IELTS Band Score Calculator
Calculate your overall IELTS band score from individual section scores.
See how Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking combine.
Overall IELTS Band Score
IELTS Overall Band Score is the average of your four section scores, rounded to the nearest half band.
Overall = (Listening + Reading + Writing + Speaking) / 4
Rounding rules:
- If the average ends in .25, it rounds up to the next half band
- If the average ends in .75, it rounds up to the next whole band
- Example: Average of 6.25 → 6.5 | Average of 6.75 → 7.0
Common requirements:
- University undergraduate: 6.0–6.5
- University postgraduate: 6.5–7.0
- Medical/law programs: 7.0–7.5
- Immigration (Canada, Australia): 6.0–7.0+
- UK visa (Tier 4): 5.5–7.0 depending on level
Band score scale: 0 (non-user) to 9 (expert user)
- Each section is scored in whole or half bands (e.g., 5.0, 5.5, 6.0)