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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