Unlock your study abroad dreams with the Duolingo English Test (DET). This blog explores DET's rising acceptance worldwide, particularly in top universities across the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia.
The Duolingo English Test has emerged as a reliable alternative to traditional English proficiency exams for test-takers worldwide. Renowned for its accuracy and convenience, DET has gained widespread recognition. More than 6000 international programs accept DET. It includes prestigious universities like Imperial College London and New York University.
Duolingo English Test (DET): Acceptance
In this section, we are going to talk about the top three countries and courses that accept the Good Duolingo English Test scores.
| Top 3 Countries for Duolingo English Test Takers in India | Top 3 Courses for Duolingo English Test Takers in India |
|---|---|
| USA | Computer science & mathematics |
| Study in UK | Business & management |
| Canada | Engineering |
USA
Studying in USA, the DET is almost universally accepted, on par with IELTS and TOEFL. Below is a list of top UG and PG programs accepting the DET.
Read: Duolingo Accepted Universities in USA for 2024 Intake
Undergraduate
The DET is accepted by 97 of the US News top 100 ranked undergraduate programs.
| Princeton University |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Harvard University |
| Stanford University | Yale University | University of Chicago |
| Johns Hopkins University | University of Pennsylvania | California Institute of Technology |
| Duke University | Northwestern University | Dartmouth College |
| Brown University | Rice University | Vanderbilt University |
| Washington University in St Louis | Cornell University | Columbia University in the City of New York |
| University of Notre Dame | University of California-Berkeley | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Emory University | Georgetown University |
| New York University | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | University of Southern California |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | University of Florida | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Wake Forest University | Tufts University | University of California-Santa Barbara |
| University of California-Irvine | University of California-San Diego | Boston College |
| University of Rochester | The University of Texas at Austin | University of California-Davis |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | n/a | n/a |
Post-Graduate Business
| University of Pittsburgh | Fordham University | Michigan State University |
| University of Florida | University of Texas at Dallas | University of Georgia |
| Boston University | University of California - Davis | Southern Methodist University |
| University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign | Vanderbilt University | George Washington University |
| Northeastern University | Syracuse University | Drexel University |
| Iowa State University | Temple University | Babson College |
| Baruch College | Saint Louis University | Belmont University |
| University of Oklahoma | The College of William & Mary | Texas Christian University |
| Tulane University | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | University of Colorado - Boulder |
| North Carolina State University | University at Buffalo, The State | University of New York |
| University of Utah | Clemson University | University of San Francisco |
| University of Colorado - Denver | Binghamton University | University of Connecticut |
| University of Alabama | University of Houston | Baylor University |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | University of Kentucky | University of Mississippi |
| University of Denver | University of South Carolina | American University |
| University of Kansas | Auburn University | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Arizona State University | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Emory University | Dartmouth College | The University of Chicago |
| New York University | Cornell University | Northwestern University |
| Harvard University | Rice University | University of Washington |
| University of Rochester | n/a | n/a |
Post-Graduate Engineering
| Washington University of Science and Technology (FKA IGlobal University) | Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Dartmouth College | Northeastern University | University of Nebraska Lincoln |
| University of Pennsylvania | University of California Santa Barbara | Colorado School of Mines |
| Washington State University | University of Colorado - Boulder | University of Texas - Arlington |
| University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | North Carolina State University |
| University at Buffalo, The State | University of New York | University of Rochester |
| University of Utah | Wichita State University | Clemson University |
| Arizona State University | University of Texas at Dallas | Michigan State University |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | University of Iowa | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Vanderbilt University | Rice University | Syracuse University |
| University of Connecticut | Oregon State University | Iowa State University |
| Tufts University | Missouri University of Science & Technology | University of Notre Dame |
| University of Houston | Drexel University | University of California - Davis |
| University of Dayton | The Ohio State University | University of Massachusetts -Amherst |
| University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | University of Washington | University of Cincinnati |
| University of South Florida | George Mason University | SUNY at Stony Brook |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Illinois Institute of Technology | Texas Tech University |
| Auburn University | University of Virginia | n/a |
Canada
Studying in Canada, the DET is recognized by all 15 leading English-medium universities and the Top 10 universities as per the international student enrollment. Below is a list of undergraduate Canadian universities accepting the DET.
Undergraduate
| University of Toronto | McGill University | University of British Columbia |
| University of Alberta | University of Waterloo | Western University (University of Western Ontario) |
| University of Calgary | McMaster University | University of Ottawa |
| Queen’s University at Kingston | Dalhousie University | Simon Fraser University |
| University of Saskatchewan | York University | University of Manitoba |
Candidates looking for assistance with university admissions can get in touch with our Shiksha Study Abroad Counsellors on our website.
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