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• General Information
• Revised General Test Interpretive Information (for tests taken on or after August 1, 2011)
• General Test Interpretive Information (for tests taken prior to August 1, 2011)
• General Test Interpretive Information for Business Schools (for tests taken prior to August 1, 2011)
• Subject Test Interpretive Information
• Validity and Other Topics

General Information 

• GRE Program Brochure — Provides an overview of the tests and services available from the GRE® Program.
• GRE Guide to the Use of Scores — Provides GRE score interpretation data and statistical information, including percentiles, concordance information, reliability coefficients and standard errors of measurement.
• GRE Guidelines for the Use of Scores — Provides information about the appropriate use of GRE test scores for those who use the scores in graduate admissions, fellowship selection processes and other approved purposes.
• GRE General Test Volumes by Country
• What Is the Value of the Graduate Record Examinations®? — Addresses the value of standardized tests and provides evidence that the GRE General Test is a valuable instrument when making admissions decisions.

 Revised General Test Interpretive Information
(for tests taken on or after August 1, 2011)

• Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning Interpretive Data Used on Score Reports — Includes Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores on the 130 – 170 score scales, in one-point increments, and the corresponding percentile ranks.
• Analytical Writing Interpretive Data Used on Score Reports — Includes Analytical Writing scores on the 0 – 6 score scale, in half-point increments, and the corresponding percentile ranks.
• Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning Concordance Information — Contains two concordance tables: one for the Verbal Reasoning measure and one for the Quantitative Reasoning measure. The table for each measure provides scores on the prior 200 – 800 score scale, the corresponding estimated scores on the new 130 – 170 score scale and corresponding percentile ranks. Assists score users in comparing applicants who tested prior to August 1, 2011, with applicants who tested on or after August 1, 2011. (Download an Excel version of the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning Concordance Information)
• GRE Comparison Tool for Business Schools — Allows users to calculate an estimated GMAT® Total score by entering an applicant's GRE Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores on either the new 130 – 170 score scales or the prior 200 – 800 score scales.

 General Test Interpretive Information
(for tests taken prior to August 1, 2011)

• Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning Concordance Information — Contains two concordance tables: one for the Verbal Reasoning measure and one for the Quantitative Reasoning measure. The table for each measure provides scores on the prior 200 – 800 score scale, the corresponding estimated scores on the new 130 – 170 score scale and corresponding percentile ranks. Assists score users in comparing applicants who tested prior to August 1, 2011, with applicants who tested on or after August 1, 2011. (Download an Excel version of the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning Concordance Information)
• Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning Interpretive Data Used on Score Reports — Includes Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores on the 130 – 170 score scales, in one-point increments, and the corresponding percentile ranks.
• Analytical Writing Interpretive Data Used on Score Reports — Includes Analytical Writing scores on the 0 – 6 score scale, in half-point increments, and the corresponding percentile ranks.
• 2010 – 2011 GRE Guide to the Use of Scores — Provides historical score interpretation data and statistical information for the prior format GRE General Test administered before August 1, 2011.
• Factors That Can Influence Performance on the GRE General Test 2006 – 2007 — A companion to the GRE Guide to the Use of Scores that details the performance of subgroups on the GRE.
• GRE General Test Score Information by Ethnicity/Racial Groups 2009 – 2010
• General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Broad Graduate Major Field (Based on Seniors and Non-enrolled College Graduates)
• General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field – Extended Table (Based on Seniors and Non-enrolled College Graduates)
• State Level Data Sorted by Attending Institution
• State Level Data Sorted by Test Center

 General Test Information and Data for Business Schools
(for tests taken prior to August 1, 2011)

• GRE Comparison Tool for Business Schools — Allows users to calculate an estimated GMAT Total score by entering an applicant's GRE Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores on either the new 130 – 170 score scales or the prior 200 – 800 score scales.
• General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Broad Graduate Major Field in Business — Contains Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing data for test takers who indicated business as their intended graduate major.
• General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field in Business – Extended Table — Contains Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing data for test takers who indicated business and other related fields as their intended graduate major.

Subject Tests Interpretive Information 

• These fact sheets include test content specifications.
  • Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Literature in English
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Psychology
• Subject Tests Total Score Interpretive Data Used on Score Reports
• Subject Tests Interpretive Data for Subscores

Validity and Other Topics 

• A Comprehensive Review of Published GRE® Validity Data — Summarizes validity studies of the GRE General Test measures
• How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Biology Students? — November 2005
• How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Chemistry Students? — November 2005
• How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Education Students? — December 2005
• How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Students in English Departments? — November 2005
• How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Psychology Students? — November 2005
• Validity of the GRE General Test: A Case Study of Veterinary Schools — December 2001
• Early Validity Evidence for the Writing Assessment — January 2000
• Personal Statement: A Writing Sample? — September 1996
• Who Gets the Fellowship? — April 1996
• Why Not 1000? — October 1995