Table 314. | Scores on Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and subject matter tests: 1965 to 2000 |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Subject matter tests | | | | | |_______________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Verbal |Quantitative | Analytical | | | | | | Academic | Number |GRE takers| | | | Biology | Chemistry | Education | Engineering | Literature | Psychology year | of | as a |______________|______________|______________|______________|_________________|_________________|______________|______________|______________ ending | GRE |percent of| |Stand- | |Stand- | |Stand- | |Stand- | |Stand- | |Stand- | |Stand- | |Stand- | |Stand- | takers |bachelor's| Mean |ard | Mean |ard | Mean |ard | Mean |ard | Mean |ard | Mean |ard | Mean |ard | Mean |ard | Mean |ard | | degrees | |devia- | |devia- | |devia- | |devia- | |devia- | |devia- | |devia- | |devia- | |devia- | | | |tion | |tion | |tion | |tion | |tion | |tion | |tion | |tion | |tion _________|____________|__________|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|_________|_______|_________|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 _________|____________|__________|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|_________|_______|_________|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______ 1965.....| 93,792 | 18.7 | 530 | 124 | 533 | 137 | † | † | 617 | 117 | 628 | 114 | 481 | 86 | 618 | 108 | 591 | 95 | 556 | 91 1966.....| 123,960 | 23.8 | 520 | 124 | 528 | 133 | † | † | 610 | 115 | 618 | 110 | 474 | 87 | 609 | 106 | 588 | 94 | 552 | 91 1967.....| 151,134 | 27.0 | 519 | 125 | 528 | 134 | † | † | 613 | 114 | 615 | 104 | 476 | 90 | 603 | 104 | 582 | 91 | 553 | 93 1968.....| 182,432 | 28.8 | 520 | 124 | 527 | 135 | † | † | 614 | 114 | 617 | 104 | 478 | 87 | 601 | 105 | 572 | 91 | 547 | 93 1969.....| 206,113 | 28.3 | 515 | 124 | 524 | 132 | † | † | 613 | 112 | 613 | 104 | 477 | 88 | 591 | 103 | 569 | 89 | 543 | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1970.....| 265,359 | 33.5 | 503 | 123 | 516 | 132 | † | † | 603 | 111 | 613 | 113 | 462 | 92 | 586 | 110 | 556 | 90 | 532 | 91 1971.....| 293,600 | 35.0 | 497 | 125 | 512 | 134 | † | † | 603 | 114 | 618 | 117 | 457 | 95 | 587 | 115 | 546 | 91 | 530 | 92 1972.....| 293,506 | 33.1 | 494 | 126 | 508 | 136 | † | † | 606 | 115 | 624 | 124 | 446 | 93 | 594 | 119 | 544 | 96 | 528 | 92 1973.....| 290,104 | 31.5 | 497 | 125 | 512 | 135 | † | † | 619 | 110 | 630 | 114 | 459 | 96 | 593 | 114 | 545 | 96 | 529 | 92 1974.....| 301,070 | 31.8 | 492 | 126 | 509 | 137 | † | † | 624 | 110 | 634 | 115 | 452 | 93 | 591 | 121 | 547 | 99 | 530 | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1975.....| 298,335 | 32.3 | 493 | 125 | 508 | 137 | † | † | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1976.....| 299,292 | 32.3 | 492 | 127 | 510 | 138 | † | † | 627 | 112 | 627 | 107 | 454 | 93 | 594 | 119 | 539 | 101 | 531 | 93 1977.....| 287,715 | 31.3 | 490 | 129 | 514 | 139 | † | † | 625 | 113 | 630 | 109 | 453 | 93 | 592 | 115 | 532 | 101 | 532 | 95 1978.....| 286,383 | 31.1 | 484 | 128 | 518 | 135 | † | † | 622 | 113 | 624 | 108 | 452 | 91 | 594 | 114 | 530 | 102 | 529 | 97 1979.....| 282,482 | 30.7 | 476 | 130 | 517 | 135 | † | † | 621 | 117 | 623 | 104 | 451 | 89 | 592 | 115 | 525 | 102 | 530 | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1980.....| 272,281 | 29.3 | 474 | 131 | 522 | 136 | † | † | 619 | 115 | 618 | 105 | 449 | 90 | 590 | 116 | 521 | 105 | 534 | 98 1981.....| 262,855 | 28.1 | 473 | 128 | 523 | 136 | † | † | 617 | 115 | 615 | 103 | 453 | 90 | 590 | 116 | 520 | 99 | 532 | 97 1982.....| 256,381 | 26.9 | 469 | 130 | 533 | 137 | 498 | 126 | 616 | 114 | 616 | 105 | 456 | 89 | 593 | 115 | 521 | 100 | 532 | 97 1983.....| 263,674 | 27.2 | 473 | 131 | 541 | 138 | 504 | 128 | 623 | 115 | 620 | 105 | 459 | 90 | 599 | 114 | 527 | 98 | 542 | 95 1984.....| 265,221 | 27.2 | 475 | 130 | 541 | 139 | 512 | 129 | 622 | 115 | 619 | 102 | 461 | 90 | 604 | 114 | 530 | 97 | 543 | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1985.....| 271,972 | 27.8 | 474 | 126 | 545 | 140 | 516 | 129 | 619 | 114 | 621 | 101 | 459 | 89 | 615 | 120 | 531 | 95 | 541 | 95 1986.....| 279,428 | 28.3 | 475 | 126 | 552 | 140 | 520 | 129 | 612 | 114 | 628 | 106 | 464 | 87 | 616 | 119 | 527 | 96 | 542 | 97 1987.....| 293,560 | 29.6 | 477 | 126 | 550 | 140 | 521 | 128 | 616 | 116 | 629 | 104 | 465 | 86 | 619 | 119 | 526 | 95 | 536 | 95 1988.....| 303,703 | 30.5 | 483 | 123 | 557 | 140 | 528 | 128 | 615 | 114 | 631 | 108 | 467 | 85 | 622 | 120 | 525 | 94 | 537 | 94 1989.....| 326,096 | 32.0 | 484 | 125 | 560 | 142 | 530 | 129 | 612 | 114 | 642 | 117 | 465 | 87 | 626 | 116 | 528 | 91 | 538 | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1990.....| 344,572 | 32.8 | 486 | 123 | 562 | 143 | 534 | 128 | 612 | 114 | 662 | 123 | 461 | 84 | 617 | 111 | 523 | 92 | 537 | 95 1991.....| 379,882 | 34.7 | 485 | 122 | 562 | 141 | 536 | 129 | 609 | 113 | 660 | 123 | 457 | 85 | 611 | 111 | 523 | 93 | 535 | 95 1992.....| 411,528 | 36.2 | 483 | 120 | 561 | 140 | 537 | 129 | 605 | 113 | 654 | 128 | 462 | 82 | 610 | 117 | 525 | 92 | 536 | 95 1993.... | 400,246 | 34.4 | 481 | 117 | 557 | 140 | 541 | 129 | 606 | 114 | 662 | 133 | 462 | 80 | 602 | 115 | 516 | 94 | 536 | 97 1994.... |\1\ 399,395 | 34.2 | 479 | 116 | 553 | 139 | 545 | 129 | 620 | 116 | 627 | 113 |\2\ 493 | 104 | 601 | 115 | 517 | 95 | 538 | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995.... |\1\ 389,539 | 33.6 | 477 | 115 | 553 | 140 | 544 | 131 | 622 | 116 | 675 | 138 |\2\ 488 | 102 | 596 | 113 | 513 | 96 | 544 | 98 1996.... |\1\ 376,013 | 32.3 | 473 | 114 | 558 | 139 | 549 | 131 | 614 | 114 | 678 | 135 |\2\ 489 | 104 | 604 | 119 | 512 | 97 | 547 | 99 1997.... |\1\ 376,062 | 32.1 | 472 | 113 | 562 | 139 | 548 | 129 | 620 | 115 | 684 | 143 |\2\ 487 | 103 | 602 | 114 | 525 | 100 | 554 | 99 1998.....|\1\ 364,554 | 30.8 | 471 | 113 | 569 | 141 | 543 | 133 | 628 | 113 | 686 | 137 |\2\ 477 | 100 | 609 | 118 | 530 | 100 | 563 | 100 1999\3\..| 396,330 | 33.0 | 468 | 114 | 565 | 143 | 542 | 133 | 626 | 114 | 684 | 137 | --- | --- | 604 | 115 | 527 | 100 | 559 | 99 2000\4\..| 363,932 | 29.4 | 465 | 116 | 578 | 147 | 562 | 141 | 629 | 114 | 686 | 133 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 530 | 99 | 563 | 98 _________|____________|__________|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|_________|_______|_________|_______|______|_______|______|_______|______|_______ |
† Not applicable. NOTE: GRE scores for the verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections range from 200 to 800. The range of scores is different for the various subject tests - from 200 to 990 - although the range for any particular subject test is usually smaller. The education subject test was administered for the final time in April 1998. The engineering subject test was administered for the final time in April 2001. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: Graduate Record Examination Board, Examinee and Score Trends for the GRE General Test, various years; and A Summary of Data Collected From Graduate Record Examinations Test-Takers During 1986-87; Guide to the Use of Scores, various years; Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Performance on the GRE General Test, various years; unpublished data; and U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared July 2002.)
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