What IELTS score do you need for UMKC?

Under the School of Science and Engineering's policy, master's and PhD applicants in computer science, data science, physics, chemistry and engineering who earned a bachelor's or master's degree from an institution in Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Turkey do not need to submit proof of English proficiency. See UMKC English proficiency.

Outside those programs, UMKC exempts citizens of countries on its English-official list, which includes Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa and the UK but not India, Pakistan, Nepal or Bangladesh. You are also exempt with Composition I and II at a US college (grade C or better), a degree or 24 credit hours of non-ESL study in the US, Canada, UK, New Zealand or Australia, or a US high school diploma.

Graduate applicants need TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS Academic 6.5 with 6.0 in every band, PTE 53, Duolingo 110 or GTEC CBT 1200. Undergraduates need TOEFL iBT 70, IELTS Academic 6.0 with 5.5 in every band, PTE 48 with 44 in every skill, Duolingo 100 with 90 in every subscore, or GTEC CBT 1175.

Program rules can be higher, as the table shows. Conservatory master's programs ask for IELTS 6.5 (5.5 bands) and the Doctor of Musical Arts IELTS 7.0. For Conservatory programs, students who meet the undergraduate minimums may be considered for conditional admission and start their program after the Applied Language Institute's required English coursework.

The US F-1 student visa sets no English test score of its own. What counts is the requirement UMKC sets for admission, which leads to your Form I-20. For the wider picture of studying in the US with each test, see IELTS for the USA and PTE for the USA.

Requirements change between admission cycles. Check the UMKC English proficiency page again before you book a test, and check your own program page, which can set a higher bar.