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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.
• The Impact of Using a Cut Score — Presents analyses based on examinees who took the GRE® revised General Test that show how adhering to a particular cut score policy can lead to systematically disregarding large numbers of candidates in various subgroups (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender).
• 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.

GRE® 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)
• NEW! A Snapshot of the Individuals Who Took the GRE revised General Test — Provides characteristics of interest and performance information for test takers who took the GRE revised General Test between August 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012. This report is intended to help GRE score users understand the scores they receive and to encourage appropriate score use.
• 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 — Contains Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing data for seniors and nonenrolled college graduates (reported that they earned their college degrees up to two years prior to their test date) who stated that they intended to do graduate work in one of approximately 300 major fields. The score data are summarized by broad graduate major field categories so that applicants can be compared to others likely to be most similar to them in educational goals.

GRE® 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)
• 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.
• State Level Data Sorted by Attending Institution
• State Level Data Sorted by Test Center

GRE® Subject Tests Interpretive Information

• These fact sheets include test content specifications.
  • Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry

  • Computer Science

    Note: The last administration of the GRE Computer Science Test will be in April 2013. The test will be discontinued after the April 2013 administration. Scores will continue to be reportable for five years. Read the letter sent to institutions.

  • 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
• The Impact of Using a Cut Score — December 2012
• How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Biology Students?
• How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Chemistry Students?
• How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Education Students?
• How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Students in English Departments?
• How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Psychology Students?
• Validity of the GRE General Test: A Case Study of Veterinary Schools
• Early Validity Evidence for the Writing Assessment
• Personal Statement: A Writing Sample?
• Who Gets the Fellowship?
• Why Not 1000?