Youngstown State University

All other applicants for whom English is a second language must demonstrate competency in English in one of the ways listed below.

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 67 on the Internet Based TOEFL from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) (IBT)
• On the International English Language Testing System, a minimum composite score of 6.0 (with at least 5.0 on each subscale) is required (IELTS)
• To get admitted unconditionally, you must have a cumulative SAT score of 920 or above on the evidence-based writing and reading tests, as well as the math test.
• A composite ACT score of 17 or above is required (the ACT score for YSU is 3368).
• PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) [58] 
• A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 (U.S. 4.00 scale) based on your high school grades.
• For international undergraduate admission review purposes, YSU accepts scanned copies of original credentials in PDF format (See detailed requirements for copied documents).

Students who are admitted on the basis of scanned documents must:

• mail in or bring in the official transcripts and degree certificates;
• request the test center to send the official Language Test Report directly to YSU Office of International Admissions (code: 1975) (if English Proficiency is not waived).