TOEFL Carnegie Mellon University recommends a minimum TOEFL score of 84 or an IELTS score of 6.5, and gives specific recommendations for individual sub-scores. EST&P prefers a total TOEFL score of 100.Minimum sub-score recommendations for TOEFL: Reading = 22; Listening = 22; Speaking = 18; Writing = 22; Total iBT score range = 84.Note: CMU and EST&P do not accept computer-based TOEFL scores. IELTS Carnegie Mellon University recommends a minimum TOEFL score of 84 or an IELTS score of 6.5, and gives specific recommendations for individual sub-scores. EST&P prefers a total TOEFL score of 100.Minimum sub-score recommendations for IELTS: Reading = 6.5 ; Listening = 6.5 ; Speaking = 6; Writing = 6; Band Score = 6.5 GRE There is no admission "cut-off" score for the GRE examination; your GRE scores will be evaluated by the admissions committee in the context of your entire application package. Strong weight is also given to your undergraduate GPA, your performance in upper-level technical courses, letters of recommendation, and responses to the essay questions.