Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for most Graduate Schools in the United States.


GRE Upcoming Dates

Test Dates Registration Deadlines
Regular Deadline Late Deadline¹
10/07/17 09/01/17 09/08/17
11/04/17 09/29/17 10/06/17
02/03/18 12/29/17 01/05/18

Exam info:
Type Computer-based or paper-based standardized test.
Developer / administrator Educational Testing Service
Knowledge / skills tested Analytical writing, quantitative reasoning and verbal reasoning.
Purpose Admissions to masters and doctoral degree programs in various universities.
Year started 1949
Duration About 3 hours and 45 minutes (includes 1-minute breaks after each section and a 10-minute break after third section).
Score / grade range Analytical writing: 0.0 to 6.0 (in 0.5 point increments),
Verbal reasoning: 130 to 170 (in 1 point increments),
Quantitative reasoning: 130 to 170 (in 1 point increments).
Score / grade validity 5 years
Offered
Computer-based test: Multiple times a year (depends on availability of the test center).
Paper-based test: Up to 3 times a year in October, November and February.
Restrictions on attempts
Computer-based test: Can be taken only once after 21 days from the day of exam in every year. Maximum of 5 times a year. (Applies even if candidate cancels scores on a test taken previously.)
Paper-based test: Can be taken as often as it is offered.
Countries / regions
About 1,000 test centers in more than 160 countries.
(Paper-based test offered only in areas where computer-based testing is not available.)
Languages English