Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Students planning to enter graduate school after receiving a baccalaureate degree normally are expected to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Students may take the computer-based General Test up to six times per testing year. The retest policy allows students to retake the General Test after 60 days. The GRE Program has introduced a service, Scores by Phone, that allows students to learn their scores about 10 to 14 days earlier than the score report mailing dates published in the GRE Bulletin, which becomes available in June.

Results of a recent study published on-line show that, as a group, physics and astronomy majors outperform essentially all other majors on the GRE!

Major Area of Study

Mean Combined GRE Scores (1996-1999)

Physics and Astronomy      Mathematical Sciences      Economics      Philosophy      Computer / Information Services      Engineering      Chemistry      Biological Sciences      English Language / Literature      Anthropology / Archaeology      History      Political Science      Architecture / Environmental Design      Foreign Language / Literature      Psychology      Accounting      Sociology      Communications      Education      Business Admin. & Management

1903 1848 1816 1812 1777 1776 1766 1693 1662 1656 1655 1649 1635 1605 1537 1535 1528 1520 1492 1480

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