Take the IELTS in Austin

Our center is located at the University of Texas at Austin in the George I. Sanchez Building at 1912 Speedway. The closest intersection is West Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and Wichita Street. 

The center is accessible by vehicle or public transportation. For public transit, the following line has routes that pass nearby:  

Bus: 18, 640, 663, 1515. 

Salt Lake City and Austin are both off-site paper-based centers that are operated by our Tucson IELTS test center. 

The registration fee for testing is $285*. 

 *There is also an additional $12 credit card transaction fee not included in the registration.  

• The center will open its doors at 8:00am local time.  
• Registration will take place from 8:00am – 8:40am.  
• Give the cloakroom staff any bags, electronic devices (including cell phones), and other valuable items. Failure to relinquish electronic items will result in immediate dismissal from the test. 
•  Identity check: present your valid form of ID. For test centers in the United States, valid IDs include a valid passport from any country, U.S. Permanent Residency card, or U.S. Worker Authorization card. 
• -Proceed to the camera and fingerprint station Proceed to the camera and fingerprint station. If you have a scarf or veil, you may be asked to remove these items in a separate room. 
• Proceed to the waiting room. You may use the washroom at this time. 
• Once instructed, you can enter into the testing room for the Listening, Reading, and Writing tests. 

Once the test has finished and the papers have been collected (for IELTS on Paper), you may leave the test room. Please be sure to collect your possessions from the cloakroom and confirm the time of your afternoon speaking test. At this point, you may leave the test center and have lunch at a restaurant nearby. 

• Speaking tests take place from 12:50pm – 5:30pm local time. 
• Return to the test center at least 30 minutes before the scheduled time of your speaking test. 
• Give the cloakroom staff any bags, electronic devices (including cellphones), and other valuable items. Failure to relinquish electronic items will result in immediate dismissal from the test. 
•  You will be asked to verify your identity similarly to how you did during registration. Please be sure to have your valid form of ID and be prepared to scan your fingerprint.  
•  Enter the supervised waiting area. 
• Your speaking examiner will collect you from the supervised waiting area and conduct the speaking test in a different room.  
• Once the speaking test is complete, you may collect your possessions from the cloakroom and leave the test center. 

• On test day, you will not be permitted to enter the test center after 8:45am local time. 
• Pencils and erasers will be provided. 
• Cellphones and other electronic devices are not permitted in the test room. 
• Our cloakroom is secure, and you must either use it or leave your valuables and electronic devices at home. 
• Under no circumstances will Oxford International Education Group be responsible for lost or damaged items. You are encouraged to leave your valuables and electronic devices at home. 
• Please bring drinks, such as water or juice, in clear containers.  
• Reading glasses must be kept in clear case. 
• Food is not permitted in the test room. If food is required for medical purposes, you must have informed the test center prior to the registration deadline by way of a doctor’s note.  

Results are issued by Test Centers, usually 13 days after the IELTS on paper test and 3-5 days for IELTS on computer test. Once all four sections have been reviewed, you will receive access to an IELTS Test Report Form which shows the individual scores you have received in each of the four parts of the test, as well as your overall band score.   

The individual scores for Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking are all equally weighted and are rated from 0-9, with increments of 0.5. The overall band score is calculated by taking the mean result for all four parts of the test.  

a)  Test taken on or before March 31, 2024

The Candidate will receive only 1 copy of the results form (“IELTS Test Report Form”). Candidates may request up to two additional TRFs under conditions such as damage or loss. Submissions for additional TRFs must be made in writing to the Test Center with a copy of the ID document used on IELTS test day. Test Centers may charge the fee normally levied for an additional TRF service for each copy. 

b)  Test taken on or after April 1, 2024

The Candidate will be able to access a downloadable and printable version of the electronic Test Report Form from the online booking platform used to register for the test in case the test was taken in one of the listed countries here. Where the electronic copy of the Test Report Form is available, the IELTS Test Center or IELTS USA cannot post or otherwise provide paper Test Report Forms to candidates who take IELTS on Computer test. 

Once all four sections have been reviewed, you will receive access to an IELTS Test Report Form which shows the individual scores you have received in each of the four parts of the test, as well as your overall band score. The Test Report Form can be viewed online if you took the IELTS on Computer.