Taking the GRE General® Test for Admission to Graduate Business Programs

For nearly 60 years, graduate schools have relied on the GRE General Test because it accurately measures the skills necessary for academic success. In recent years, a growing number of colleges and universities have begun using the test for admission to MBA and other graduate management and business programs to enlarge and diversify their applicant pools. If you are applying to a graduate business program, you may want to contact the program to determine whether it accepts GRE General Test scores as part of its standardized test requirement.

You can also access a list of MBA programs that allow candidates to submit GRE General Test scores for admissions.

Benefits of Taking the GRE General Test:

• More widely available — The GRE General Test is available in more cities and countries around the world than other leading graduate admissions tests used by business schools.
• Less expensive — The GRE General Test is substantially less expensive for test takers than other leading graduate admissions tests used by business schools.
• Assistance for test takers with financial need — To help ensure that the cost of testing is not a potential barrier to graduate study, the GRE Program provides assistance with the test fee to individuals with demonstrated financial need.
• Free test preparation materials — The GRE Program has free and low-cost test preparation materials for prospective test takers.