Is the Duolingo English test accepted by top tier universities in the US now or do admissions officers still prefer the TOEFL
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Is the Duolingo English test accepted by top tier universities in the US now or do admissions officers still prefer the TOEFL
5 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 Duolingo English Test accepted English proficiency requirements Harvard Yale Princeton Stanford MIT Columbia University official admissionsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
site:admissions.yale.edu Duolingo English Test English proficiency TOEFLGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
site:gradadmissions.stanford.edu Duolingo English Test TOEFL English proficiencyGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
site:college.harvard.edu Duolingo English Test TOEFL English proficiencyGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
site:admission.princeton.edu Duolingo English Test English proficiencyGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (5)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 4 of 5 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT5 real searches · gpt-6
2026 Duolingo English Test accepted English proficiency requirements Harvard Yale Princeton Stanford MIT Columbia University official admissions Google ↗
site:admissions.yale.edu Duolingo English Test English proficiency TOEFL Google ↗
site:gradadmissions.stanford.edu Duolingo English Test TOEFL English proficiency Google ↗
site:college.harvard.edu Duolingo English Test TOEFL English proficiency Google ↗
site:admission.princeton.edu Duolingo English Test English proficiency Google ↗
- Yale policy · admissions.yale.edu
- Princeton policy · admission.princeton.edu
- MIT policy · mitadmissions.org
- Caltech policy · admissions.caltech.edu
- Brown policy · admission.brown.edu
- Columbia GSAS · gsas.columbia.edu
- Stanford graduate policy · gradadmissions.stanford.edu
- International Applicants · college.harvard.edu
- Admissions · college.harvard.edu
Queries
5 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Duolingo English Test accepted English proficiency requirements Harvard Yale Princeton Stanford MIT Columbia University official admissions OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:admissions.yale.edu Duolingo English Test English proficiency TOEFL OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:gradadmissions.stanford.edu Duolingo English Test TOEFL English proficiency OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:college.harvard.edu Duolingo English Test TOEFL English proficiency OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:admission.princeton.edu Duolingo English Test English proficiency OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |