Abstract Motivation is an integral part on the way to achieving one’s desired goal because it, together with attitudes determines almost all human’s success or failure. There are numerous studies into motivation and/or attitudes towards learning English, but research into learners’ motives and attitudinal perspectives in learning English in general and TOEIC in particular is still scarce or merely meagre in comparison to a fertile land for investigation. The purpose of this study is to explore (1) motivating factors and (2) types of attitudes that an sample of university students have towards learning TOEIC and (3) whether motivational and attitudinal patterns have influence on learner’s TOEIC score achievement. 170 non-English majored university students were invited to partake in this small-scale study by completing a questionnaire on learning motives and attitudes. Collected data were computed and analyzed through SPSS for findings and discussion. Results indicated TOEIC learners’ motivation reasons were very intrinsically and extrinsically diverse, but the second type of motivation seemed to be more prominent. The findings from the survey also fore grounded a close relation between motivation and attitudes toward learning outcomes of a TOEIC learner. Based on the findings, pedagogical implications were also proposed to English teachers, and syllabus designers.