GRE Score Chart

GRE full form in Graduate Record Examination, which is a recognised aptitute test and is accepted by universities around the globe for admissions. In this article, we will dicuss the GRE score chart and range, components of the GRE exam and will help you understand your scores.

What is the score range of the GRE Exam? The score of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is one of the important eligibility to study MS courses abroad or MBA courses. It is one of the widely accepted exams for MS courses in universities abroad. The GRE score range is 130-170 for each section: Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning.

A good score on GRE can increase the chances of your admission but it does not guarantee admission to your preferred program. A lot of times, GRE scores may not be mandatory. GRE scores can also make you eligible for scholarships and study grants for your said course of study abroad. In this article, we have mentioned the details about GRE scores.

GRE Score Range

In this section, we will learn about how the various sections of the GRE general test and the GRE score table. From the GRE score table below, we interpret that, the GRE Verbal Reasoning section and the GRE Quantitative Reasoning section have a GRE Score Range of 130 to 170 with 1-point increments and the GRE Analytical Writing Section has a GRE Score Range of 0 to 6 with half-point increments.

GRE Score Chart 

Section	GRE Score Chart
GRE Verbal Reasoning Section	130–170, in 1-point increments
GRE Quantitative Reasoning Section	130–170, in 1-point increments
GRE Analytical Writing Section	0–6, in half-point increments

Understanding your GRE Scores (Section-wise)

In this segment, we are going to understand how the various sections of the GRE test are scored. We will also study the GRE score range and what is total GRE Score?

GRE Score Chart (Section-wise)

In this section, we will know about the various sections of the GRE general test along with the GRE Score Chart.

• GRE Verbal Reasoning Score and GRE Quantitative Reasoning Score are reported based on the number of correct responses provided by the test taker. This is the raw score of the candidate that tells the candidate about the total number of questions answered correctly by him. The GRE raw test score would be later converted to a scaled score called Equating. 
• GRE Analytical Writing Score: For the Analytical Writing section, each essay would receive a score from one trained rater and by an e-rater developed by ETS. If both scores are identical in nature, the average of the two scores would be used as the final score. However, if the two scores, one from the trained rater and the other from the ETS developed e-rater are not identical, a third - a human-trained rater would be brought in and the final score would be the average of the two human scores.

How to Calculate GRE Score

In this section, we are going to be discussing the GRE Score Chart of the various GRE Sections of the exam and how to calculate GRE scores. We have already informed our readers that there are three sections in the GRE Exam Pattern, namely: GRE Verbal Reasoning Section, GRE Quantitative Reasoning Section and GRE Analytical Writing Section. Let us now understand how the GRE sections are individually marked.

GRE Score Range: Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning Sections

Raw score GRE conversion chart: In the table below, the Raw Score is the number of GRE questions that the candidate got right during the GRE test. The GRE Raw test score would be later converted to a scaled score via Equating. We have provided candidates with the GRE Verbal Reasoning Scaled score and GRE Quantitative Reasoning Scaled score against the GRE Raw score of the candidate.

GRE raw score conversion and GRE score scale

GRE Verbal Reasoning scaled score (GRE Score Scale)	GRE raw score of the candidate	GRE Quantitative Reasoning scaled score (GRE Score Scale)
170	40	170
169	39	169
168	38	168
167	37	167
166	36	166
165	35	165
164	34	164
163	33	163
162	32	162
161	31	161
160	30	160
159	29	159
158	28	158
157	27	157
156	26	156
155	25	155
154	24	154
153	23	153
152	22	152
151	21	151
150	20	150
149	19	149
148	18	148
147	17	147
146	16	146
145	15	145
144	14	144
143	13	143
142	12	142
141	11	141
140	10	140
139	9	139
138	8	138
137	7	137
136	6	136
135	5	135
134	4	134
133	3	133
132	2	132
131	1	131
130	0	130

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GRE Score Range: Analytical Writing Section

As mentioned above, in the GRE Analytical Writing section, each essay would receive a score from one trained rater and by an e-rater developed by ETS. The section is scored on a scale of 0 to 6, in half-point increments. The score table for the GRE Analytical Writing is provided below.

GRE Score Scale: Analytical Writing Section of the GRE Exam

Scores 6 and 5.5	Sustains insightful, in-depth analysis of complex ideas; develops and supports main points with logically compelling reasons and/or highly persuasive examples; is well focused and well organized; skillfully uses sentence variety and precise vocabulary to convey meaning effectively; demonstrates superior facility with sentence structure and language usage, but may have minor errors that do not interfere with meaning.
Scores 5 and 4.5	Provides generally thoughtful analysis of complex ideas; develops and supports main points with logically sound reasons and/or well-chosen examples; is generally focused and well organized; uses sentence variety and vocabulary to convey meaning clearly; demonstrates good control of sentence structure and language usage, but may have minor errors that do not interfere with meaning.
Scores 4 and 3.5	Provides competent analysis of ideas; develops and supports main points with relevant reasons and/or examples; is adequately organized; conveys meaning with reasonable clarity; demonstrates satisfactory control of sentence structure and language usage, but may have some errors that affect clarity.
Scores 3 and 2.5	Displays some competence in analytical writing, although the writing is flawed in at least one of the following ways: limited analysis or development; weak organization; weak control of sentence structure or language usage, with errors that often result in vagueness or lack of clarity.
Scores 2 and 1.5	Displays serious weaknesses in analytical writing. The writing is seriously flawed in at least one of the following ways: serious lack of analysis or development; lack of organization; serious and frequent problems in sentence structure or language usage, with errors that obscure meaning.
Scores 1 and 0.5	Displays fundamental deficiencies in analytical writing. The writing is fundamentally flawed in at least one of the following ways: content that is extremely confusing or mostly irrelevant to the assigned tasks; little or no development; severe and pervasive errors that result in incoherence.
Score Level 0	The examinee's analytical writing skills cannot be evaluated because the responses do not address any part of the assigned tasks, are mere attempts to copy the assignments, are in a foreign language or display only indecipherable text.
Score NS	The examinee produced no text whatsoever.

The table above has been sourced from the official GRE website: https://www.ets.org/gre

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