lists average required IELTS scores. The requirement may differ for different programs.
 

Top Business Schools in Australia

According to the ranking of Eduniveral, the top 5 business schools in Australia are Melbourne Business School, the University of Melbourne, The University of Sidney Business School, Monash Business School, Monash University, UNSW Business School, UNSW Australia and QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology. Read the chart below to find out their required IELTS scores.

School Name Overall IELTS Score Section Requirements
Melbourne Business School, the University of Melbourne 7.0 L:6.5 R:6.5 W:6.5 S:6.5
The University of Sidney Business School 7.0 L:6.0 R:6.0 W:6.0 S:6.0
Monash Business School, Monash University 6.5 L:6.0 R:6.0 W:6.0 S:6.0
UNSW Business School, UNSW Australia 6.5 L:6.0 R:6.0 W:6.0 S:6.0
QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology 6.0 L:5.0 R:5.5 W:5.5 S:5.0

Note: The chart lists average required IELTS scores. The requirement may differ for different programs.

 

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  • Kuangyan

    Kuangyan creates IELTS blogs at Magoosh. She is passionate about language education and has a MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from New York University. Kuangyan has experience of teaching English both in China and in US. In her free time, she drinks mocha, does yoga, takes photos and travels to different places to explore the exciting world.

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