From the difficulty point of view, TOEFL is slightly more difficult, mainly because IELTS is more inclined to life, and TOEFL is more inclined to academic. Their differences are as follows:

1, applicant country

IELTS: Mainly apply for Britain, Australia, New Zealand, etc. TOEFL: All universities in North America and some European countries.

2. Examination characteristics

IELTS: Mainly based on British English, comprehensive ability test, paying more attention to oral test than TOEFL. TOEFL: American English is the main language test, but there will be additional tests.

3, for the crowd

IELTS: Besides studying abroad, there are also requirements for emigrating to settle or work abroad. TOEFL: Mainly studying abroad.

United States: In the United States, TOEFL 100% is recognized, and 90% of the top universities in the United States (including Harvard University, Stanford University, Princeton University, Duke University, University of California at Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, etc.). ) recognize the TOEFL test. Because in the United States, universities receive more TOEFL scores than other English tests combined, about 90% of undergraduate and graduate programs recognize TOEFL tests, not other language tests.

Britain and Europe: In Britain, TOEFL is accepted by 65,438+000% British universities, including 65,438+000% Russell Group universities, including Cambridge University, Oxford University, London School of Economics, London Imperial College London and so on. At the same time, TOEFL is also the preferred English language test in French and German universities, and is accepted by all the top universities in Europe.