🇧🇳 Brunei → 🇺🇸 United States · Social Sciences · 2026
Planning to study Social Sciences in United States from Brunei — perhaps as a social scientist or policy professional? Here's the TOEFL you'll need, the score range universities there look for, and how to confirm it on the new 1.0–6.0 scale.
TOEFL is the most widely accepted English test by US universities. Most ask roughly 80–100 on the retiring 0–120 scale (often 100+ for competitive programmes); on the new 1.0–6.0 scale that maps to about the upper-B2 to C1 range (~4.5–5.5). Confirm the figure your university lists — many are still updating.
Approximately 90% of US universities accept TOEFL, and it is the most widely accepted English test for US admission. Globally, TOEFL iBT is accepted by more than 13,000 universities and institutions across over 160 countries. Confirm the exact score your programme needs on its official admissions page.
Your overall TOEFL score is now the AVERAGE of the four sections (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing), each scored 1.0–6.0 in half-band steps — not the old 0–120 sum. The scale is CEFR-aligned.
The Social Sciences requirement is set per programme (postgraduate often higher) — confirm the current figure on the university's official page. Many universities and visa authorities are still updating their thresholds during the 2026–2028 transition — confirm the current figure (and which scale, new 1–6 or old 0–120) on the official source before you rely on it.
Brunei is largely English-medium (bilingual with Malay), so TOEFL is often waived where prior study was in English; government scholarships fund overseas study.
Accredited United States universities in our directory offer Social Sciences. A few examples:
All Social Sciences universities in United States that accept TOEFL →
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Always confirm. TOEFL requirements change and vary by university, programme and visa route — always confirm the current figure with the official body before you rely on it. This page is honest guidance, not immigration advice.