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🇺🇸 Duolingo English Test for United States — from Cook Islands
Around 3,000+ US institutions accept the DET, including 95% of the U.S. News Top 100 universities and all eight Ivy League schools for undergraduate admission.
What United States asks for
Scores run on the 10–160 scale. US minimums range from ~90 at community colleges to 125+ at the most selective programs.
Admission is not the same as the visa
For the F-1 student visa, USCIS does not mandate a specific English test. Your university issues the I-20 on its own admission criteria — so if your university accepted your DET, you are covered. The consular officer assesses your spoken English at the interview in person.
From Cook Islands — the essentials
- Costs in
- New Zealand Dollar (NZ$)
- Credentials
- Cook Islands Ministry of Education
- Funding to search
- New Zealand Scholarships, Cook Islands Government scholarships, US South Pacific Scholarship, Australia Awards Pacific
- Where students go
- New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, United States
- Apply from
- Avarua, Rarotonga, Aitutaki
Cook Islanders hold New Zealand citizenship and study in New Zealand without a visa; Cook Islands is English-medium, so Duolingo English Test is usually not required for NZ study. At about $70 the DET is taken online from Cook Islands — no test-centre travel, and far cheaper than IELTS.
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AlmiDET is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Duolingo. All practice material is original and never copied from the Duolingo English Test. Acceptance figures and score bands change — always confirm the current requirement on the official university or government page before you rely on it.