TOEFL Cost

Typical costs:

• Test fees vary by country, ranging from $160 to $225. In the United States, fees are generally $170.
• The official practice^[1] test for the TOEFL costs $44.95. The official TOEFL guide^[2] costs $29.95.
• TOEFL classes^[3] can cost about $400 for 40 or more hours of instruction, with individual tutoring starting at about $100 an hour through companies like The Princeton Review.

• The test fee includes the test itself, and five score reports -- one for the test taker and as many as four reports for colleges where the student is applying. Additional score reports can be sent to colleges for $17 each. All of the fees are administered by the Educational Testing Service.
• Test prep classes include English lessons, study sessions and a simulation test.
• Tutoring includes about 16 hours of individual instruction.

• Other TOEFL fees^[4] include late registration ($35), and rescheduling ($60).

• Many colleges and universities offer TOEFL prep courses at costs significantly reduced from for-profit services. Check with your local community college to see if courses are available.
• Used TOEFL guides can be found on websites like Powell's Books^[5] .

• Be careful in selecting a time and place. Changing the date of the test costs $60.
• The Educational Testing Service^[6] has a list of test centers and dates.
• Online courses can offer test takers an opportunity to study in their own home, at their own pace, and often at a discount.

1.  toeflpractice.ets.org/
2.  store.ets.org/store/ets/DisplayProductDetailsPage/productID.140852400/pgm.17043600
3.  www.oxfordseminars.com/tesol-tesl-tefl-course/teaching-toefl-preparation.php
4.  www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/about/fees/
5.  www.powells.com/section/reference/test-guides/
6.  www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/tclists/IBT_a.html

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