Standardized Testing Overview

Use your legal name as it appears on your passport when registering for any standardized test (and also on your application for admission).

There are many schools at Yale University and, unfortunately, scores released to other schools cannot be transferred to Yale Jackson. So please make sure to use the correct code! Paper score reports are not accepted.

You may self-report scores and any future test dates in your application, but cannot submit your applications without having at least one official score.

Submitting Official GRE Scores

The GRE is required for application to the MPP program and optional for application to the MAS and BA/MPP programs. All verified formats are accepted, and there is no minimum GRE score. Tests are valid for 5 years from the test date to the date when you submit your application.

Official GRE scores must be sent to Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) using Institution Code 3388. The ETS administers the GRE in the United States and abroad. For details and registration forms, visit ets.org.

General Management Admission Test (GMAT)

The General Management Admission Test (GMAT) is only accepted in lieu of the GRE for applicants who are current students at Yale School of Management applying for a joint degree with Yale Jackson. Official GMAT scores must be sent to Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs directly from mba.com using Institution Code 3TJ-F4-74. Paper score reports are not accepted.

Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is only accepted in lieu of the GRE for applicants who are current students in Yale Law School applying for a joint degree with Yale Jackson. Official LSAT scores must be sent to Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs directly from LSAC. You must email jackson.admissions@yale.edu with your LSAC account number and we will request your official scores.

English Language Tests (Required for Non-Native English Speakers)

Applicants whose native language is English or who attended a university for a bachelors or masters degree for at least two years, full-time, residential, where English was the language of instruction, may be exempt from submitting an English language test. The application will help candidates determine whether this pertains to them. The English language tests accepted are: TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, or Cambridge English.

TOEFL iBT

Official TOEFL iBT scores may be used to fulfill the English Language Test requirement. This includes My Best Scores. Scores must be sent to Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs directly from ETS using Institution Code D100. The ETS administers the TOEFL in the United States and abroad. For details and registration forms, visit ets.org.

IELTS Academic

Official IELTS Academic scores may be used to fulfill the English Language Test requirement. We will only accept official scores submitted electronically by the IELTS test center via the E-Delivery service. When you take this test, please specify Yale University Jackson School of Global Affairs as a score recipient. Our address, to identify us in the IELTS system, is 55 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511. For more information and to register for the test, please visit ielts.org.

Duolingo English Test

Duolingo English Test (160-point scale) may be used to fulfill the English Language Test requirement. For more information and to register for the test, please visit englishtest.duolingo.com.

Cambridge English

Official Cambridge English C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency scores may be used to fulfill the English Language Test requirement. We will only accept official scores submitted electronically via the Cambridge Candidate Results Portal. In the portal, search for and share results with Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs as a score recipient. Our address, to identify us in the Cambridge English system, is Yale University, 55 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511. For more information and to register for the test, please visit cambridgeenglish.org.