目前, 申请到国外留学的外语考试主要有以下七类:
(1)托福考试(Testof English as a foreign Language, 简称TOEFL);
(2)研究生资格考试(Graduate Record Examination, 简称GRE);
(3)研究生专业考试(GRE-Subject);
(4)管理研究生入学考试(Graduate Management Admission Test, 简称GMAT);
(5)英语口试(Test of Spoken English, 简称TSE);
(6)英语语言测试(The International English Language Testing Servise, 简称IELTS);
(7)密执安考试(Michigan English Language Assessment Battery, 简称MELAB)。