Duolingo Accepted Universities in France 2026: Which Schools Really Take DET

Most “Duolingo accepted universities in France” lists online round up 100 or 200-plus institutions without linking to a single admissions page. When you check official sources and Duolingo’s own institutional blog, a more specific and useful list emerges. Duolingo’s own accepting-institutions blog names HEC Paris, EDHEC, Sciences Po, the American University of Paris, ICN Business School, and Toulouse Business School as programs where DET is accepted, alongside NEOMA, SKEMA, and Audencia, which publish DET on their admissions pages.

Here is what is actually confirmed, either on the institution’s own admissions page or via Duolingo’s own accepting-institutions blog, as of this update:

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Rennes School of Business, ESSEC, and ESCP do not list Duolingo on their current published English requirement pages; they ask for TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, or Cambridge scores instead. If a site tells you these schools accept DET without linking to an official page, treat that claim with caution.

Sciences Po in particular runs dozens of separate admissions tracks across its undergraduate college and Masters programs, so Duolingo naming the institution broadly does not guarantee every track accepts it; check the specific program's own English requirements page before you rely on this.

Counselor insight: A "Duolingo accepted university in France" claim on a blog is not the same as a confirmed admissions requirement; even the nine schools above vary in how firmly they publish it: some list an exact score on their site, others are only named on Duolingo's institutional blog without a published minimum. Before you pay for the test, open the specific program page on the university's own website and search for "English requirements." If you don't see Duolingo listed there, reach out to the admissions office directly and request written confirmation.

Nine confirmed institutions is a real list, but it is still concentrated in business schools and English-medium institutions rather than spread across France's full higher education system. Two things explain the gap. First, a large share of France's postgraduate programs, especially at public universities, are still taught partly or fully in French, so English test scores matter less than a French B2 certificate. Second, most grandes écoles built their admissions process around TAGE MAGE, GMAT, and long-established English tests (TOEFL, IELTS, and TOEIC), and DET adoption has been slower than in countries where universities compete heavily for international volume.

If you are exploring Duolingo accepted universities in Europe more broadly, you will find Ireland and the Netherlands accept DET far more widely than France does. It is worth comparing programs across two or three countries before you commit to a test.

French business schools that accept DET generally set the bar at 105, which sits in the same band as their IELTS and TOEFL requirements. Duolingo's own concordance table (englishtest.duolingo.com/scores) shows how its scores correspond to IELTS and TOEFL scores:

A DET of 105 is enough for NEOMA's and SKEMA's published minimums. If your target program asks for IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 80+, use this table to check whether your current DET Your score already clears the bar before you pay for a second test. You can also work through the full breakdown in our Duolingo score to IELTS conversion guide.

Counselor insight: Do not chase a higher DET score than the program actually needs. A 105 that clears NEOMA's or SKEMA's requirement is done; spend the extra weeks on your SOP, LORs, or GMAT/GRE prep instead of retaking an English test you have already passed.

The Duolingo English Test costs Rs. 6,200 (USD 70) per attempt, based on LeapScholar's own DET fee page. This cost is separate from any application fee the French institution charges; EDHEC's application fee, for example, runs roughly Rs. 4,300 to Rs. 13,000 (EUR 50-150) depending on the program.

At the session exchange rate of Rs. 110 per EUR used in this article, a NEOMA or SKEMA application fee in the EUR 100-150 range works out to roughly Rs. 11,000-16,500. Always check the live rate before you pay, since university portals bill in EUR and your bank's conversion rate on the day will differ slightly from this figure.

If cost is a concern, some institutions offer DET fee waivers through Duolingo's own waiver program. Check our Duolingo English Test fee waiver guide to see if you qualify before you pay full price.

1. Confirm the exact minimum score on your target program's official English requirements page, not on a third-party list.
2. Book and take the DET online; results are ready in about 48 hours.
3. You can send your score report to the university for free through the Duolingo portal; no separate courier or fee is needed.
4. Keep a copy of your score report alongside your other application documents; some admissions teams ask for it again at the interview stage.
5. If the program does not list DET, email admissions to ask if they will accept it as an exception; some schools evaluate the situation on a case-by-case basis even when it is not on the published list.

Most French institutions still don't. If that is the case for your target school, you have three practical options:

• Take IELTS or TOEFL instead. These remain the default for the majority of France's grandes écoles and public universities.
• Check if you qualify for an English-medium-of-instruction waiver. Several French business schools waive the English test entirely for applicants whose last two years of study were fully in English, common for many Indian students from English-medium colleges.
• Compare a DET-friendly country instead. If flexibility on the English test matters more to you than the specific French school, our guide to studying in France without IELTS covers waiver routes, and our Duolingo accepted countries list shows where DET has wider acceptance.

Counselor insight: Don't let a single DET-friendly listing decide your shortlist. Pick the program first, then plan the right English test around it; chasing DET acceptance alone can steer you away from a better-fit school that simply prefers IELTS.

1. Confirm DET acceptance directly on your target program's admissions page; don't rely on aggregator lists that round institution counts up without citing sources.
2. A DET score of 105 clears NEOMA's, SKEMA's, and roughly Audencia's published minimums, but HEC Paris asks for 135, so match your prep target to the specific school, not a generic "DET is enough" assumption.
3. If your shortlist includes schools without confirmed DET acceptance, budget time for IELTS or TOEFL instead of assuming Duolingo will work everywhere in France.

Confused whether your target school is a Duolingo accepted university in France? Talk to a LeapScholar counselor and get your DET score plan sorted before you apply.