List of some US universities that waive GRE, TOEFL and IELTS for scholarship applications

Obtaining a fully funded scholarship in the United States in the absence of GRE, TOEFL/IELTS may seem like an impossible task. But it is only impossible without the necessary information to go about it.

The Covid 19 pandemic that hit the world a few years back can well be likened to a blessing in disguise in this case – because, the pandemic brought about restructuring in some university’s admission requirements.

In this respect, below are the universities that these waivers apply to.

Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)

This government-sanctioned test is a major prerequisite for some Master’s level universities in the United States. Listed below are universities that waive GRE.

• Purdue University
• Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
• New-York University
• University of Minnesota
• University of Washington – Seattle
• Northeastern University
• Florida State University
• University of Southern Mississippi
• University of Wisconsin
• University of North Carolina
• Auburn University
• Texas A&M University
• University of New Hampshire
• University of Illinois
• George Mason University School of Business
• UC Davis Graduate School of Management
• Kent State University
• Loyola University of Business
• University of Memphis School of Public Health
• Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College.

IELTS/TOEFL

This English Proficiency test is also a very important prerequisite in getting fully-funded scholarships in the USA. However, if you have a Bachelor’s degree in English, then IELTS is not necessary.

If you do not, you can always request an English competence certification from your previous institution verifying you’ve studied in an English-speaking country.

List of universities that waive IELTS for international students

• California State University
• Rice University
• University of Dayton
• University of Iowa
• Drexel State University
• University of Texas
• University of New Orleans
• University of Delaware
• University of Colorado
• State University of New York
• University of Arkansas

Note that these aforelisted schools are open to international students who have graduated from a secondary school or university in which English is the primary mode of communication.