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The GRE (Graduate Record Exam)
There are two kinds of GRE: The GRE
General Test and GRE Subject Tests. Check
with the program you are applying to for information on which
GREs you should take.
NOTE: A GRE Revised General Test was
introduced in August 2011. There were significant
changes to the format and types of questions asked on the verbal
reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing
sections of the test. The new test is also computer-based
rather than computer-adaptive (meaning that everyone who takes
the test will answer the same questions, rather than being
presented with questions selected by the computer on the basis
of test performance.)
Administered by:
ETS (The Educational Testing Service)
Registration:
Online: GRE Homepage
By phone (for General Test registration only):
1-800-GRE-CALL
By mail: Download a mail registration form
You may take the GRE General Test no more than one time per
calendar month, and no more than 5 times within any continuous rolling 12-month period.
Test dates:
The GRE General test is given year-round
at computer based test centers in the US, Canada, and many other
countries. It is also offered as a paper-based test in countries
where computer testing is not available. See the ETS
GRE Web
page for details.
Fees:
General Test Fees (for both computer and paper based
tests):
$160 – US, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands
$190 – Other locations
Subject Test Fees:
$140 – US, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands
$160 – Other locations
Length:
General Test: approximately 3 hours
Subject Test: approximately 3 and 1/2 hours
Scoring:
General Test: You receive three scores for the General Test – a verbal reasoning
score (130 to 170, in 1-point increments); a quantitative reasoning score
(130 to 170,
in 1-point increments); and an analytical writing score (0 to 6 scale, in
half-point increments).
Unofficial verbal and quantitative scores are available at the end of a computer based test session. Official scores for computer based tests are reported approximately two weeks after your test date. Official scores for paper based tests are reported four to six weeks after your test date.
Subject Tests: A Subject Test has a single total score, on a 200 to 990 scale, in 10 point increments. Subject tests in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology; Biology; and Psychology Tests also report subscores on a 20-99 score scale, in 1-point increments.
Subject test score reports are mailed four to six weeks after the test date.
GRE Information for Selected Graduate Programs:
University of California Berkeley, School of Public
Policy – GRE General Test scores for admitted students
entering in fall 2010:
Quant: 460 to 800, average 700
Verbal: 410 to 800, average 600
Analytical Writing: 3.0 to 6.0, average 4.5
Harvard Graduate School of Education – GRE General and Subject Test scores for students admitted to the Ed.D. program in 2011:
Average Verbal: 670
Average Quantitative: 720
Analytical Writing Average: 5.4
Tufts University – the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy gives this statement on GRE scores in admissions decisions:
"The Admissions Committee
does not have a minimum requirement for GRE or GMAT test
scores. In recent years the middle 50% of GRE verbal and quantitative scores achieved by the enrolling class has been in the 600 - 700 range."
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of History gives this statement on GRE scores in admissions decisions:
"The department does not require or pay any heed to the GRE Subject exam in History. However, it pays considerable attention to GRE Verbal Scores which have proven to have a high correlation with long-term success in our program. The average GRE percentage score for domestic (U.S.) students accepted into the program in the last few years has been in the high 80's. Successful applicants generally have scores in the 80% or above range."
Stanford University gives this statement on GRE scores in admissions decisions:
"The School of Education does not have a cutoff GRE score requirement. The evaluation of each applicant is based on all the materials
in the file and is not exclusively based on test scores. The School of Education does not provide average GRE score information of previous
applicants or current students."
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