What is the median score for the GRE?

around 150-152
Remember that the Verbal and Quantitative portions of the GRE are scored between 130–170, and the average score falls somewhere around 150-152. The Analytical Writing section of the GRE is scored between 0 and 6 in half-point increments, and the average hits somewhere around 3.5.

How was the GRE scored in 2011?

When ETS updated the format of the GRE general test in August of 2011, the scoring for the Verbal and Quantitative sections completely changed as well. The old GRE score range for the Verbal and Quantitative sections was 200-800. All GRE scores since August 2011, however, range from 130 to 170.

Is 130 a bad GRE score?

The lowest possible score on the GRE Verbal and Quantitative sections is a 130 (with 170 the highest possible score). The lowest possible score on Analytical writing is 0 (with 6 the highest possible score).

Is 150 a good GRE quantitative score?

What is a Good GRE Score Overall? The average (or 50th percentile) GRE score is a 150 on Verbal and a 152.6 on Quant (152 is a 47th percentile score and 153 is a 51st percentile score). For Analytical Writing, a 3.5 is the average score.

Is 600 a good GRE score?

The computerized format of the Revised GRE allows test-takers to navigate within a section, as well as skip questions and return to them later….Old GRE scores v. Revised GRE scores (including percentile ranks)

What is the maximum GRE score?

340
The maximum score on the GRE, which is a combination of the Quantitative and Verbal sections, is 340.

What is a failing GRE score?

What’s a bad GRE score? A bad GRE score is one that excludes you from the program that you want to attend. That’s all! But, for more context, the bottom 10% of test-takers score below 139 in Verbal and 141 in Quant.

What are the percentiles for the GRE test?

GRE Score Percentiles. As you can see, the GRE score percentiles for Verbal and Quant are not the same. For Verbal, both 169 and 170 are 99th percentile scores—so, scores in the top 1%.

What does the scaled score on the GRE mean?

The GRE score report also gives you the percentile rank for each of the above test scores. The scaled score leaves you wondering whether the scores you’ve got would be considered a good score or not. How do you compare your test performance with others who have taken the test?

What does a 5 point increase on GRE mean?

At the ends of the scoring scale, the same 5-point boost only improves your percentile rank a little bit; a 165 on Verbal is a 96th-percentile score, and a 5-point boost to 170 only improves your percentile rank by 3, to the 99th GRE percentile. Sometimes you’ll get a rocket boost from a few points, and sometimes you won’t.

When do I get my GRE general test scores?

Photos and essay responses from each GRE General Test administration you select from your five-year reportable history will be made available in the ETS® Data Manager as part of your score record to the institutions you designated to receive your scores on or after July 1, 2014. See when your scores will be available.