Likewise, the current percentile rank associated with a 3.5 Writing score is 37, two percentage points lower than the 2016-2019 rank. So, a greater percentage of test-takers are now able to achieve a V150+. You’ll notice also that the average Verbal score is now associated with a slightly lower percentile ranking than it was in 2016-2019. Interestingly, the average GRE scores have ticked up slightly in Quant and Writing from the previous three-year period from Jto June 30, 2019. Remember, the Writing section is scored in half-point increments, so the average of 3.6 is not an actual score you can receive on the exam. Additionally, the percentile ranking for the average Writing score is a rough estimate based on the respective percentile rankings associated with scores of 3.5 and 4.0. Note that the Quant and Verbal averages are rounded to the nearest point. What Is the Average GRE Score?īelow are the GRE average scores for each exam section, based on the scores of all GRE test-takers between Jand June 30, 2020. Now that we know the GRE score ranges and the purpose of GRE percentiles, let’s take a look at what the average GRE scores are. GRE percentiles allow you - and schools - to compare your exam performance to that of other test-takers.
#AVERAGE GRE SCORES FULL#
You can see the full list of GRE percentiles for each section here. (Incidentally, a 165 in either section is pretty impressive, but we’ll discuss that more later.)Īs we can see, GRE percentile rankings allow you - and schools - to compare your exam performance to that of other test-takers.
That same score of 165 in Quant means that you performed better than 84% of all GRE test-takers in Quant. So, a 165 in Verbal means that you performed better than 96% of all GRE test-takers in Verbal. According to the latest ETS data, which is based on the scores of all GRE test-takers who sat for the exam during the period between Jand June 30, 2020, a 165 would put you in the 96th percentile in Verbal and the 84th percentile in Quant. Furthermore, the percentiles for the GRE Quant and Verbal sections differ, since test-takers as a whole perform differently on the Quant and Verbal sections.įor instance, let’s say you earned a 165 in both the Quant and Verbal sections, for a total score of 330. (The data always lag a little behind the current year.) So, percentiles can change over time, as the skill-levels of the test-taker pool change. ETS, the test-maker, calculates GRE percentiles based on how all GRE test-takers performed on each section of the exam over roughly the past three years. GRE Percentile RankingsĮvery GRE section score is associated with a percentile ranking. Now that we understand the minimum and maximum scores possible on the GRE, let’s review what GRE percentile rankings indicate. The Analytical Writing section score is not included in your total GRE score.
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