Target GRE Scores for Masters Programs
February is that time of the year when most international applicants are still making up their mind regarding their future course of study. The application deadlines are still months away and taking standardized tests is not a priority right now.
However, if you have decided to apply for a masters program abroad, you must know how competitive other applicants will be. Also, if you are still thinking about which standardized test to take, you should know what is your target and how achievable it is. Either way, the information in this blog post will help you set your target GRE score and know the level of test performance that is needed to achieve that target. The individual Verbal and Quant scores are on a scale of 130-170 each.
Chemistry > Verbal 157, Quant 162
Computer/Information Science > Verbal 152, Quant 162
Mathematics > Verbal 159, Quant 165
Physics > Verbal 161, Quant 164
Natural Science > Verbal 154, Quant 156
Biology > Verbal 157, Quant 158
Medical Science > Verbal 153, Quant 152
Art History > Verbal 160, Quant 154
English Language/Literature > Verbal 161, Quant 153
Foreign Language/Literature > Verbal 159, Quant 154
Philosophy > Verbal 164, Quant 157
Economics > Verbal 158, Quant 164
Political Science > Verbal 160, Quant 155
Psychology > Verbal 156, Quant 153
Sociology > Verbal 156, Quant 153
Education > Verbal 155, Quant 153
Chemical Engineering > Verbal 156, Quant 164
Civil Engineering > Verbal 154, Quant 162
Electrical Engineering > Verbal 151, Quant 163
Industrial Engineering > Verbal 158, Quant 164
Mechanical Engineering > Verbal 156, Quant 163
Accounting > Verbal 153, Quant 156
Finance > Verbal 155, Quant 165
Management > Verbal 154, Quant 155
Architecture > Verbal 154, Quant 158
Journalism > Verbal 155, Quant 153
Remember that these numbers are not absolute. A little deviation is always there. But, if you do need a specific number to set as a target, the information above is sufficient.
Now, the question arises regarding how common these scores are. To clarify this question, here are the latest percentiles released by ETS (Education Testing Services):
170/170 > Verbal 99, Quant 97 (All values are in percentiles)
168/170 > Verbal 98, Quant 95
166/170 > Verbal 97, Quant 91
164/170 > Verbal 94, Quant 87
162/170 > Verbal 90, Quant 82
160/170 > Verbal 85, Verbal 76
158/170 > Verbal 80, Verbal 70
156/170 > Verbal 72, Quant 63
154/170 > Verbal 64, Quant 55
152/170 > Verbal 55, Verbal 47
150/170 > Verbal 47, Quant 39
We hope that this information helps you set your goals and work towards them.
Happy Learning!
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