Each section (writing: 20, Listening: 15, Reading: 20, Speaking: 22) has its own minimum score as noted. Applicant scores must meet the minimums set by the Graduate school. A cumulative score is NOT the correct measure and is NOT sufficient for an offer of admission.The TOEFL score must be dated within two years of your program's application deadline. Photocopies of TOEFL score reports will not be accepted.

When you register for the exam, you may select up to five institutions to which you would like to have your scores sent. You may also submit a request to your test center to have additional score reports sent to institutions not originally listed on your registration form. Cornell's Graduate School downloads IELTS scores that have been transmitted to our e-download account. Please contact your test center and request that your scores be sent to the following IELTS e-download account: Cornell University Graduate Admissions, 143 Caldwell Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. We will not accept paper IELTS test report forms unless a test center is unable to transmit your scores electronically.

The department requires that all applicants to the doctoral program take the GRE general test. Please arrange to have scores sent directly to Cornell University (institution code 2098) from the Educational Testing Service. We do not require the GRE subject test for computer science. Please note that we are aware that the GRE may only be available in December for some applicants. We will accept GRE scores after the December 15th deadline only if the remainder of your application is received by December 15th and you attach a statement including the date you will be taking the exams. If your scores are more than five years old, you should retake the GREs.