History of the Graduate Record Examination

When the Graduate Record Examinations GRE exam was started? This exam is for admission in which course? Also provide me the list of all colleges and the Universities that accepts Graduate Record Examinations GRE scores in the World?

Can you tell me in detail about the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)? Also tell me know the Scaled Score Percentiles for Graduate Record Examination (GRE)?

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The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States and Canada. The GRE is owned and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS). The test was established in 1936 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

The GRE was created by ETS to measure Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing skills. ETS is composed of a combination of Researchers and Statisticians, test developers, and educational policy specialists dedicated to social responsibility, equity, opportunity, and quality.

It is also the graduate test with the most diverse student base, used by students applying to a great variety of schools and programs. ETS has adapted the GRE to fit the changing needs of learners, educational institutions, and education policy. Its goals are to raise awareness of educational issues, develop assessments that are valid and fair, and conduct research that drives innovation and informs education policy.


The GRE General Test consists of three sections

• Analytical Writing

• Verbal Reasoning

• Quantitative Reasoning


Scaled Score Percentiles

Scaled score Verbal reasoning Verbal prior Quantitative Quantitative
percentile scale percentile reasoning prior scale

170 99 760–800 96 800
169 99 740–750 95 800
168 98 720–730 93 800
167 98 710 90 800
166 97 700 89 800
165 96 680–690 86 790
164 94 660–670 84 790
163 93 650 82 780
162 90 630–640 79 770
161 88 620 76 770
160 86 600–610 73 760
159 83 590 70 750
158 80 570–580 67 740
157 76 560 64 730
156 73 540–550 60 720
155 68 530 56 700–710
154 64 510–520 53 690
153 60 500 49 680
152 54 480–490 45 660–670
151 51 460–470 41 640–650
150 46 450 37 630
149 41 430–440 34 610–620
148 37 420 30 590–600
147 33 410 26 570–580
146 29 390–400 23 550–560
145 26 380 19 530–540
144 22 370 16 500–520
143 19 350–360 13 480–490
142 16 340 11 460–470
141 14 330 9 430–450
140 11 320 7 400–420
139 9 310 6 380–390
138 8 300 4 350–370
137 6 290 3 330–340
136 4 280 3 300–320
135 3 280 2 280–290
134 2 270 1 260–270
133 1 260 1 240–250
132 1 250 <1 220–230
131 1 240 <1 200–210
130 <1 200–230 <1 200