Like the SAT, both the verbal and quantitative sections on GRE can earn you between 200-800 points. The writing section can garner you anywhere from a 0-6. For admittance, most universities don’t consider the writing score as much as the verbal and quantitative scores. Keep in mind that the scores are taken into consideration along with your undergraduate GPA, admissions interview, extracurricular activities, etc.
Here are the averages scores from 2004-2007 for each section of the GRE
- Verbal: 462
- Quantitative: 584
- Writing: 4.0
However, if you want to get into one of the top-ranking schools in the U.S., you’ll need to score higher than that! Here are the average GRE scores for new entrants into the masters programs for Ivy League Schools:
Although each school doesn’t have a minimum GRE requirement, these are the scores of your future fellow classmates, so you’re going to want to compete!
Average GRE Scores for Top Public Universities
Brown:
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GRE not required for admission
Columbia
Verbal: 529
Quantitative: 773
Cornell:
Verbal: 607
Quantitative: 770
Dartmouth:
Verbal: 561
Quantitative: 768
Harvard:
Verbal: 555
Quantitative: 768
Princeton:
Verbal: 626
Quantitative: 731
University of Pennsylvania:
Verbal: 531
Quantitative: 753
Yale:
Quantitative: 743
Verbal: 522
