TOEFL For non-native English-speaking students, official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). For students submitting a TOEFL score, a minimum score of 577 (paper test), or 233 (computer test), or 90 (Internet-based test) is required for admission to Northwestern. IELTS For non-native English-speaking students, official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). For students submitting an IELTS score, a minimum score of 7.0 is required. The department does grant some leeway on TOEFL and IELTS scores for exceptional students. GRE Results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

Fee The application fee is $95 and is paid during the on-line application process. RL At least two letters of recommendation from professors familiar with your work must be submitted through the online application portal. Professors will be sent an email through which they can submit their recommendations Transcript Transcripts of work completed or in progress at all colleges or universities attended. Please do not upload foreign language transcripts unless English language transcripts are impossible to obtain. If you only have access to foreign language transcripts, your foreign language transcripts must be accompanied by an official English translation bearing the original ink signature and seal of the issuing university. Please do not mail official copies of your transcripts to The Graduate School before you have been admitted AND submitted your enrollment decision. Any transcript submitted prior to that point will not be kept and you will be required to submit those transcripts again.