Is TOEFL 87 equal to CEFR level B2?

TOEFL 87 falls in the B2 band of ETS's published CEFR alignment. CEFR levels are wide, so a whole range of TOEFL scores shares the same level.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the test owner's published concordance: ETS: compare TOEFL iBT scores. Nothing on this page is interpolated between rows.

TOEFL 87 to CEFR

TOEFL 87 sits at CEFR B2, on ETS's own alignment.

TOEFL 87B2

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What TOEFL 87 is worth elsewhere

PTE Academic

55 to 62

IELTS Academic

6.5

The full chart

TOEFL to CEFR conversion chart

Every published row, both ways. Each row links to a page for that score.

TOEFL iBT	CEFR	Page
114 to 120	C2	Details
95 to 113	C1	Details
72 to 94	B2	Details
42 to 71	B1	Details

Where these numbers come from

ETS: compare TOEFL iBT scores

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Questions people ask about TOEFL 87 to CEFR.

TOEFL iBTCEFRPublished concordance

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