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| Table 305. | Scores on Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and subject matter tests: 1965 to 1992 |
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| | | 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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---Data not reported or not applicable. NOTE.--GRE scores for the verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections range from 200 to 800. Subject matter test scores range from 200 to 990. 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; and U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared April 1993.) |
