• Average Revised GRE Scores for Top US Universities for Masters and PhD

    Here is list of Average GRE Scores required for admission into US Universities. Average GRE Scores means the average of GRE score of all applicants accepted in a University or Graduate Schools in USA. You can look into average GRE score to find out what range of GRE scores a university is accepting. Minimum GRE, Maximum GRE score of the applicants will be around this average score.

    If you are applying to competitive majors like Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, add a score of 5 + to the verbal and Quant scores below. If you are from non-engineering majors you may do 5- in each sections to get your required Revised GRE score to apply to a university.

    Average GRE scores for top US Universities

    Here is a list of US universities with the average Revised GRE scores for their MS and PhD programs

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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT):
    Verbal: 158
    Quantitative: 159
    Writing: 5.3

    Stanford University:
    Verbal: 159
    Quantitative: 158
    Writing: 4.8

    University of California, Berkeley:
    Verbal: 153 – 156 score range
    Quantitative: 167
    Writing: 4.5

    University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA):
    Verbal: 155
    Quantitative: 167
    Writing: 5.0

    University of Virginia:
    Verbal: 163
    Quantitative: 166
    Writing: 4.5

    University of Michigan – Ann Arbor:
    Verbal: 160 range
    Quantitative: 167
    Writing: 5.0

    University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill:
    Verbal: 158
    Quantitative: 160
    Writing: 4.5

    Georgia Institute of Technology:
    Verbal: 158
    Quantitative: 167
    Writing: 4.3

    University of California – San Diego:
    Verbal: 162
    Quantitative: 160
    Writing: 5.5

    University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign:
    Verbal: 155
    Quantitative: 165
    Writing: 4.0

    University of Wisconsin – Madison:
    Verbal: 163
    Quantitative: 731
    Writing: 4.5

    University of Washington:
    Verbal: 156
    Quantitative: 167
    Writing: 4.0

    Pennsylvania State University:
    Verbal: 150
    Quantitative: 165
    Writing: 3.0

    University of Florida (UFL):
    Verbal: 154
    Quantitative: 165
    Writing: 3.0

    University of Texas , Austin:
    Verbal: 155
    Quantitative: 165
    Writing: 4.0

    Ohio State University:
    Verbal: 156
    Quantitative: 165
    Writing: 4.0

    California Institute of Technology:
    Verbal: 160
    Quantitative: 157
    Writing: 5.0

    Duke University:
    Verbal: 160
    Quantitative: 160
    Writing: 4.5

    University of Chicago:
    Verbal: 158
    Quantitative: 167
    Writing: 4.0

    Northwestern University:
    Verbal: 160
    Quantitative: 160
    Writing: 5.0

    Washington University in St. Louis:
    Verbal: 161
    Quantitative: 160
    Writing: 5.0

    Johns Hopkins University:
    Verbal: 163
    Quantitative: 164
    Writing: 4.8

    Rice University:
    Verbal: 160
    Quantitative: 167
    Writing: 5.0

    Emory University:
    Verbal: 153
    Quantitative: 306
    Writing: 4.0-6.0

    University of Notre Dame:
    Verbal: 165
    Quantitative: 165
    Writing: 5.3

    Vanderbilt University:
    Verbal: 157
    Quantitative: 166
    Writing: 4.8

    William and Mary:
    Verbal: 158
    Quantitative: 160
    Writing: 4.5

    Johns Hopkins University
    Verbal: 159
    Quantitative: 162
    Writing: 4.2

    Universirty of Texas At Dallas
    Average Verbal Score 150
    Average Quant Score: 163

    Rutgers University
    Average Verbal Score 152
    Average Quant Score: 162

    Please add scores for other US Graduate School GRE score requirements in the Comments.

    Average GRE Scores, GRE Cut off Scores - Duke University
    Comments 224 Comments
    1. MaheshL's Avatar
      MaheshL -
      I got
      ver-140
      quant-161
      awa-2.5
      pls suggest me some colleges
    1. sivareddy's Avatar
      sivareddy -
      is awa compulsory for getting medium universitis
      plzz any one help me
    1. ansssol's Avatar
      ansssol -
      Hello,
      My name is Anoosh. I just took my GRE, my verbal is 147 and my Quant. is 145.
      I plan to apply for a PhD in Urban Studies in USA, actually not top universities. I have a Master from Lund University in Sweden which has a good international ranking; the 67th Uni.
      I wanna know if I must retake the exam?
      Thank you
    1. raviteja45's Avatar
      raviteja45 -
      Pls evaluate my profile :

      Hi ..
      I wish to apply for MS in fall 2014. I am yet to give my ielts in dec.
      btech % 83.3 (am the topper of class )
      No papers published
      The score in my GRE is 307(Q:162,V:145).
      how likely am i to get the following universities for MS in CIVIL.
      Do Please suggest some univ guys and am interested in construction management and structures.
    1. Divya Nuti's Avatar
      Divya Nuti -
      Please evaluate my profile
      gre-308(Q-159,V-149,awa-3.5)
      Toefl-89(r-19,l-25,s-22,w-23)
      b.tech cgpa:7.8 (computer science)
      1 intrnational paper publication, 1 internship,2 certifications from microsoft and IBM
      my univ list:
      suny buffalo
      suny binghamton
      utah state university
      UNC-carolina
      oklahoma norman
      oklahoma still water
      please sggest me some more universities
      thnQ
    1. sairam308's Avatar
      sairam308 -
      hi friends!
      MY GRE:293
      AWA 1.5/6
      10th: 70.33%
      12 TH:76.2%
      Btech:72.2%
      I would like to do Ms in EE,for fall-2014 pls suggest me some universites for geting admissions.......
      thank for ur reply
    1. varun.k's Avatar
      varun.k -
      Hi,

      My GRE score is 304 (Q: 158, V:146)
      Academics aggregate(B.E. I.T): 64.3%(First Class)
      College: Sinhgad Academy of Engineering
      University: Pune
      Paper published in international journal IJCSE
      1.5 yr work experience with Accenture.

      Please suggest me some universities to hope for..

      I have found these universities
      ->University of Southern California
      ->University of San Deigo
      ->Arizona State University
      ->University of Maryland
      ->Indiana State University

      Please suggest me more universities and please tell me which one should be ambitious, moderate and safe ones.

      Thanks in advance!! :-)
    1. malarangs's Avatar
      malarangs -
      I have GRE score-313(Quantitative-163,verbal-150),TOEFL-103,BE(ECE) CGPA-7.67.I wish to apply for 2014.Suggest universities safe,good and moderate.
    1. sravya0393's Avatar
      sravya0393 -
      my gre score- 298
      verbal-142
      math-156
      awa-3
      b-tech-75%
      intermediate board- 93.6%
      ssc-88%
      can u suggest me any universitis in the stream of mechanical engineering for specialization in industrial engineering or for any specialization in mechanical engineering ....
    1. gargh16's Avatar
      gargh16 -
      Hi,
      Kindly evaluate my profile and guide me in the process of university selection

      Academics:
      10th : 68.6 (ICSE)
      12th : 77% (ISC)
      UG : B.E (Mechanical) Hindustan College of Science and Technology, Affiliated to Gautam Buddha Technical University-(formerely Uttar Pradesh Technical University )-Uttar Pradesh Year of Passing : 2012
      Grade:
      Average (8 semesters): 67.9/100
      Backlog-1- Now cleared

      GRE : 298 (142V + 156Q + 2.5AWA)

      TOEFL :80(R-17,L-14,S-23,W-26)

      Work experience:None
      Interns:1 Good Year Tyre Ltd.
      2 Escorts Tractors Ltd.

      Research Papers Published:none

      Projects:
      Training Project:
      Escorts Ltd: Process Study of Tractor Assembly
      Successfully studied the process, how the tractor is assembled in the manufacturing unit.

      Good Year India Ltd: Process Study of Manufacturing of Tyre.
      Successfully studied the process, how the raw material is mixed & processed in the manufacturing unit to form a Tyre.

      College Project (final year): Fabrication of Regenerative Crain:
      Energy is always an issue in crane applications. The decision for a regenerative crane option is based on the application characteristics:
      To utilize pulley of the crane to generate electrical energy with standard working for energy conversion.
      To construct an arrangement using disc base rotation by DC gear motor.
      To fabricate a crane front panel with pulley arrangement that help to rotate the string and to lift the material from the base area using another DC gear motor.

      Universities applied to:
      I am applying to the following universities with specialization in the field of mechanical engineering (Energy Research and Manufacturing)



      Arizona State University
      Northeastern University
      OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLUMBUS
      University Of Florida
      University Of Virginia
      State Univ Of New York-Buffalo
      University Of Rochester
      University of Cincinnati
      University Of Florida
      Univ Of Massachusetts At Amherst





      Germany
      RWTH Aachen

      Please let me know if there are any other good colleges for that suit my profile and specifications. Thank you.
    1. tushar18's Avatar
      tushar18 -
      Got verb 148
      Quant 161
      Awa 3.0
      Suggest me some good universities for ms in cs..
      Thnx in adv..
    1. urpavan009's Avatar
      urpavan009 -
      Pls evaluate my profile

      GRE -309( verbal- 143, quant- 166, writing- 3.5)

      Toefl- 98

      interested in doing masters in VLSI

      suggest me some universities guys
    1. Swethak7's Avatar
      Swethak7 -
      GRE- 287(v 138, q 150) awa is 2.5
      B.Tech(Civil)-73.4%
      Inter-92.3%
      10th-74.2%
      Currently persuing B.Tech final year
      planning for fall 2014
      Can u suggest me some universities in which i can get admission?
      thank you.
    1. siddhantb's Avatar
      siddhantb -
      Hey guys! So I got 166 in Verbal and 164 in Quant. Still waiting for Essay scores. Dyu think UCLA is possible or is the quant too low?
    1. Babu1989's Avatar
      Babu1989 -
      Hi, My GRE score is 290 and Tofel is 80. Can some please suggest the list of US universities for Masters in Mechanical Engineering. I have 3 yrs of work experience.
    1. vishwa@ms's Avatar
      vishwa@ms -
      Hi sir,
      I request you to evaluate my profile & suggest some of the good universities for my profile so that,i will be having no problem in future( mainly placement).

      Do i want to retake both the tests......?
      (If my profile is unable to get admission into good university then i can afford it.)

      GRE:290(verbal:142, quant:148, awa:2.0)

      Dear Sir, i know that my AWA is very less & i can able to take some of the courses offered by university to improve it.

      TOEFL:77(R:20,L:17,S:19,W:21)

      10th:82.46%( state board)

      12th:72%(state board )

      BE:66%(V.T.U) 2013 passed out.

      Waiting for your response my email id: vishwanathgv1@gmail.com

      Thank You Sir.
    1. amith12's Avatar
      amith12 -
      Hi here is my profile
      GRE quant--157 Verbal 139
      IELTS 7.0
      UG 8.18/10
      10th 92%
      12th 83%
      i have two and half years of IT experience.
      Please suggest me some universities
    1. asha.saini's Avatar
      asha.saini -
      Please suggest some good universities for MS in MIS (fall 2014):
      GRE: 297 (Q 158, V-139, AWA-3)
      TOEFL: 89 (R-20, L-21, S-24, W-24)
      Acads aggregate: 59% (B.E Electronics)
      2.5 yrs of experience at iGate Global Solutions (IT).
    1. ganesh.m's Avatar
      ganesh.m -
      GRE: 282, IELTS:5.5
      Can I get admission in US Universities with Scholarship please suggest me the universities to what I was eligible.
      Do I eligible to the Universities in Pennsylvania and Maryland with Scholarship.
      Please suggest me the Universities Please.
    1. ganesh.m's Avatar
      ganesh.m -
      Hi,
      GRE: 282 (verbal 134, quantitative 148)
      IELTS:5.5 (speaking 5, listening 5, reading 6, writing 5.5.)
      B.Tech: 73.16%
      12th: 80.9%
      10th: 77%
      can I get admission in Universities in Pennsylvania and Maryland in USA with scholarship please suggest me the universities to what I was eligible.
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