International Students

General Information

Edinboro University welcomes qualified international students; however, because of educational and cultural differences, applicants must present evidence of a record well above average in scholastic achievement. The T.O.E.F.L. (Test of English as a Foreign Language) must be taken prior to admission.

A minimum score of 550 (paper based) and 213 (computer based) is required for admission. The T.O.E.F.L. is not administered at Edinboro University. Applications for the T.O.E.F.L. , the GRE and the testing dates and information on the location of testing centers may be obtained at http://www.ets.org/.

International students need to provide the School of Graduate Studies and Research with an official copy of the score earned on each section of the aptitude test of the Graduate Record Examination. This test is given five times each year at test centers in most foreign countries. For an application and information on testing dates and foreign testing centers, click here for their website or write to:

Graduate Record Examination
Educational Testing Service
P.O. Box 6000
Princeton, NJ 08541-6000

All correspondence concerning admission to graduate study should be sent to the School of Graduate Studies and Research.

It is important that the application for admission to graduate studies be submitted several months in advance of the time of expected departure for the United States.

International students are expected to provide the School of Graduate Studies and Research with assurance that they possess adequate financial support affidavit for the period of graduate studies.

Under no circumstances should the individual depart for the United States without having first received written notice from School of Graduate Studies and Research admission to graduate study for a specific semester.

Our prospective international students should submit the following required forms to apply for a graduate program at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. All International Graduate Admission applications must be sent to:

School of Graduate Studies and Research
Biggers House
148 Meadville Street
Edinboro, PA 16444

International Student Services

International Student Services at Edinboro University is founded upon a recognition of the diversity of the world in which we live. Edinboro University provides a comprehensive international program encompassing a wide variety of programming and services to students from abroad and for its own students. It also provides services and education activities in cooperation with colleges and universities abroad.

Students are welcome from around the world. At present, there are approximately 82 international students representing 30 different countries of the world.

For all students, planned opportunities exist for study abroad. In the past, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has offered Summer Study Abroad programs in Rabat, Morocco; Zibo and Jinan, China; Oxford, England; and Edinburgh, Scotland. Information on potential programs is available through the International Student Services Office. The curriculum and the co-curricular activities offered by the University reflect the cultural diversity of the University community and the commitment to intercultural and international understanding.