TOEFL On the TOEFL iBT, our minimum required score is 92, with minimum section requirements of 23. The preferred TOEFL iBT score is 104, with individual section scores of 26 or above. If your score falls between the minimum and preferred, you will be required to take our English language course the summer before you enroll. The English language course (English for Design) occurs during the month of June. When requesting that scores be sent to Harvard University, applicants should use the institution code for the Graduate School of Design (3455); a department code is not needed. GRE We do not have a cut-off point for GPA or GRE scores, although successful applicants typically have at least a 3.4 GPA. The average GRE scores for the Fall Class of 2015 were 157 for the verbal, 159 for the quantitative, and 4.0 for the analytical writing sections. We encourage you to apply whether or not you meet these guidelines. test scores do not need to be resubmitted as long as they are still valid – 5 years for GRE GMAT All applicants must take it, although applicants to the area of Real Estate and the Built Environment in the Master in Design Studies degree program may submit the GRE or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Test scores are one tool by which the committee evaluates an applicant.