雅思获得全球超过6000所院校认可,如英国、澳大利亚、加拿大、爱尔兰、新西兰、荷兰等国家优先认可雅思成绩,其中澳大利亚学生签证仅接受IELTS成绩。目前在美国已有超过3000所院校接受IELTS成绩(截至2010年7月),如的8所常春藤联盟院校全部接受IELTS成绩。法国、丹麦、芬兰等欧洲国家的英语授课项目也要求雅思成绩。美国排名前50的院校雅思分数要求……
| Rank 2011 | School Name | School Chinese Name | Course type | IELTS score | 
| 1 | Harvard University | 哈佛大学 | LASPAU, Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas.affiliated with Harvard University | (Contact LASPAU for score) | 
| 2 | Princeton University | 普林斯顿大学 | Graduate Admissions | 7 | 
| 3 | Yale University | 耶鲁大学 | Divinity School and Institute for Sacred Music (Graduate) | 7 | 
| School of Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | (contact school for score) | |||
| School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
| 4 | Columbia University | 哥伦比亚大学 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | 7 | 
| Master of Arts Program in Climate and Society | 7 | |||
| School of International and Public Affairs (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Graduate School of Journalism | 8.5 | |||
| The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
| School of Continuing Education (Certificate) | 7.5 | |||
| 5 | Stanford University | 斯坦福大学 | MBA program only (Graduate) | 7 | 
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania | 宾夕法尼亚大学 | University Connection (English Language Program) | 4 | 
| International Business Communications (English Language Program) | 4.5 | |||
| Graduate Division of Arts and Sciences | 6.5 | |||
| Graduate School of Design | 7 | |||
| Graduate School of Education | 7 | |||
| School of Law | 7 | |||
| School of Nursing (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| School of Engineering and Applied Science | 7.5 | |||
| Summer Institute in Business and Technology (English Language Program) | 7.5 | |||
| The Wharton School | 7.5 | |||
| Annenberg School of Communication (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
| Fels Institute of Government (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
| School of Arts and Sciences | (contact school for score) | |||
| 7 | California Institute of Technology | 加利福尼亚科技学院 | Graduate Admissions | 7 | 
| 7 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 麻省理工学院 | Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science (Graduate) | 6(IELTS preferred) | 
| Dept. of Mathematics (Graduate) | 6 | |||
| Materials Science and Engineering (Graduate) | 6(IELTS preferred) | |||
| Microbiology (Graduate) | 6(7.0 preferred) (IELTS preferred) | |||
| MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic (Graduate) | 6 | |||
| Dept. of Biology (Graduate) | 6.5 | |||
| Aeronautics and Astronautics (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Center for Real Estate (Graduate) | 7(IELTS preferred) | |||
| Chemical Engineering (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Civil and Environmental Engineering (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Comparative Media Studies (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Computation for Design and Optimization (Graduate) | 7(IELTS strongly preferred) | |||
| Dept. of Architecture (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Dept. of Brain/Cognitive Science (Graduate) | 7(IELTS preferred) | |||
| Dept. of Chemistry (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Dept. of Urban Studies/Planning (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (Graduate) | 7(IELTS strongly preferred) | |||
| History, Anthropology and Science, Technology/Society (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Media Arts and Sciences (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Nuclear Science and Engineering (Graduate) | 7 (IELTS preferred) | |||
| Operations Research (Graduate) | 7 (IELTS preferred) | |||
| Political Science (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Sloan School of Management Ph. D Program | 7 (IELTS preferred) | |||
| Engineering Systems Division (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
| PhD History, Theory/Criticism of Architecture and Art | 7.5 | |||
| Science Writing (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
| Dept. of Physics (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
| Master of Engineering in Manufacturing | (Contact program for score) (IELTS preferred) | |||
| Department of Economics | (contact school for score) | |||
| Whitaker College of Health Science and Technology (Graduate) | (IELTS preferred) (Contact program for score) | |||
| 9 | Dartmouth College | 达特茅斯学院 | Graduate Admissions | 7 | 
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 9 | Duke University | 杜克大学 | Graduate School | 7 | 
| Nicholas School of the Environment (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| School of Nursing (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| School of Law | 7.5 | |||
| The Fuqua School of Business | (contact school for score | |||
| 9 | University of Chicago | 芝加哥大学 | Graduate Admissions | 7 | 
| Graduate School of Business | 7 | |||
| The Law School | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 12 | Northwestern University | 西北大学 | Graduate Admissions | 7 | 
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Kellogg School of Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University | 约翰霍普金斯大学 | Bloomberg School of Public Health (Graduate) | 7 | 
| Carey Business School (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Krieger School of Arts and Sciences/Whiting School of Engineering (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| School of Medicine (Ph.D.) | 7 | |||
| School of Nursing (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Washington, DC. | 7 | |||
| 13 | Washington University in St. Louis | 华盛顿大学圣路易斯 | Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | 
| Olin Business School - Graduate | (contact school for score) | |||
| 15 | Brown University | 布朗大学 | Graduate Admissions | 7 | 
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 15 | Cornell University | 康奈尔大学 | School of Hotel Administration (Graduate) | 6 | 
| Johnson School of Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 17 | Rice University | 莱斯大学 | Graduate Admissions | 7 | 
| School of Business | 7 | |||
| 17 | Vanderbilt University | 范德堡大学 | Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 | 
| Owen Graduate School of Management | 7 | |||
| 19 | University of Notre Dame | 圣母大学 | Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | 
| Law School (JD, LLM, JSD) | 7.5 | |||
| Study Abroad Program | (contact school for score) | |||
| The Graduate School | 7 | |||
| 20 | Emory University | 埃默里大学 | Rollins School of Public Health (Graduate) | 6 | 
| Goizueta School of Business (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Department of Chemistry (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
| 21 | Georgetown University | 乔治敦大学 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | 7 | 
| School of Law | 7 | |||
| McDonough Business School (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
| School of Continuing Studies (except Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies) | 7.5 | |||
| 22 | University of California_Berkeley | 美国加州大学-伯克利分校 | Professional Diploma/Joint Programs | 6.5 | 
| Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Haas School of Business (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| School of Law | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 23 | Carnegie Mellon University | 卡内基梅隆大学 | Graduate Admissions | (contact school for score) | 
| Chemical Engineering Department (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Information Systems Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Joint CMU-Pitt Ph.D. in Computational Biology | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| School of Design, College of Fine Arts (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
| 23 | University of Southern California | 美国南加州大学 | School of Cinematic Arts, The Peter Stark Producing Program (Graduate) | 7 | 
| Graduate Admissions | (contact schools for scores) | |||
| Viterbi School of Engineering, M.S. in Materials Science, M.S. in Materials Engineering | (contact schools for scores) | |||
| 25 | University of California_Los Angeles | 美国加州大学-洛杉矶分校 | Anderson School of Management | 7 | 
| Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 25 | University of Virginia | 弗吉尼亚大学 | Darden School of Business (Graduate) | 7 | 
| Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| School of Law | 7.5 | |||
| 25 | Wake Forest University | 威克森林大学 | Graduate Admissions | 6.5 | 
| School of Law | 7 | |||
| 28 | Tufts University | 塔夫茨大学 | Graduate School of Arts, Sciences & Engineering | 6.5 | 
| Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| The Fletcher School of Law | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Department of Economics (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
| Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
| 29 | University of Michigan_Ann Arbor | 密歇根大学-安娜堡分校 | Rackham Graduate School | 6.5 | 
| Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 | |||
| Law School | 7 | |||
| School of Social Work (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Ross School of Business (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| 30 | University of North Carolina_Chapel Hill | 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 | Kenan-Flagler Business School (Graduate) | 7 | 
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 31 | Boston University | 波士顿大学 | School of Public Health (Graduate) | 6 | 
| College of Engineering (Graduate) | 6.5 | |||
| Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | 6.5 | |||
| School of Education (Graduate) | 6.5 (7.0 for TESOL) | |||
| Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| School of Law (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| School of Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 31 | College of William and Mary | 威廉和玛丽学院 | Mason School of Business (Graduate) | 6 | 
| MBA program | 6.5 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Master of Accounting Program | 8 | |||
| 33 | New York University | 纽约大学 | Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | 
| Tisch School of Arts (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
| College of Dentistry, Advanced Programs for International Dentists (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
| Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
| 34 | Brandeis University | 布兰代斯大学 | Heller Graduate School, SID Program | 6.5 | 
| Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | 7 | |||
| International Business School (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| SLIFKA Program in Intercommunal Coexistence (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 35 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 佐治亚理工学院 | Graduate Admissions | (Case by case) | 
| 35 | University of California_San Diego | 美国加州大学-圣地亚哥分校 | Extended Studies/Professional Programs | 6.5 | 
| Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Graduate School of International Relations & Pacific Studies | 7 | |||
| Rady School of Management: MBA and Ph.D programs | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 37 | Lehigh University | 利哈伊大学 | Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | 
| 37 | University of Rochester | 罗彻斯特大学 | Undergraduate Admissions | 7(no subscore below 6.5) | 
| Graduate Admissions | (contact school for score) | |||
| Warner School of Education (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
| School of Medicine and Dentistry (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| 39 | University of California_Davis | 加州大学戴维斯分校 | Graduate Admissions | 7 | 
| Graduate School of Management | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 39 | University of California_Santa Barbara | 美国加州大学-圣巴巴拉分校 | International Programs/Extension—Professional Diploma Programs | 6.5 | 
| Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 41 | Case Western Reserve University | 凯斯西储大学 | Graduate Admissions | 6.5 | 
| Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 | |||
| School of Law LLM In US Legal Studies | 7 | |||
| 41 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 伦斯勒理工学院 | Graduate Admissions | 7 | 
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 41 | University of California_Irvine | 加州大学欧文分校 | Graduate Admissions | 7 | 
| The Paul Merage School of Business (Graduate) | 7 | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| 41 | University of Washington | 华盛顿大学 | Bothell | |
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
| Seattle | ||||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 6 | |||
| School of Law | 7 | |||
| Graduate Admissions | 7.0 ur; 6.0 r | |||
| 45 | University of Texas_Austin | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | Graduate Admissions | 6.5 | 
| Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 | |||
| School of Law The Master of Laws Program | 7 | |||
| McCombs School of Business (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
| 45 | University of Wisconsin_Madison | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | Undergraduate Admissions | 6 | 
| Madison, Law School | 7 | |||
| Graduate Admissions | 7.0 ur; 6.0 r | |||
| 47 | Pennsylvania State University_University Park | 美国宾州州立大学 | Graduate Admissions | 6.5 | 
| Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 | |||
| Smeal College of Business MBA program | 7 | |||
| 47 | University of Illinois_Urbana-Champaign | 伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校 | College of Law | 6.5 | 
| Graduate Admissions | 6.5(no subscore below 6.0) | |||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5(no subscore below 6.0) | |||
| 47 | University of Miami | 迈阿密大学 | Graduate Admissions | 6.5 | 
| Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 | |||
| 50 | Yeshiva University | 叶史瓦大学 |