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What is a Good GRE Score?

Over the years, one of the most common question I have been asked by my students is that, “What is a good GRE score?” I have got to admit that it is still one of the toughest question to answer. A good GRE score range mostly depends on the expectations of the student. The perception of a ‘Good GRE score’ also varies from individual to individual. Same with the universities. Some students might consider University of Michigan as a good college and hence the score required to get an admission there would be perceived as a Good GRE score for them. However, there will be few other students who would be targeting Harvard and won’t perceive University of Michigan as a top college. Hence their idea of a good GRE score range will be much higher. Anyway, according to my experience and perception I would recommend the following slabs as ranges for a good GRE score.

TOP SCORE – These scores will place you among the top 10% of the test takers and get you admissions into the Top US Universities.

GOOD SCORE – These scores will place you among the top 25% of the test takers and get you admissions into excellent US Universities. And guess what? You still have a shot at Ivy League universities if you have a good and consistent profile.

DECENT SCORE – These scores will place you among the top 50% of the test takers. Though, these scores won’t help your chances of getting into the Top US Universities, you will have a shot of many non-Ivy League universities. These are pretty decent scores and not at all bad. Though you might face some competition if you are applying for highly sought after programs. Make sure that you build up a strong profile.

AVERAGE SCORE – These scores will place you among the outside the 50% of the test takers. Though these scores would get you admissions in many universities, chances are high that these universities might not be regarded as Top Universities or Excellent Universities by conventional standards. These universities can still offer you unconventional programs and help you build your own niche. Or you can just retake the GRE and aim to boost your GRE scores for a shot at more popular universities.

Furthermore you may also want to look into the average GRE score required for various fields of studies. Additionally we have suggested a ‘Safe Score’ which is based on standard deviations and can be seen as a pointer for a Goof GRE score. This will help you to determine your own target of a good GRE score.

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In this article I would give you the official data on the average scores of those who got admissions into certain top universities, so that you get a fair bit of idea about the university cut off scores and decide your own ‘good GRE score’ or target score. Let’s have a look at the Average GRE scores of the students who got admitted in some of the top universities. Note the Average Quant Score, Average Verbal score and the Quant cut off scores and you can set a Good GRE score as your target.

University	Verbal (Average Score)	Quant (Minimum Score)	Quant (Average Score)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	157	160	162
Stanford University	158	160	163
University of California Berkeley	155	159	161
University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign	155	159	161
Carnegie Mellon University	159	159	161
Georgia Technological University	155	159	161
University of Texas Austin	155	157	160
University of Michigan Ann Arbor	154	159	161
Cornell University	160	159	162
Purdue University	154	155	159
University of Southern California	152	155	160
Texas A&M University	154	157	160
University of California San Diego	154	156	160
California Technological University	158	164	166
University of California, Los Angeles	155	159	161
Princeton University	158	157	163
University of Wisconsin Madison	157	160	163
Columbia University	164	310(V+Q)	163
University of Maryland College	154	159	160
Northwestern University	154	159	161
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	155		163
University of Washington	156		159
Ohio State University		155	158
Duke University	155		165
North Carolina State University	155		161
University of Colorado Boulder	155		152
University of California Irvine	152		161
Arizona State University	154		162
Iowa State University	152		160
Northeastern University	152		157
University at Buffalo - SUNY	154		161
University of Connecticut	153		157
University of Illinois--Chicago	152		158
Colorado State University	153		157
University of Texas Dallas	151		158
Illinois Institute of Technology	148		158
Clemson University	151		155
University of Central Florida	151		155
University of Cincinnati	155		159
Santa Clara University	151		157
Mississippi State University	148		157
University of North Carolina	158		155
Michigan Technological University	154		157
University of Texas Arlington	148		157
New Jersey Institute of Technology	145		155
Portland State University	149		157

And some of you must be wondering about the Cut-off marks for the top universities. Different students have different Target GRE scores. You all will have a good idea about what is a good GRE score after looking at the GRE cutoff marks for the various US universities.

GRE CUTOFF MARK = 330

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Stanford University

University of California- Berkeley

University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign

University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Cornell University

University of Texas at Austin

University of Maryland – College park

University of California – San Diego

California Institute of Technology

University of Wisconsin- Madison

University of California Los Angles

Harvard University

Carnegie Mellon University

GRE Cutoff Score = 325

Purdue University –West Lafayette

Princeton University

Pennsylvania State University –Univ Park

Georgia Institute of Technology

Virginia poly Tech

Texas A & M College Station

Duke University

University of Washington – Seattle

University of Minnesota

Columbia University

Yale University

Ohio State University

University of Pittsburgh

Brown university (RI)

John Hopkins University

North Carolina State University

Dartmouth College, NH

Iowa State University

University of California- Santa Barbara

Case Western Reserve University

Northwestern University (IL)

Arizona State University

University of Iowa

Rutgers, State Univ of NJ, New Brunswick

Rice University

University of Rochester

University of Virginia

University of Pennsylvania

GRE Cutoff Score = 320

University of Delaware

University of California – Davis

University of Colorado –Boulder

University of Notre Dame

University of Chicago

Lehigh University (PA)

University of Southern California

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)

University of Cincinnati

University of Florida; Gainesville

Washington University St Louis

Vanderbilt University (TN)

University of California – Irvine

Michigan State University

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

Kansas State University

University of Alabama- Tuscaloosa

University of Arizona-Tucson

University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill

Colorado School of Mines

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of New Hampshire

University of New Mexico

Boston University

Colorado State University

Auburn University

University of Buffalo

University of Akron

Drexel University

Syracuse University

Oregon State University

Clemson University

GRE Cutoff Score = 314

University of Missouri – Rolla

University of Nebraska Lincoln

University of Connecticut

University of Utah

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

West Virginia University

University of Kansas

SUNY- stony brook

University of Georgia

University of Missouri-Columbia

Oklahoma State University

Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge

University of South Carolina

Tulane University

Indiana University – Bloomington

University of Oklahoma

University of Miami

University of Texas – Dallas

Ohio University –Athens

University of Houston –Houston

Michigan technological University

University of Maine

University of Kentucky

George Washington University

University of Central Florida

GRE Cutoff Score = 308

Northern Illinois University

Indiana University Purdue University

University of Memphis

University of Nevada Los Vegas

University of Alabama-Huntsville

University of Idaho

Mississippi State university

University of Missouri, Kansas City

University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Oregon Graduate Institute of Science &Tech

George Mason University

University of Indianapolis

University of Nebraska Omaha

University of South Florida- Tampa

Middle Tennessee State University

Polytechnic University (NY)

University of New Orleans

University of Arkansas- Fayetteville

Tennessee Technological University

University of South Florida

University of Louisiana-Lafayette

Florida Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology

Washington State University

Georgia State University

GRE Cutoff Score = 300

Texas Tech University

Wayne State University

California State University, Sacramento

Missouri State University

New Mexico State University

North Dakota State University

University of Texas-Arlington

Clarkson University

Wright State University

University of Tennessee Chattanooga

University of Tulsa

Portland state university

University of Vermont

Baylor University, Texas

Villanova University

University of Tampa

Louisiana Tech. University

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Idaho State University

Wichita State University

University of Mississippi

Northeastern University

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

University of Alaska- Fairbanks

Pace University, NY

Wright State University

Chicago State University

South Dakota State University

East Carolina University

University of North Texas

SUNY Institute of Technology

University of Missouri at St Louis

University of Northern Iowa

University of Toledo

University of Illinois at Springfield

Old Dominion University, Virginia

GRE Cutoff Score = 290

Northwest Missouri State University

Lamar University

Illinois State University, Normal

University of Louisville

Texas A & M University, Commerce

Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs

Boise State university, Idaho

Montana State University, Bozeman

South Dakota School of Mines & technology

North Carolina Agricultural & Tech State University

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Florida International university

North Dakota State University

Western Kentucky University

Bradley University

Cleveland State University

University of Bridgeport –CT

University of Dayton –Ohio

Texas A & M university, Kingsville

University of West Florida, Pensacola

Eastern Michigan University

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Suffolk University, MA

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

New Mexico Institute of Mining &Tech.

University of Central Arkansas

Southeastern University, DC

University of Hawaii

University of Texas, Tyler

Eastern Washington University

Southern Oregon University, Ashland

University of Texas at San Antonio

State University of West Georgia

Ball State University

University of Texas El Paso

Columbus State University

Arkansas State University

University of Denver

North Dakota State University

New York Institute of Technology

California State University, Chico

Dakota State University

St Cloud State University

Marquette University

GRE Cutoff Score = Below 290

Temple University, PA

City College of the City of New York

Northeastern Illinois University

University of Detroit Mercy

University of Arkansas Little Rock

California State University, Fresno

Alabama A & M University

Widener University, Pennsylvania

Alcorn State University

Gannon University

University of Findlay-Ohio

San Diego State University, California

Ball State University

Northwestern Polytechnic University

Jacksonville State University

Saint Joseph University

Chapman University

Kent State University

Ferris State University

University of New Haven, CT

Farleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey

State University of New York, Albany

College of William & Mary

East Tennessee State University

Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos

DePaul University

Mc Neese State University

Oakland University

Sam Houston State University

San Jose state University

William Patterson University

Western Carolina University

University of Central Oklahoma

Widener University

University of St Thomas, MN

Western Illinois university

Bowling Green State University, Ohio

Delaware State University

State University of New York, New Paltz

Central Michigan University

University of Southern Mississippi

Indian University South Bend

Saint Mary’s University San Antonio

Shippensburg University, PA

East Tennessee State University

University of Texas, Pan America

Jackson State University

Oklahoma City University

Frostburg State University

La Salle University, PA

Alfred University

Monmouth University-New Jersey

Southern New Hampshire University

Roosevelt University Chicago

Drake university

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Duquesne University

Georgia College & State University

Georgia Southern University

Kennesaw State University

Long Island University

Loyola University Chicago

Northern Kentucky University

Lawrence Tech University

Clark Atlanta University

California State University, Northridge

Catholic University of America, Washington

Ohio Dominican College (University), Ohio

Ferris State University, Michigan

Fitchburg State University, MA

Hawaii Pacific University, Hawaii

Northwood University, Michigan

Johnson and Wales University, RI

Governors State University, Parkway IL

Troy State University, Alabama

Stevens Institute of Technology

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton

Golden Gate University

Howard University

Dominican University

So, now that you have a very detailed idea about what a Good GRE score is all about, it is time for step 2. How to achieve that ‘Good GRE Score’. How to plan your GRE preparations to achieve that Target GRE score. Needless to say, it requires immense dedication, planning and hard work to achieve that Good GRE score and secure an admit to you Dream University. Without proper guidance, it all might seem like shooting arrows in the dark. Sign up at GREedge.com or give me a call to know how GREedge can help you achieve your dream.

Happy Learning.