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All You Need to Know About Your GRE® Score

What is GRE®?

The Graduate Record Examinations (short GRE®) is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States and Canada and few in other countries. The GRE® is owned and administered by Educational Testing Service.

What is a Good GRE® Score?

There are 3 types of question section and their score scales are:


Section

Verbal
Reasoning

Quantitative
Reasoning

Analytical
Writing

Score Scale

130–170
in 1-point increments

130–170
in 1-point increments

0–6
in ½ point increments


If no questions are answered for a specific measure (e.g., Verbal Reasoning), then you will receive a No Score (NS) for that measure.

What Should be Your Target GRE® Score?



Top Scores

Verbal Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning
Analytical Writing

163-170
165-170
5.0-6.0


Competitive Scores

Verbal Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning
Analytical Writing

158-162
159-164
4.5


Good Score

Verbal Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning
Analytical Writing

152-158
153-158
4.0


Below Average Score

Verbal Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning
Analytical Writing

151 and below
153 and below
3.5 and below


Note: It is better to aim for higher marks and stand around a Good GRE® score.


Pro Tip: Follow the 2-minute-rule - try to answer a question within 2 minutes, try an alternative or guessing approach to cover all questions and stand a chance to secure a good score.


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