How to register for the TOEFL iBT
You register through an ETS account at ets.org/toefl. Choose a test center or the at-home Home Edition with a live online proctor, pick a date (tests run frequently), and pay the fee for your country, $270 in the US. Scores arrive in your ETS account within about 72 hours, and you choose which institutions receive them.
From ETS’s TOEFL pages and guides summarizing them; fee as listed by ETS in September 2026, per a guide. Checked October 12, 2026.
Find out what score your target universities want; some still state it on the old 0-120 scale.
Create an ETS account at ets.org/toefl.
A test center, or the Home Edition at home with a live online proctor. Check the Home Edition's equipment rules first.
Pick a date and pay; fees vary by country, with extra charges for express registration, rescheduling, score reviews and extra score reports.
Scores arrive within about 72 hours and are valid for two years.
Ways to save
- Magoosh’s six-month plan includes a $40 voucher for US TOEFL registration.
- Book early so you don’t need express registration or a paid date change.
- Practice first with ETS’s free new-format test so you don’t pay for a retake.