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| Acronym | GRE |
|---|---|
| Type | Computer-based or paper-based standardized test |
| Developer / administrator | Educational Testing Service |
| Knowledge / skills tested | Analytical writing, quantitative reasoning and verbal reasoning. |
| Purpose | Admissions to master's and doctoral degree programs in various universities |
| Year started | 1936; 88 years ago (1936) |
| Duration | 1 hour and 58 minutes[1] |
| Score / grade range | Analytical writing: 0.0 to 6.0 (in 0.5-point increments), Verbal reasoning: 130 to 170 (in 1-point increments), Quantitative reasoning: 130 to 170 (in 1-point increments). |
| Score / grade validity | 5 years |
| Offered | Computer-based test: Multiple times a year (depends on availability of the test center) Paper-based test: Up to 3 times a year in October, November and February[2] |
| Restrictions on attempts | Computer-based test: Can be taken only once after 21 days from the day of exam in every year. Maximum of 5 times a year. (Applies even if candidate cancels scores on a test taken previously.)[3] Paper-based test: Can be taken as often as it is offered.[3] |
| Countries / regions | About 1,000 test centers in more than 160 countries[4] |
| Languages | English |
| Annual number of test takers |  319,101 (T.Y. 2021-22)[5] |
| Prerequisites / eligibility criteria | No official prerequisite. Intended for bachelor's degree graduates and undergraduate students who are about to graduate. Fluency in English assumed. |
| Fee | US$ 205[6] (Limited offers of "Fee Reduction Program" for U.S. citizens or resident aliens who demonstrate financial need, and for national programs in United States that work with underrepresented groups.[7]) |
| Scores / grades used by | Most graduate schools in USA, and in a few other countries |
| Website | www |
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| Acronym | GRE |
|---|---|
| Type | Computer-based or paper-based standardized test |
| Developer / administrator | Educational Testing Service |
| Knowledge / skills tested | Analytical writing, quantitative reasoning and verbal reasoning. |
| Purpose | Admissions to master's and doctoral degree programs in various universities |
| Year started | 1936; 88 years ago (1936) |
| Duration | 1 hour and 58 minutes[1] |
| Score / grade range | Analytical writing: 0.0 to 6.0 (in 0.5-point increments), Verbal reasoning: 130 to 170 (in 1-point increments), Quantitative reasoning: 130 to 170 (in 1-point increments). |
| Score / grade validity | 5 years |
| Offered | Computer-based test: Multiple times a year (depends on availability of the test center) Paper-based test: Up to 3 times a year in October, November and February[2] |
| Restrictions on attempts | Computer-based test: Can be taken only once after 21 days from the day of exam in every year. Maximum of 5 times a year. (Applies even if candidate cancels scores on a test taken previously.)[3] Paper-based test: Can be taken as often as it is offered.[3] |
| Countries / regions | About 1,000 test centers in more than 160 countries[4] |
| Languages | English |
| Annual number of test takers | 319,101 (T.Y. 2021-22)[5] |
| Prerequisites / eligibility criteria | No official prerequisite. Intended for bachelor's degree graduates and undergraduate students who are about to graduate. Fluency in English assumed. |
| Fee | US$ 205[6] (Limited offers of "Fee Reduction Program" for U.S. citizens or resident aliens who demonstrate financial need, and for national programs in United States that work with underrepresented groups.[7]) |
| Scores / grades used by | Most graduate schools in USA, and in a few other countries |
| Website | www |
