My English skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing had been greatly improved when I prepared for IELTS. I really appreciated IELTS which brought me great opportunities and personal developments

Du Lanlan (Beijing, China); IELTS score: 7.5 Admitted by Binghamton University
Before deciding to accept the IELTS as an alternative to TOEFL, I sat for the exam myself and can attest to the genuine rigor it represents.

James F Minter
Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Director of International Admissions
Columbia University, New York

Where and when

Check test places and register online for the IELTS test in the USA. Register ieltsregistration.org

You can take IELTS at a growing number of centers in major metropolitan areas across the USA on up to four fixed dates each month.
You can also get support from your nearest IELTS test center on how to prepare for the test with material and courses.
- Find and contact your nearest IELTS test center in the USA
- If you are not already in the USA, you can take IELTS at testing locations in 120 other countries

All candidates take four test sections - Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. The Speaking section is a face to face interview with a trained and certified examiner.

Your test papers are set by language assessment experts at Cambridge ESOL - a department of the University of Cambridge - and are marked by examiners who are subject to close quality control.

Test scores are issued 13 calendar days after the test. For more information about IELTS Test Report Forms, including requesting additional copies.