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90th percentile great score Verbal Score Verbal Score Verbal Score 70th percentile good score Math Score Math Score Math Score Program Name 50th percentile mean score A “good” score is different for everyone and it varies significantly by program. For example, applicants admitted to the top 10 engineering pro- grams last year had an average GRE math score of 161. But appli- cants admitted to the top 10 education programs had an average math score of about 152. is graph will help you see where you stand relative to your peers. Now you’ll be able to gauge just how well you stack up when appli- cation season comes around! Architecture & Environmental Design Communications & Journalism Family & Consumer Sciences Library & Archival Sciences Public Administration Religion & eology OTHER FIELDS 150 154 154 158 164 160 151 155 160 149 153 159 150 157 161 166 149 153 158 152 149 156 153 161 159 157 151 161 155 166 160 147 154 151 159 156 Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Social Work 149 145 153 149 158 154 Verbal Math Accounting Banking & Finances Business Admin & Management Other BUSINESS (aggregate scores) Verbal 150 Math 153 149 152 153 156 162 158 151 155 160 161 165 170 150 149 153 158 153 158 165 151 154 155 159 161 154 158 159 165 Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Chemistry Computer & Information Sciences Earth, Atmospheric, & Marine Sciences Mathematical Sciences Physics & Astronomy Natural Sciences Verbal 152 Math 158 153 158 157 162 167 163 147 152 159 158 162 169 154 154 159 164 162 165 170 156 161 161 164 167 169 150 152 154 156 159 161 154 158 158 163 163 157 162 164 168 Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math PHYSICAL SCIENCES (general scores) = Agriculture, Natural Res. & Conservation Biological & Biomedical Sciences Health & Medical Sciences LIFE SCIENCES (aggregate scores) Verbal 151 Math 151 151 152 153 154 150 149 155 155 155 156 157 158 153 152 160 160 160 161 163 163 158 157 Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Art History, eory, & Criticism Performance & Studio Art English Language & Literature Foreign Languages & Literatures History Philosophy ARTS & HUMANITIES (aggregate scores) Verbal Math 150 156 150 160 154 159 165 153 157 162 150 154 160 157 155 159 165 150 154 159 156 148 160 152 165 157 160 164 169 153 157 162 149 161 153 166 158 157 161 154 166 159 Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Other 158 162 168 152 156 162 Verbal Math Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical & Electronics Industrial Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering ENGINEERING (aggregate scores) Verbal 150 Math 159 152 161 156 164 169 162 150 154 160 158 162 167 147 149 153 159 160 164 169 152 162 156 165 162 170 150 159 155 163 162 168 159 151 163 157 169 155 163 162 168 Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Other 153 160 157 163 163 168 Verbal Math Anthropology Economics Political Science Psychology Sociology Other SOCIAL SCIENCES (aggregate scores) Verbal 153 Math 150 156 149 159 152 157 164 154 158 164 160 164 169 156 152 156 161 149 153 158 152 149 156 153 162 159 150 148 154 152 160 158 151 160 155 165 160 157 154 162 160 Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Administration Curriculum & Instruction Early Childhood Elementary Evaluation & Research Higher EDUCATION (aggregate scores) Verbal 151 Math 149 149 149 153 153 158 158 151 155 160 149 153 158 148 150 154 159 148 151 156 151 148 155 152 160 157 152 149 156 153 162 158 146 152 150 157 155 155 153 160 158 Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Secondary 154 151 158 155 163 157 Verbal Math Special 149 147 153 150 158 155 Verbal Math Student Counseling & Personnel Srvcs 149 146 153 149 158 154 Verbal Math Other 151 151 155 155 161 161 Verbal Math presents: GRE SCORES 152 161 EDUCATION ENGINEERING Determine your target GRE score early in your preparation process. It will help you design your study plan and make you more likely to achieve your goals. When choosing your own target score, know which program(s) you’d like to apply to and the average GRE score of their most recently admitted class. To get this info, try: Aim for a better-than-average GRE score in your field of study, and then prep with your target score in mind! calling the admissions office talking to current students researching online HOW TO READ THIS GRAPH Prep smart, go far. Enjoy the ride. SOURCES http://magoosh.com/gre/2012/what-is-a-good-gre-score/ http://magoosh.com/gre/2013/gre-scores-by-program-major/ http://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_guide_table4.pdf http://magoosh.com/gre/2013/gre-score-percentiles/ Need help achieving your GRE goals? Head to gre.magoosh.com
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When it comes to prepping for the GRE, the most important thing to keep in mind is your target GRE score. The entire point of studying for this brutal exam is to get a score that qualifies you for admission into your desired graduate program. Knowing your goal before you start your prep will help you focus your efforts on the aspects of the test that are most difficult for you. Identify your own target GRE score with the help of our new GRE Scores Infographic! Just scroll to your discipline to see the average, good, and great scores for programs in your field of study. Need help improving your GRE score? Head to gre.magoosh.com for excellent and affordable online prep. :)
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90th percentilegreat score
Verbal Score Verbal Score Verbal Score
70th percentilegood score
Math Score Math Score Math ScoreProgram Name
50th percentilemean score
A “good” score is di�erent for everyone and it varies signi�cantly by program.
For example, applicants admitted to the top 10 engineering pro-grams last year had an average GRE math score of 161. But appli-cants admitted to the top 10 education programs had an average math score of about 152.
�is graph will help you see where you stand relative to your peers. Now you’ll be able to gauge just how well you stack up when appli-cation season comes around!
Architecture &Environmental Design
Communications& Journalism
Family &Consumer Sciences
Library & Archival Sciences
Public Administration
Religion & �eology
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Biological &Biomedical Sciences
Health & Medical Sciences
LIFE SCIENCES(aggregate scores)
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GRE SCORES
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ENGINEERING
Determine your target GRE score early in your preparation process. It will help you design your study plan and make you more likely to achieve your goals.
When choosing your own target score, know which program(s) you’d like to apply to and the average GRE score of their most recently admitted class.To get this info, try:
Aim for a better-than-average GRE score in your �eld of study, and then prep with your target score in mind!
calling the admissions o�ce
talking to current students
researching online
HOW TO READ THIS GRAPH
Prep smart, go far. Enjoy the ride.
SOURCEShttp://magoosh.com/gre/2012/what-is-a-good-gre-score/http://magoosh.com/gre/2013/gre-scores-by-program-major/http://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_guide_table4.pdfhttp://magoosh.com/gre/2013/gre-score-percentiles/
Need help achieving your GRE goals? Head to gre.magoosh.com
