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GRE ® General Test Interpretive Data by Graduate Major Field Table 4B presents Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing data for seniors and nonenrolled college graduates who stated that they intended to do graduate work in one of approximately 300 major fields. The score data are summarized by the 300 graduate major field categories so that applicants can be compared to others likely to be most similar to them in educational goals. To view score data summarized by the 51 broad major fields (Table 4A), see www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_table4A.pdf. Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020 (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers. Intended Graduate Major VR 130- 134 VR 135- 139 VR 140- 144 VR 145- 149 VR 150- 154 VR 155- 159 VR 160- 164 VR 165- 169 VR 170 VR N VR M VR SD QR 130- 134 QR 135- 139 QR 140- 144 QR 145- 149 QR 150- 154 QR 155- 159 QR 160- 164 QR 165- 169 QR 170 QR N QR M QR SD AW 0 AW 0.5 & 1 AW 1.5 & 2 AW 2.5 & 3 AW 3.5 & 4 AW 4.5 & 5 AW 5.5 & 6 AW N AW M AW SD 01 AGRI., NAT. RES. & CONSERVATION 1.8 5.2 11.8 23.2 26.5 19.8 8.8 2.6 0.3 12,104 151 7 0.6 3.1 11.2 24.6 28.9 17.5 8.4 4.9 0.8 12,108 152 7 0.0 0.2 3.8 29.0 48.0 17.6 1.4 12,067 3.6 0.8 Agri. and Domestic Animal Svcs 4 4 4 Agri. and Food Products Processing 13 12 12 Agri. Bus. and Mgmt. 1.1 8.0 17.6 25.7 25.7 17.1 2.7 1.6 0.5 187 149 7 1.1 0.5 17.1 26.2 24.6 12.3 7.5 8.0 2.7 187 152 8 0.0 0.0 6.0 36.4 45.1 11.4 1.1 184 3.5 0.8 Agri. Economics 2.6 7.7 13.3 19.8 24.7 17.7 10.2 3.7 0.2 570 151 8 0.4 2.1 7.5 16.8 21.9 16.6 14.7 16.5 3.5 571 155 9 0.0 0.0 4.8 32.7 43.5 17.4 1.6 568 3.6 0.8 Agri. Mechanization 7 7 7 Agri. Production 9 9 9 Agri. Public Services 6 6 6 Agri., General 5.6 12.4 22.2 22.5 19.2 13.0 4.5 0.6 0.0 845 147 8 1.2 5.6 15.0 24.0 24.0 14.6 10.4 4.6 0.6 845 151 8 0.0 0.7 8.3 46.6 35.3 8.5 0.6 845 3.2 0.8 Agronomy 2.1 8.8 12.2 27.6 26.3 14.6 6.4 1.6 0.5 377 149 7 0.8 6.4 15.4 27.9 24.4 15.6 4.2 4.8 0.5 377 150 7 0.0 0.8 8.0 41.6 37.6 10.4 1.6 375 3.3 0.8 Animal Sciences 0.9 4.1 13.3 29.8 29.6 17.2 4.5 0.5 0.0 4,733 150 6 0.5 3.7 14.6 30.1 31.6 14.5 3.6 1.3 0.1 4,735 150 6 0.0 0.1 3.0 27.7 52.0 16.5 0.7 4,709 3.6 0.7 Applied Horticulture 2.1 3.3 8.0 18.3 30.2 22.8 12.1 3.3 0.0 338 152 7 0.6 2.7 9.8 28.7 28.4 15.7 8.3 5.3 0.6 338 152 7 0.0 0.6 4.5 24.0 51.6 18.1 1.2 337 3.7 0.8 Fishing & Fisheries Scis. and Mgmt. 0.6 0.6 3.5 20.0 22.4 29.4 18.8 4.7 0.0 170 155 7 0.6 1.2 6.5 23.5 37.1 22.9 6.5 1.8 0.0 170 152 6 0.0 0.0 1.8 21.2 55.9 21.2 0.0 170 3.8 0.7 Food Sci. and Tech. 3.5 8.3 14.0 20.6 25.5 17.7 8.3 2.0 0.1 1,778 150 8 0.2 1.6 6.0 14.6 22.1 21.8 18.6 12.6 2.5 1,779 156 8 0.0 0.2 4.4 35.3 43.9 15.0 1.1 1,777 3.5 0.8 Forestry 1.1 3.4 7.7 16.1 22.4 25.8 16.8 6.4 0.4 559 154 8 0.4 2.3 7.5 21.1 31.8 21.8 11.1 3.4 0.5 559 152 6 0.2 0.2 2.2 25.8 45.9 24.3 1.4 555 3.8 0.8 Horticulture Business Svcs. 14 14 14 Intl. Agriculture 4.7 14.0 8.1 15.1 16.3 22.1 14.0 5.8 0.0 86 151 10 1.2 4.7 7.0 22.1 29.1 25.6 7.0 2.3 1.2 86 152 7 0.0 0.0 8.1 34.9 30.2 22.1 4.7 86 3.7 1.0 Nat. Resources and Conservation 0.3 0.3 3.6 10.6 23.9 34.2 17.5 8.9 0.8 360 156 6 0.6 2.2 8.0 23.0 33.2 20.2 8.9 3.6 0.3 361 152 7 0.0 0.0 1.9 12.2 51.8 28.0 6.1 361 4.0 0.7 Nat. Resources Mgmt. and Policy 0.4 0.7 1.8 12.1 23.8 23.8 21.3 14.2 2.1 282 157 7 0.0 1.8 9.2 20.9 31.9 20.2 9.9 6.0 0.0 282 153 7 0.0 0.0 1.8 13.8 43.6 33.0 7.8 282 4.1 0.8 Parks, Rec., & Leisure Fac. Mgmt. 5 5 5 Parks, Rec., and Leisure Studies 1.4 1.4 11.4 22.9 30.0 18.6 11.4 2.9 0.0 70 152 7 1.4 2.9 15.7 38.6 22.9 12.9 2.9 2.9 0.0 70 149 6 0.0 0.0 2.8 18.3 57.7 18.3 2.8 71 3.8 0.7 Plant Sciences (except Agronomy) 2.2 3.3 8.9 13.7 25.6 26.3 14.7 4.5 0.7 539 153 8 1.1 3.9 5.9 18.4 28.4 22.3 12.2 6.5 1.3 539 153 8 0.0 0.2 3.2 23.0 50.5 21.2 2.0 539 3.8 0.8 Soil Sciences 0.8 2.1 5.5 18.1 21.5 25.3 17.7 7.6 1.3 237 154 7 0.4 2.5 8.0 17.7 32.1 24.9 9.3 3.8 1.3 237 153 7 0.0 0.8 2.5 23.3 49.6 20.8 3.0 236 3.8 0.8 Wildlife & Wildlands Sci. and Mgmt. 0.1 0.7 3.3 17.6 27.7 29.3 15.7 4.7 0.9 910 155 6 0.8 1.4 9.7 26.3 35.2 19.0 5.9 1.6 0.1 910 151 6 0.0 0.0 1.3 19.2 53.5 24.9 1.0 910 3.9 0.7 Agri. Nat. Res. and Conservation–Other 5 5 5 Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided." 1

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  • GRE ® General Test Interpretive Data by Graduate Major Field Table 4B presents Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing data for seniors and nonenrolled college graduates who stated that they intended to do graduate work in one of approximately 300 major fields. The score data are summarized by the 300 graduate major field categories so that applicants can be compared to others likely to be most similar to them in educational goals. To view score data summarized by the 51 broad major fields (Table 4A), see www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_table4A.pdf.

    Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    01 AGRI., NAT. RES. & CONSERVATION

    1.8 5.2 11.8 23.2 26.5 19.8 8.8 2.6 0.3 12,104 151 7 0.6 3.1 11.2 24.6 28.9 17.5 8.4 4.9 0.8 12,108 152 7 0.0 0.2 3.8 29.0 48.0 17.6 1.4 12,067 3.6 0.8

    Agri. and Domestic Animal Svcs

    4 4 4

    Agri. and Food Products Processing 13 12 12

    Agri. Bus. and Mgmt. 1.1 8.0 17.6 25.7 25.7 17.1 2.7 1.6 0.5 187 149 7 1.1 0.5 17.1 26.2 24.6 12.3 7.5 8.0 2.7 187 152 8 0.0 0.0 6.0 36.4 45.1 11.4 1.1 184 3.5 0.8

    Agri. Economics 2.6 7.7 13.3 19.8 24.7 17.7 10.2 3.7 0.2 570 151 8 0.4 2.1 7.5 16.8 21.9 16.6 14.7 16.5 3.5 571 155 9 0.0 0.0 4.8 32.7 43.5 17.4 1.6 568 3.6 0.8

    Agri. Mechanization 7 7 7

    Agri. Production 9 9 9

    Agri. Public Services 6 6 6

    Agri., General 5.6 12.4 22.2 22.5 19.2 13.0 4.5 0.6 0.0 845 147 8 1.2 5.6 15.0 24.0 24.0 14.6 10.4 4.6 0.6 845 151 8 0.0 0.7 8.3 46.6 35.3 8.5 0.6 845 3.2 0.8

    Agronomy 2.1 8.8 12.2 27.6 26.3 14.6 6.4 1.6 0.5 377 149 7 0.8 6.4 15.4 27.9 24.4 15.6 4.2 4.8 0.5 377 150 7 0.0 0.8 8.0 41.6 37.6 10.4 1.6 375 3.3 0.8

    Animal Sciences 0.9 4.1 13.3 29.8 29.6 17.2 4.5 0.5 0.0 4,733 150 6 0.5 3.7 14.6 30.1 31.6 14.5 3.6 1.3 0.1 4,735 150 6 0.0 0.1 3.0 27.7 52.0 16.5 0.7 4,709 3.6 0.7

    Applied Horticulture 2.1 3.3 8.0 18.3 30.2 22.8 12.1 3.3 0.0 338 152 7 0.6 2.7 9.8 28.7 28.4 15.7 8.3 5.3 0.6 338 152 7 0.0 0.6 4.5 24.0 51.6 18.1 1.2 337 3.7 0.8

    Fishing & Fisheries Scis. and Mgmt. 0.6 0.6 3.5 20.0 22.4 29.4 18.8 4.7 0.0 170 155 7 0.6 1.2 6.5 23.5 37.1 22.9 6.5 1.8 0.0 170 152 6 0.0 0.0 1.8 21.2 55.9 21.2 0.0 170 3.8 0.7

    Food Sci. and Tech. 3.5 8.3 14.0 20.6 25.5 17.7 8.3 2.0 0.1 1,778 150 8 0.2 1.6 6.0 14.6 22.1 21.8 18.6 12.6 2.5 1,779 156 8 0.0 0.2 4.4 35.3 43.9 15.0 1.1 1,777 3.5 0.8

    Forestry 1.1 3.4 7.7 16.1 22.4 25.8 16.8 6.4 0.4 559 154 8 0.4 2.3 7.5 21.1 31.8 21.8 11.1 3.4 0.5 559 152 6 0.2 0.2 2.2 25.8 45.9 24.3 1.4 555 3.8 0.8

    Horticulture Business Svcs. 14 14 14

    Intl. Agriculture 4.7 14.0 8.1 15.1 16.3 22.1 14.0 5.8 0.0 86 151 10 1.2 4.7 7.0 22.1 29.1 25.6 7.0 2.3 1.2 86 152 7 0.0 0.0 8.1 34.9 30.2 22.1 4.7 86 3.7 1.0

    Nat. Resources and Conservation 0.3 0.3 3.6 10.6 23.9 34.2 17.5 8.9 0.8 360 156 6 0.6 2.2 8.0 23.0 33.2 20.2 8.9 3.6 0.3 361 152 7 0.0 0.0 1.9 12.2 51.8 28.0 6.1 361 4.0 0.7

    Nat. Resources Mgmt. and Policy 0.4 0.7 1.8 12.1 23.8 23.8 21.3 14.2 2.1 282 157 7 0.0 1.8 9.2 20.9 31.9 20.2 9.9 6.0 0.0 282 153 7 0.0 0.0 1.8 13.8 43.6 33.0 7.8 282 4.1 0.8

    Parks, Rec., & Leisure Fac. Mgmt. 5 5 5

    Parks, Rec., and Leisure Studies 1.4 1.4 11.4 22.9 30.0 18.6 11.4 2.9 0.0 70 152 7 1.4 2.9 15.7 38.6 22.9 12.9 2.9 2.9 0.0 70 149 6 0.0 0.0 2.8 18.3 57.7 18.3 2.8 71 3.8 0.7

    Plant Sciences (except Agronomy) 2.2 3.3 8.9 13.7 25.6 26.3 14.7 4.5 0.7 539 153 8 1.1 3.9 5.9 18.4 28.4 22.3 12.2 6.5 1.3 539 153 8 0.0 0.2 3.2 23.0 50.5 21.2 2.0 539 3.8 0.8

    Soil Sciences 0.8 2.1 5.5 18.1 21.5 25.3 17.7 7.6 1.3 237 154 7 0.4 2.5 8.0 17.7 32.1 24.9 9.3 3.8 1.3 237 153 7 0.0 0.8 2.5 23.3 49.6 20.8 3.0 236 3.8 0.8

    Wildlife & Wildlands Sci. and Mgmt. 0.1 0.7 3.3 17.6 27.7 29.3 15.7 4.7 0.9 910 155 6 0.8 1.4 9.7 26.3 35.2 19.0 5.9 1.6 0.1 910 151 6 0.0 0.0 1.3 19.2 53.5 24.9 1.0 910 3.9 0.7

    Agri. Nat. Res. and Conservation–Other 5 5 5

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field

    Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    02 BIO. & BIOMED. SCIENCES

    1.0 2.8 7.6 17.7 24.8 25.4 14.8 5.3 0.7 69,634 153 7 0.4 2.2 7.8 18.8 27.3 22.2 12.7 7.2 1.5 69,654 154 7 0.0 0.1 1.8 19.9 48.4 26.7 3.1 69,552 3.9 0.8

    Anatomical Scis. 0.0 0.0 5.1 28.8 44.1 16.9 5.1 0.0 0.0 59 151 5 0.0 5.1 10.2 30.5 33.9 15.3 3.4 1.7 0.0 59 150 6 0.0 0.0 3.3 25.0 46.7 23.3 1.7 60 3.8 0.8

    Animal Biology 0.9 1.5 7.6 17.0 25.9 27.2 14.4 5.0 0.6 1,089 154 7 0.6 2.4 12.4 24.2 29.5 18.3 8.8 3.6 0.3 1,089 151 7 0.0 0.2 2.9 20.4 49.2 25.3 1.9 1,087 3.8 0.8

    Bacteriology 13 13 13

    Biochemistry 0.9 2.4 6.4 14.9 24.5 27.9 16.8 5.4 0.6 6,985 154 7 0.2 1.0 3.4 11.8 24.0 27.7 18.7 11.2 1.9 6,986 156 7 0.0 0.1 1.3 20.0 48.2 27.1 3.3 6,984 3.9 0.8

    Bioinformatics 1.2 3.2 8.1 13.3 19.6 24.8 19.2 9.2 1.4 1,754 155 8 0.2 0.9 3.0 7.5 14.4 20.3 22.3 25.3 6.0 1,754 159 8 0.0 0.1 2.1 26.3 44.1 24.1 3.3 1,753 3.8 0.8

    Biology, General 1.0 3.4 9.6 22.5 27.8 22.7 9.9 3.0 0.3 20,236 152 7 0.6 3.0 10.7 24.0 30.1 18.7 7.7 4.2 1.0 20,241 152 7 0.0 0.1 2.0 21.8 50.6 23.6 2.0 20,199 3.8 0.7

    Biomathematics 2.5 2.0 7.4 10.3 19.6 26.0 23.0 8.3 1.0 204 155 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 14.2 25.0 21.1 28.9 8.3 204 161 6 0.0 0.0 2.9 22.5 36.8 32.8 4.9 204 3.9 0.9

    Biometry 9 9 9

    Biophysics 1.2 1.6 4.4 11.2 18.9 30.1 20.6 10.4 1.6 608 156 7 0.0 0.3 1.8 3.8 14.1 22.2 23.2 26.3 8.2 608 161 7 0.0 0.3 1.6 17.9 46.2 29.1 4.8 608 4.0 0.8

    Biotechnology 4.2 8.7 14.6 22.9 22.2 16.7 8.3 2.2 0.2 2,850 149 8 0.7 3.1 7.1 15.5 23.9 22.4 15.0 10.3 2.0 2,852 154 8 0.0 0.5 4.6 38.3 42.5 12.8 1.4 2,847 3.5 0.8

    Botany/Plant Biology 0.8 2.1 4.2 9.1 23.5 30.0 21.1 7.8 1.4 1,045 156 7 0.5 1.3 6.5 19.7 28.9 24.3 13.7 4.2 0.9 1,045 153 7 0.0 0.1 1.7 16.8 50.6 27.7 3.1 1,045 3.9 0.7

    Cell/Cellular Biology 1.0 2.4 6.9 17.6 23.7 25.6 16.0 6.1 0.7 2,240 154 7 0.2 1.8 6.7 18.3 26.1 23.8 13.4 8.1 1.7 2,240 154 7 0.0 0.0 1.7 21.9 47.5 25.3 3.5 2,234 3.9 0.8

    Computational Biology 0.7 1.4 2.2 5.7 14.7 25.0 28.1 18.6 3.5 719 159 7 0.0 0.3 0.7 3.8 8.3 19.2 26.7 31.8 9.2 719 162 6 0.0 0.1 1.0 12.4 41.2 37.0 8.3 719 4.2 0.8

    Developmental Biology 0.9 1.2 5.8 12.3 21.5 27.1 19.4 10.8 0.9 325 155 7 0.0 1.2 5.5 10.2 27.7 25.8 17.2 10.2 2.2 325 156 7 0.0 0.0 1.5 14.5 49.8 30.2 4.0 325 4.0 0.8

    Ecology 0.3 0.6 1.9 7.7 19.0 30.2 26.1 12.7 1.6 2,835 158 6 0.0 1.1 5.0 16.3 29.8 26.8 15.1 5.0 1.1 2,836 154 6 0.0 0.0 0.6 11.7 46.2 36.5 4.9 2,835 4.1 0.7

    Entomology 0.2 1.6 6.2 15.2 24.0 28.0 16.6 7.6 0.7 567 155 7 0.5 2.5 10.2 23.3 30.0 21.3 9.5 2.6 0.0 567 152 6 0.0 0.2 1.8 22.8 45.1 28.0 2.1 567 3.9 0.8

    Evolution 0.0 0.6 3.1 8.6 12.9 29.4 28.2 16.0 1.2 163 158 7 0.6 1.8 4.3 9.2 24.5 28.2 14.1 16.0 1.2 163 156 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.8 39.9 33.7 8.6 163 4.2 0.8

    Genetics 0.6 0.9 3.4 12.3 23.5 32.2 20.3 6.0 0.8 2,621 155 6 0.2 1.2 3.5 14.4 30.2 29.4 15.5 4.8 0.7 2,623 155 6 0.0 0.0 0.9 11.2 49.3 34.6 4.0 2,620 4.1 0.7

    Marine Biology 0.2 1.1 5.2 16.6 27.2 30.4 14.7 4.2 0.3 2,503 154 6 0.2 1.6 8.4 23.7 33.1 21.0 9.0 2.7 0.2 2,503 152 6 0.0 0.0 0.8 15.6 52.1 28.0 3.5 2,499 4.0 0.7

    Microbiological Scis. 1.3 2.4 7.5 15.0 25.8 25.5 16.9 4.8 0.8 955 154 7 0.5 1.7 8.2 18.8 30.3 22.3 12.1 5.3 0.7 955 153 7 0.0 0.0 2.1 19.2 48.6 27.0 3.1 948 3.9 0.8

    Molecular Biology 0.8 2.4 5.9 13.2 22.4 28.0 18.3 7.9 1.1 3,982 155 7 0.1 1.3 5.3 14.7 25.2 25.2 17.2 9.3 1.7 3,986 155 7 0.0 0.1 1.7 17.7 48.7 27.8 4.0 3,980 3.9 0.8

    Molecular Medicine 2.1 6.4 5.7 21.4 23.6 24.3 10.0 6.4 0.0 140 152 8 0.0 0.0 6.4 15.0 17.9 22.1 15.0 18.6 5.0 140 157 8 0.0 0.0 3.6 33.1 42.4 20.1 0.7 139 3.6 0.8

    Neurosciences 0.2 0.9 3.4 11.6 21.0 29.8 23.3 8.7 1.3 6,897 156 7 0.2 1.0 4.9 13.7 24.8 26.3 17.9 9.1 2.0 6,899 155 7 0.0 0.0 0.7 12.1 44.1 37.1 6.0 6,895 4.2 0.7

    Nutrition 1.7 4.7 13.0 28.9 27.7 16.4 6.1 1.4 0.1 2,621 150 7 1.1 4.6 15.1 28.4 27.6 13.7 6.7 2.6 0.2 2,621 150 7 0.0 0.2 2.5 24.5 52.3 19.2 1.3 2,614 3.7 0.7

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Parasitology 17 17 17

    Pathology 0.6 1.8 7.2 17.1 30.0 28.5 13.2 0.9 0.6 333 153 6 0.0 2.1 9.0 26.1 33.0 20.7 6.6 2.1 0.3 333 152 6 0.0 0.0 1.2 16.6 54.2 25.0 3.0 332 3.9 0.7

    Pharmacology 2.7 7.6 10.6 16.1 26.3 23.4 11.1 1.9 0.2 981 151 8 1.0 2.1 7.6 14.5 25.5 20.7 16.5 9.7 2.3 981 155 8 0.0 0.1 3.8 29.4 44.3 20.6 1.8 981 3.7 0.8

    Physiology 0.3 1.5 5.4 21.9 27.7 28.6 11.3 3.1 0.2 1,032 153 6 0.2 1.5 6.6 19.1 30.6 28.5 10.3 2.8 0.5 1,032 153 6 0.0 0.1 1.3 12.7 51.8 31.5 2.6 1,031 4.0 0.7

    Population Biology 0.0 1.7 0.8 11.7 16.7 28.3 30.8 9.2 0.8 120 157 6 0.0 1.7 7.5 13.3 34.2 25.8 9.2 8.3 0.0 120 154 7 0.0 0.0 1.7 18.3 40.8 35.8 3.3 120 4.0 0.8

    Radiobiology 8 8 8

    Systematics 6 6 6

    Toxicology 0.7 2.8 8.1 17.7 24.0 29.7 12.4 4.2 0.4 283 153 7 0.0 1.1 7.8 17.0 34.3 25.4 9.9 4.6 0.0 283 153 6 0.0 0.0 2.1 18.2 47.1 29.6 2.9 280 3.9 0.8

    Zoology 0.5 2.2 5.5 14.8 26.3 31.7 15.6 3.3 0.0 634 154 6 0.8 3.3 8.0 20.9 35.7 22.5 5.7 3.0 0.0 635 152 6 0.2 0.0 1.1 15.5 54.0 26.1 3.2 632 3.9 0.7

    Bio. And Biomed. Scis.–Other 1.2 3.6 10.7 21.5 27.1 21.9 10.3 3.3 0.5 4,800 152 7 0.6 3.9 11.5 24.1 27.5 18.4 8.8 4.5 0.8 4,802 152 7 0.0 0.1 2.7 21.9 48.8 24.0 2.4 4,798 3.8 0.8

    03 CHEMISTRY 1.9 4.7 8.8 16.5 23.5 24.3 14.8 5.0 0.6 13,425 153 8 0.1 0.8 3.1 9.6 21.4 24.8 19.8 16.2 4.2 13,440 158 7 0.0 0.2 3.0 26.3 44.2 23.3 3.0 13,412 3.8 0.8

    Analytical Chemistry 1.9 5.0 8.8 16.0 24.3 27.7 12.2 3.7 0.2 1,130 152 8 0.4 0.6 4.2 10.8 25.7 28.7 17.7 10.2 1.8 1,130 156 7 0.0 0.2 3.4 24.8 43.9 25.2 2.5 1,129 3.8 0.8

    Chemical Plastics 4 4 4

    Chemistry, General 2.2 4.8 9.4 17.0 24.1 23.4 14.2 4.4 0.5 6,018 152 8 0.1 1.0 3.1 9.6 20.8 23.2 20.0 17.5 4.7 6,026 158 8 0.0 0.1 3.4 28.0 44.4 21.6 2.5 6,012 3.7 0.8

    Environmental Chemistry 1.5 5.8 7.3 15.8 20.1 24.0 18.4 6.1 1.0 412 153 8 0.0 0.2 3.2 13.8 23.3 23.1 19.9 14.1 2.4 412 157 7 0.0 0.0 2.2 26.7 44.9 23.8 2.4 412 3.8 0.8

    Forensic Chemistry 0.4 4.0 8.0 26.0 29.1 24.9 6.9 0.7 0.0 450 151 6 0.2 0.9 8.0 20.0 35.6 24.0 9.1 2.2 0.0 450 152 6 0.0 0.2 2.2 18.8 54.1 23.0 1.6 447 3.8 0.7

    Inorganic Chemistry 1.6 4.0 8.0 13.5 22.8 22.9 18.5 7.7 1.0 934 154 8 0.1 0.5 2.1 7.0 21.3 28.9 20.8 15.6 3.6 934 158 7 0.0 0.3 2.8 22.5 44.0 25.4 5.0 934 3.9 0.9

    Medicinal & Pharm. Chemistry 3.0 6.6 11.2 18.8 24.4 20.8 9.6 5.1 0.5 197 151 8 0.5 2.5 9.1 12.7 20.8 24.4 14.2 12.2 3.6 197 155 8 0.0 0.5 3.1 26.5 46.9 21.9 1.0 196 3.7 0.8

    Organic Chemistry 1.9 4.1 8.0 15.6 23.8 24.7 16.2 5.3 0.4 2,269 153 8 0.0 0.6 2.2 8.6 21.0 26.5 21.1 15.9 4.2 2,272 158 7 0.0 0.1 2.7 24.7 42.6 25.6 4.2 2,267 3.8 0.8

    Physical Chemistry 0.7 3.2 6.9 13.6 19.4 28.4 17.6 8.9 1.3 867 155 8 0.1 0.2 1.3 5.6 17.7 25.3 24.5 19.9 5.2 868 159 7 0.0 0.0 2.5 22.1 43.6 27.9 3.8 866 3.9 0.8

    Polymer Chemistry 1.9 7.2 10.6 19.4 23.6 22.3 12.2 2.9 0.0 377 151 8 0.5 0.0 2.6 6.1 13.2 25.1 19.0 25.6 7.9 379 160 7 0.0 0.3 3.2 40.3 36.1 18.0 2.1 377 3.6 0.8

    Theoretical Chemistry 0.4 5.2 6.0 12.7 20.7 23.9 23.5 6.4 1.2 251 155 8 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.8 8.8 18.7 23.1 31.1 13.1 251 162 6 0.0 0.0 0.8 29.1 45.0 21.5 3.6 251 3.8 0.8

    Chemistry–Other 3.1 5.8 9.9 16.5 22.1 23.8 13.2 4.8 0.8 516 152 9 0.0 0.8 4.8 15.1 25.1 24.8 16.6 10.6 2.1 517 156 7 0.0 0.6 3.5 25.0 45.8 22.2 2.9 517 3.8 0.8

    04 COMPUTER & INFO. SCIENCES 6.8 10.6 13.6 17.0 20.4 16.4 10.3 4.3 0.6 81,441 149 9 0.5 1.6 3.2 6.8 11.6 18.3 22.9 26.7 8.5 81,516 160 8 0.0 0.3 6.0 40.9 39.6 11.7 1.6 81,358 3.4 0.8

    Comp. and Info. Scis, General 6.5 10.9 13.4 16.6 23.1 17.4 9.9 2.0 0.2 403 149 9 0.5 2.5 3.4 8.8 15.7 20.4 17.7 25.6 5.4 407 158 8 0.0 0.7 8.7 45.6 35.2 8.2 1.5 401 3.3 0.8

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field

    Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Comp/Info. Tech. Admin. & Mgmt. 11.6 15.6 14.5 17.3 18.5 13.3 8.1 1.2 0.0 173 147 9 0.6 3.5 9.8 20.8 28.9 11.0 16.2 7.5 1.7 173 153 8 0.6 1.2 11.6 41.0 32.9 12.1 0.6 173 3.2 0.9

    Computer Programming 12.7 13.7 15.6 17.6 18.9 12.4 6.8 2.3 0.0 307 147 9 1.0 2.6 5.5 9.7 12.3 15.9 23.1 25.0 4.9 308 158 9 0.0 1.3 11.1 51.1 28.0 7.5 1.0 307 3.1 0.8

    Computer Science 6.8 10.5 13.5 17.0 20.5 16.4 10.3 4.4 0.6 78,253 149 9 0.5 1.5 3.1 6.6 11.4 18.3 23.0 27.0 8.7 78,317 160 8 0.0 0.3 5.9 40.8 39.8 11.6 1.6 78,175 3.4 0.8

    Computer Software and Media Apps. 5.7 14.3 14.3 20.0 14.3 14.3 8.6 8.6 0.0 35 149 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.3 8.6 22.9 22.9 25.7 5.7 35 160 7 0.0 0.0 8.6 42.9 37.1 8.6 2.9 35 3.4 0.8

    Computer Systems Analysis 13.2 30.2 15.1 11.3 22.6 1.9 5.7 0.0 0.0 53 144 8 0.0 0.0 16.7 13.0 18.5 22.2 13.0 16.7 0.0 54 155 8 0.0 1.9 21.2 46.2 28.8 1.9 0.0 52 2.8 0.8

    Comp. Systs. Networking & Telecommunications

    9.4 22.0 20.4 20.0 16.1 8.2 2.4 1.6 0.0 255 145 8 0.8 2.3 5.1 11.7 20.7 21.1 18.8 13.7 5.9 256 156 8 0.0 0.8 13.8 52.4 29.5 3.5 0.0 254 3.0 0.7

    Data Processing 1.9 8.8 9.7 16.2 27.3 17.6 14.4 3.2 0.9 216 152 8 0.5 0.0 2.3 5.5 7.3 20.6 23.4 31.2 9.2 218 161 7 0.0 0.0 4.2 36.3 44.7 14.0 0.9 215 3.5 0.8

    Information Scis/Studies 8.7 11.2 13.7 16.5 18.7 15.2 11.3 4.2 0.6 1,542 149 10 0.6 3.0 6.4 12.8 16.9 17.2 17.8 21.1 4.1 1,543 157 9 0.0 0.7 8.3 40.6 34.3 14.4 1.6 1,541 3.4 0.9

    Microcomputer Apps. 15 15 15

    Systems Analysis 16 16 16

    Comp. & Info. Scis.–Other 2.9 6.9 11.0 12.1 23.7 20.8 14.5 6.9 1.2 173 152 9 1.1 1.7 5.7 12.1 18.4 22.4 19.0 16.7 2.9 174 156 8 0.0 0.0 4.6 33.3 39.1 19.0 4.0 174 3.6 0.8

    05 EARTH, ATM. & MARINE SCIENCES

    0.9 2.2 6.2 15.4 24.8 27.1 16.4 6.2 0.7 13,647 154 7 0.2 1.4 6.3 17.1 28.1 22.8 13.7 8.6 1.9 13,657 154 7 0.0 0.1 1.7 20.9 47.8 26.1 3.3 13,639 3.9 0.8

    Aquatic Bio./Limnology 0.0 1.4 4.2 18.0 28.7 29.0 14.6 3.9 0.0 355 154 6 0.0 0.8 9.9 25.9 34.1 20.3 7.3 1.4 0.3 355 152 6 0.0 0.0 1.4 20.0 57.2 20.0 1.4 355 3.8 0.7

    Atmospheric Sciences 0.6 1.9 7.8 14.5 24.9 27.0 15.3 6.9 1.2 692 154 7 0.0 0.7 2.6 9.7 19.2 23.6 21.7 17.1 5.5 692 158 7 0.0 0.1 1.6 19.1 49.4 26.7 3.0 692 3.9 0.8

    Biological Oceanography 0.0 3.7 2.9 6.6 27.9 30.1 22.1 4.4 2.2 136 156 7 0.7 2.2 3.7 19.9 27.2 30.9 13.2 2.2 0.0 136 153 6 0.0 0.0 1.5 17.6 36.8 37.5 6.6 136 4.1 0.8

    Environmental Sciences 1.1 2.6 6.4 15.4 23.8 26.5 17.1 6.4 0.7 5,841 154 7 0.2 1.8 7.1 18.3 26.7 20.9 13.1 9.9 2.1 5,845 154 8 0.0 0.1 1.8 21.2 46.0 27.4 3.5 5,842 3.9 0.8

    Geochemistry 1.2 2.4 6.7 14.6 24.4 24.4 15.9 9.8 0.6 164 155 8 0.6 0.6 7.3 13.3 24.2 22.4 18.8 9.1 3.6 165 155 8 0.0 0.0 3.0 20.6 45.5 24.8 6.1 165 3.9 0.8

    Geological Sciences 0.8 1.1 5.6 13.1 26.8 28.2 17.6 6.3 0.5 1,293 155 7 0.3 0.4 6.5 16.0 33.1 25.1 13.1 4.5 0.9 1,293 154 6 0.0 0.0 1.1 20.2 51.3 24.7 2.8 1,290 3.9 0.7

    Geophysics & Seismology 2.3 3.8 10.5 17.0 25.2 21.2 13.5 5.9 0.8 666 153 8 0.1 0.4 3.3 8.1 22.3 25.3 22.2 15.3 3.0 668 157 7 0.0 0.5 2.1 29.3 45.2 20.7 2.3 666 3.7 0.8

    Geosciences 0.6 2.5 6.3 16.6 25.6 28.5 13.7 5.9 0.5 1,772 154 7 0.1 1.6 7.3 19.1 32.9 23.2 9.8 5.2 0.8 1,774 153 7 0.0 0.1 2.0 23.6 49.9 21.8 2.7 1,768 3.8 0.8

    Hydrology 0.9 0.9 4.6 15.2 22.3 30.2 19.2 6.1 0.6 328 155 7 0.0 0.6 2.7 19.2 28.7 22.0 15.2 9.1 2.4 328 155 7 0.0 0.0 1.5 21.6 50.6 23.8 2.4 328 3.9 0.8

    Marine Sciences 0.5 1.5 6.0 18.5 27.5 28.2 13.7 3.8 0.3 932 154 6 0.1 2.5 6.8 22.2 32.5 21.7 9.0 4.5 0.8 932 153 7 0.0 0.0 2.3 16.3 50.6 27.0 3.8 930 3.9 0.8

    Meteorology 0.4 2.4 7.6 20.1 30.8 26.9 10.0 1.5 0.2 458 152 6 0.2 0.4 5.2 14.6 28.2 29.3 15.7 4.8 1.5 458 155 6 0.0 0.0 1.5 15.9 54.1 26.0 2.4 458 3.9 0.7

    Oceanography 0.3 2.0 3.8 12.9 23.2 28.3 18.7 8.6 2.3 396 156 7 0.3 0.8 4.3 11.9 22.2 25.3 19.7 12.9 2.8 396 157 7 0.0 0.3 1.3 19.2 44.1 31.1 4.1 395 4.0 0.8

    Paleontology 0.0 0.0 1.1 6.3 16.9 29.6 30.2 14.3 1.6 189 158 6 0.5 0.5 4.7 14.2 33.2 28.9 12.6 4.7 0.5 190 154 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.3 42.9 35.4 6.3 189 4.1 0.8

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field

    Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Earth, Atm. & Marine Sciences–Other 0.5 1.4 3.3 13.4 18.4 27.5 24.5 9.9 1.2 425 156 7 0.0 0.7 4.9 10.4 24.7 26.6 18.1 11.8 2.8 425 156 7 0.0 0.0 1.4 18.6 43.3 31.8 4.9 425 4.0 0.8

    06 HEALTH & MEDICAL SCIENCES

    1.1 4.2 13.3 27.8 27.5 18.0 6.4 1.5 0.1 180,986 150 7 1.0 5.3 15.9 29.6 28.5 14.0 4.2 1.3 0.2 181,037 149 6 0.0 0.1 2.0 21.5 53.7 21.1 1.6 180,677 3.8 0.7

    Allied Health 0.8 5.3 15.0 31.9 26.8 14.6 4.7 0.9 0.0 533 149 6 1.7 6.0 14.4 32.6 30.9 11.8 1.3 1.3 0.0 534 149 6 0.0 0.2 2.1 24.3 56.6 16.3 0.6 534 3.7 0.7

    Alternative and Complementary Medicine

    1 1 1

    Athletic Training* 1.9 7.8 20.0 34.9 24.6 9.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 2,053 147 6 1.4 6.9 24.0 33.9 24.0 8.3 1.4 0.1 0.0 2,053 147 6 0.0 0.1 4.5 33.4 49.0 12.6 0.3 2,050 3.5 0.7

    Audiology 1.3 4.8 13.5 29.2 28.8 16.4 5.2 0.7 0.2 2,589 150 6 1.4 7.0 20.4 33.8 25.4 9.3 2.0 0.7 0.0 2,589 148 6 0.0 0.0 1.9 19.0 57.4 20.2 1.5 2,587 3.8 0.7

    Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0.8 5.0 3.4 14.3 21.0 32.8 16.0 6.7 0.0 119 155 7 0.0 5.9 8.4 19.3 29.4 21.8 10.1 5.0 0.0 119 152 7 0.0 0.0 2.5 11.9 35.6 42.4 7.6 118 4.2 0.8

    Chiropractic 10 10 10

    Clin./Med. Lab Sci./Res. 8.5 7.7 10.3 29.1 18.8 13.7 11.1 0.9 0.0 117 149 9 0.8 5.1 13.6 17.8 19.5 13.6 16.9 10.2 2.5 118 153 9 0.0 0.9 5.1 37.6 45.3 10.3 0.9 117 3.4 0.8

    Communication Disorders Sciences & Services 1.3 6.1 20.8 31.6 22.6 12.4 3.7 1.6 0.0 380 148 6 2.4

    11.3 28.3 31.0 21.5 4.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 381 146 6 0.0 0.3 1.9 23.6 52.5 21.2 0.5 377 3.8 0.7

    Dentistry & Oral Sciences 8.2 15.8 21.1 23.2 18.4 8.0 4.1 1.2 0.0 512 146 8 3.0 7.2 15.4 19.0 23.0 15.6 10.7 4.6 1.3 525 151 9 0.0 0.8 14.6 46.9 31.0 5.9 0.8 507 3.1 0.8

    Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0.8 3.8 13.2 31.0 28.8 16.6 5.0 0.8 0.0 4,131 150 6 0.8 5.1 18.1 31.9 28.1 11.6 3.4 0.9 0.1 4,133 149 6 0.1 0.1 2.7 22.6 55.0 18.2 1.2 4,125 3.7 0.7

    Environmental Health 1.0 3.3 8.0 19.0 24.7 23.0 15.3 4.7 1.0 300 153 8 1.7 3.0 8.0 25.0 23.7 18.7 13.0 5.7 1.3 300 153 8 0.0 0.0 2.7 21.1 43.5 29.4 3.3 299 3.9 0.8

    Epidemiology 0.5 2.1 7.3 15.5 23.0 27.7 16.4 6.5 1.0 1,745 154 7 0.6 2.9 8.9 20.5 24.8 22.3 13.3 5.7 1.0 1,745 153 7 0.0 0.0 1.2 15.7 48.5 30.0 4.6 1,746 4.0 0.7

    Exercise Science 1.1 5.4 18.2 35.0 27.2 11.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 8,926 148 6 0.6 5.3 16.7 34.5 29.3 11.2 2.1 0.3 0.0 8,925 148 6 0.0 0.1 2.2 25.3 55.3 16.3 0.7 8,897 3.7 0.7

    Health & Med. Admin. Services 1.7 9.5 13.4 26.3 22.3 18.4 6.1 2.2 0.0 179 149 7 1.7 7.8 16.1 26.7 22.2 18.9 5.0 1.1 0.6 180 149 7 0.0 0.6 5.1 24.3 55.9 11.9 2.3 177 3.6 0.8

    Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 0.6 1.9 10.8 27.2 24.7 22.2 10.8 1.9 0.0 158 152 6 0.0 4.4 14.6 27.8 27.2 15.8 10.1 0.0 0.0 158 150 6 0.0 0.0 1.3 22.3 50.3 25.5 0.6 157 3.8 0.7

    Health Sciences 1.5 5.9 16.0 31.2 27.9 14.1 3.0 0.3 0.1 4,776 149 6 1.1 6.5 17.7 31.7 28.5 11.8 2.2 0.5 0.0 4,776 148 6 0.0 0.2 2.5 24.3 53.4 18.6 1.0 4,771 3.7 0.7

    Immunology 0.6 1.3 4.9 12.2 20.0 31.1 22.1 7.2 0.6 1,087 156 7 0.2 0.9 3.1 14.6 24.7 26.2 19.1 9.6 1.6 1,088 156 7 0.0 0.0 0.9 14.5 45.8 34.3 4.6 1,086 4.1 0.7

    Kinesiology 1.4 5.7 18.3 34.2 26.3 11.9 2.0 0.2 0.0 9,390 148 6 0.8 5.7 17.4 32.7 28.9 11.3 2.7 0.4 0.0 9,393 148 6 0.0 0.2 2.7 26.7 54.5 15.1 0.8 9,385 3.6 0.7

    Medical Sciences 1.6 3.8 10.7 23.7 30.0 21.5 7.3 1.3 0.1 1,323 151 7 0.5 2.7 10.5 24.7 30.4 19.0 7.4 3.9 0.8 1,324 152 7 0.0 0.2 4.4 22.4 49.4 22.3 1.4 1,316 3.7 0.8

    Medicinal Chemistry 2.7 6.4 10.0 18.3 23.5 26.7 9.6 2.3 0.5 438 151 8 0.9 0.9 3.9 11.0 26.0 25.6 20.3 10.3 1.1 438 156 7 0.0 0.0 4.3 29.1 45.3 19.5 1.8 437 3.7 0.8

    Mental & Social Health Svcs. 2.4 6.5 12.1 24.2 21.0 25.0 5.6 2.4 0.8 124 150 8 4.8 12.1 22.6 30.6 16.9 6.5 4.8 1.6 0.0 124 146 7 0.0 0.0 5.0 26.9 46.2 19.3 2.5 119 3.7 0.8

    Nursing 1.0 3.0 10.2 25.9 28.5 21.2 7.9 2.0 0.2 13,161 151 7 1.4 6.3 17.0 30.3 27.9 12.8 3.7 0.6 0.0 13,172 149 6 0.1 0.2 2.9 23.5 53.0 18.8 1.5 13,147 3.7 0.7

    Occupational Therapy 1.3 6.3 17.6 31.0 25.1 14.0 3.9 0.8 0.1 16,376 149 6 1.6 8.5 23.8 33.4 22.5 8.1 1.7 0.3 0.0 16,357 147 6 0.0 0.1 2.0 23.2 54.4 19.2 1.1 16,333 3.7 0.7

    Optometry 4.0 7.4 16.0 30.9 26.3 11.4 2.3 1.1 0.6 175 148 7 1.7 5.7 16.0 34.9 26.9 10.3 2.3 1.7 0.6 175 149 7 0.0 0.0 2.3 36.6 44.6 15.4 1.1 175 3.6 0.7

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

    *New in July 2017.

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Osteopathic Medicine 0.0 5.9 7.4 23.5 25.0 23.5 11.8 2.9 0.0 68 152 7 2.9 2.9 8.8 30.9 26.5 19.1 5.9 2.9 0.0 68 151 7 0.0 0.0 2.9 20.6 42.6 29.4 4.4 68 3.9 0.8

    Pharmaceutical Sciences 6.7 11.5 16.5 20.9 24.4 13.6 5.2 1.2 0.1 1,456 148 8 1.4 4.0 7.9 16.4 21.2 20.4 12.6 13.8 2.4 1,456 154 9 0.1 0.6 6.8 41.7 39.3 10.9 0.6 1,450 3.4 0.8

    Physical Therapy 1.0 4.4 14.9 31.5 28.4 15.1 4.0 0.7 0.0 32,910 149 6 0.6 3.9 13.7 31.4 31.9 14.3 3.5 0.7 0.0 32,909 149 6 0.0 0.0 1.7 22.5 57.0 17.9 0.9 32,825 3.7 0.7

    Physician Assistant 0.5 2.3 9.3 25.5 31.7 22.2 7.1 1.3 0.1 27,833 151 6 0.4 3.0 11.1 27.6 34.2 18.4 4.5 0.7 0.0 27,845 150 6 0.0 0.0 1.1 16.0 55.9 25.3 1.6 27,818 3.9 0.7

    Podiatry 2 2 2

    Pre-Medicine 1.1 2.5 7.3 19.6 31.9 26.4 8.1 2.5 0.6 724 152 6 0.4 2.2 10.9 21.8 28.8 20.7 10.2 4.1 1.0 726 152 7 0.0 0.3 1.1 18.9 50.9 26.0 2.8 723 3.9 0.7

    Public Health 1.2 4.0 10.0 19.9 23.9 23.2 12.9 4.4 0.4 21,283 152 8 1.3 5.9 14.6 23.7 25.4 17.2 7.8 3.5 0.6 21,302 150 8 0.0 0.1 1.9 19.6 46.7 27.9 3.9 21,282 3.9 0.8

    Rehabilitation & Therapy 2.6 9.6 16.2 22.4 27.6 14.9 6.1 0.4 0.0 228 149 7 3.5 11.0 23.2 25.9 20.6 10.1 3.5 2.2 0.0 228 147 8 0.0 0.0 7.5 29.8 46.5 15.4 0.9 228 3.5 0.8

    Speech-Language Pathology 1.0 4.5 16.3 30.4 26.1 15.3 5.0 1.3 0.1 16,920 149 6 1.6 9.0 24.3 34.0 22.1 7.3 1.4 0.3 0.0 16,920 147 6 0.0 0.1 1.3 19.1 55.9 22.0 1.5 16,900 3.8 0.7

    Veterinary Medicine 0.6 2.1 8.4 22.5 29.6 24.7 9.8 2.1 0.2 9,690 152 6 0.4 2.5 10.4 24.6 32.7 20.7 7.1 1.6 0.1 9,698 151 6 0.0 0.1 1.7 19.8 52.9 23.8 1.7 9,649 3.8 0.7

    Veterinary Science 1.4 3.5 10.1 24.7 29.8 20.1 7.9 2.4 0.2 661 151 7 0.0 3.5 11.6 28.3 30.1 18.0 6.5 1.8 0.2 661 151 6 0.0 0.3 3.5 21.1 49.2 24.3 1.7 659 3.8 0.8

    Health & Med. Scis.–Other 1.5 3.6 10.7 24.8 31.6 19.4 7.1 1.3 0.0 608 151 7 0.7 4.1 14.6 23.2 31.5 17.2 6.5 2.2 0.2 604 150 7 0.0 0.3 2.7 20.9 52.2 21.8 2.2 602 3.8 0.7

    07 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 2.6 5.4 9.4 13.7 21.9 22.6 15.6 7.5 1.3 26,007 153 9 0.0 0.2 0.7 2.5 6.8 13.5 22.9 38.0 15.3 26,023 163 6 0.0 0.2 3.3 33.5 41.5 18.5 3.0 25,956 3.6 0.8

    Actuarial Science 4.3 9.7 13.6 20.6 25.4 17.7 6.3 2.3 0.0 693 149 8 0.1 0.1 1.2 3.0 5.9 12.8 22.3 40.6 14.0 695 163 6 0.0 1.0 5.5 44.7 39.7 8.5 0.6 691 3.3 0.7

    Applied Mathematics 2.8 5.6 9.9 14.1 22.5 23.1 14.4 6.6 1.0 5,573 153 9 0.0 0.1 0.7 2.7 7.1 13.2 21.5 39.6 15.1 5,578 163 6 0.0 0.3 3.6 35.1 41.6 16.7 2.6 5,561 3.6 0.8

    Mathematics 2.6 4.8 8.2 12.6 19.6 22.3 18.0 10.0 1.8 9,689 154 9 0.0 0.4 0.9 2.9 7.6 14.3 23.1 35.3 15.6 9,695 163 7 0.0 0.2 3.6 28.7 41.9 21.9 3.6 9,672 3.7 0.9

    Probability 5 5 5

    Statistics 2.4 5.5 9.7 14.1 23.3 22.9 15.0 6.1 1.0 9,662 153 8 0.0 0.1 0.5 2.0 5.9 13.0 23.5 39.8 15.2 9,665 164 6 0.0 0.2 2.6 36.4 41.1 17.0 2.7 9,642 3.6 0.8

    Mathematical Scis.–Other 3.4 7.5 12.5 12.7 24.9 25.7 8.8 3.4 1.0 385 151 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 6.2 13.5 27.3 36.6 14.3 385 163 6 0.0 0.0 5.2 36.4 43.4 12.7 2.3 385 3.5 0.8

    08 PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY 1.2 3.0 5.7 10.5 20.0 26.4 21.8 9.8 1.6 14,131 155 8 0.0 0.2 1.0 3.6 11.2 19.1 25.5 29.1 10.2 14,143 162 7 0.0 0.2 2.5 23.3 44.0 25.8 4.1 14,121 3.9 0.8

    Acoustics 1.6 1.6 4.8 14.3 17.5 25.4 25.4 6.3 3.2 63 155 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 12.7 20.6 42.9 17.5 0.0 63 160 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.8 42.9 30.2 3.2 63 3.9 0.7

    Astronomy 0.3 2.3 4.8 10.0 18.1 32.1 22.4 9.2 0.7 598 156 7 0.0 0.3 1.0 5.5 16.2 24.9 22.9 22.9 6.2 598 160 7 0.0 0.0 1.3 19.4 42.8 31.8 4.7 598 4.0 0.8

    Astrophysics 0.7 2.7 4.4 8.5 19.5 28.4 25.3 9.6 0.9 1,767 156 7 0.1 0.4 1.5 5.0 15.0 22.1 29.2 20.6 6.2 1,769 160 7 0.0 0.1 1.9 16.6 44.8 31.0 5.7 1,767 4.0 0.8

    Atomic/Molecular Physics 2.1 1.2 6.2 9.5 25.6 26.9 17.8 9.5 1.2 242 155 8 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.1 7.9 19.0 27.7 28.9 13.6 242 162 6 0.0 0.8 2.5 24.0 41.3 28.9 2.5 242 3.8 0.8

    Condensed Matter & Mat. Physics 0.9 3.4 6.1 11.8 22.3 24.3 20.5 8.3 2.3 785 155 8 0.0 0.1 0.6 2.0 6.5 14.2 22.4 37.9 16.2 786 164 6 0.0 0.0 1.9 28.2 43.6 22.9 3.4 785 3.8 0.8

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field

    Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Elementary Particle Physics 0.7 2.2 4.2 10.7 21.2 23.2 26.4 10.2 1.0 401 156 8 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.7 7.0 18.2 27.4 33.7 11.5 401 163 6 0.0 0.0 1.0 22.3 47.0 26.0 3.8 400 3.9 0.8

    Nuclear Physics 1.4 2.7 5.9 13.1 22.6 27.1 21.7 5.0 0.5 221 154 7 0.0 0.0 2.3 6.3 17.2 17.6 29.0 23.1 4.5 221 160 7 0.0 0.5 2.7 24.4 44.3 25.8 2.3 221 3.8 0.8

    Optics/Optical Sciences 2.0 4.3 10.3 17.9 25.5 19.9 14.9 5.0 0.3 302 152 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 9.9 16.2 20.9 36.1 14.9 302 163 6 0.0 0.0 3.6 40.7 39.4 15.2 1.0 302 3.5 0.8

    Physics 1.4 3.1 6.0 10.4 19.8 26.2 21.2 10.2 1.8 8,250 155 8 0.0 0.2 0.9 3.1 10.4 18.7 25.1 30.8 10.9 8,257 162 7 0.0 0.2 2.9 24.2 43.9 24.7 4.1 8,243 3.8 0.8

    Planetary Astronomy & Sci. 0.0 2.6 1.9 12.3 14.8 25.8 29.0 12.3 1.3 155 157 7 0.6 0.6 4.5 4.5 24.5 19.4 26.5 16.1 3.2 155 158 7 0.0 0.0 1.9 11.0 41.9 40.6 4.5 155 4.1 0.8

    Plasma & High-Temp. Physics 0.0 2.0 2.0 6.1 14.3 29.3 27.9 16.3 2.0 147 158 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 8.8 23.8 30.6 25.9 6.1 147 161 6 0.0 0.0 1.4 15.0 48.3 31.3 4.1 147 4.0 0.7

    Solid State Physics 6.8 7.7 6.0 11.1 21.4 23.9 14.5 5.1 3.4 117 153 10 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.5 11.0 18.6 30.5 26.3 9.3 118 161 6 0.0 0.9 9.4 28.2 38.5 15.4 7.7 117 3.6 1.0

    Theoretical & Math. Physics

    1.2 1.9 5.3 10.3 17.2 21.9 24.3 14.8 2.9 580 157 8 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.1 6.4 13.1 24.5 37.9 15.3 580 163 6 0.0 0.0 2.4 24.0 42.8 26.6 4.1 579 3.9 0.8

    Physics & Astronomy–Other 0.4 3.6 7.6 11.7 21.7 30.0 18.5 6.0 0.6 503 154 7 0.0 0.4 1.2 9.5 19.2 25.2 23.0 17.1 4.4 504 158 7 0.0 0.2 1.6 23.3 48.8 22.5 3.6 502 3.8 0.8

    09 NATURAL SCIENCES–OTHER

    3.5 10.9 12.4 22.1 23.3 17.1 7.8 3.1 0.0 258 150 8 1.2 8.1 9.3 22.1 25.6 15.5 9.7 6.2 2.3 258 152 9 0.0 1.2 5.4 28.7 47.7 14.7 2.3 258 3.5 0.8

    Natural Scis., General 2.9 9.6 15.4 23.5 26.5 12.5 7.4 2.2 0.0 136 149 7 0.7 10.3 13.2 27.2 28.7 11.8 4.4 2.2 1.5 136 149 7 0.0 0.0 5.1 26.5 49.3 15.4 3.7 136 3.6 0.8

    Physical Scis., General 1.5 18.2 9.1 13.6 21.2 21.2 10.6 4.5 0.0 66 150 9 0.0 4.5 1.5 10.6 12.1 27.3 19.7 18.2 6.1 66 158 8 0.0 3.0 7.6 30.3 48.5 10.6 0.0 66 3.3 0.8

    Science Technologies 15 15 15

    Natural Scis.–Other 2.4 7.3 9.8 36.6 17.1 22.0 4.9 0.0 0.0 41 150 7 4.9 7.3 12.2 19.5 39.0 12.2 4.9 0.0 0.0 41 149 7 0.0 2.4 0.0 29.3 46.3 19.5 2.4 41 3.7 0.8

    10 ENGINEERING– CHEMICAL 3.0 4.8 9.8 15.7 21.3 23.3 15.5 5.8 0.5 8,764 153 8 0.0 0.5 1.5 4.5 11.6 20.9 27.1 27.4 6.3 8,796 161 7 0.1 0.2 3.2 28.1 42.1 23.0 3.2 8,739 3.7 0.8

    Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

    0.6 1.9 1.9 8.3 17.8 24.8 32.5 10.8 1.3 157 157 7 0.0 0.6 0.6 4.5 10.2 24.2 35.7 19.7 4.5 157 160 6 0.0 0.0 0.6 12.1 44.6 35.7 7.0 157 4.1 0.8

    Chemical Engineering 2.9 4.8 9.7 15.6 21.5 23.7 15.4 5.9 0.5 8,268 153 8 0.0 0.5 1.5 4.4 11.5 20.8 27.1 27.8 6.4 8,299 161 7 0.1 0.2 3.2 28.0 42.3 23.1 3.2 8,243 3.7 0.8

    Pulp & Paper Production 3 3 3

    Wood Science 18 18 18

    Chemical Engr.–Other 5.0 8.2 18.2 21.1 18.6 14.5 11.6 2.5 0.3 318 149 9 0.0 1.3 2.8 7.8 15.7 20.7 24.1 21.9 5.6 319 159 7 0.0 0.3 5.3 39.0 38.1 15.4 1.9 318 3.5 0.8

    11 ENGINEERING– CIVIL 7.9 10.6 13.4 17.2 20.9 17.9 9.2 2.6 0.2 13,394 149 9 0.5 1.6 3.8 8.6 16.4 24.0 23.6 17.6 4.0 13,482 158 8 0.0 0.6 8.0 37.6 38.0 14.3 1.4 13,298 3.4 0.9

    Architectural Engineering 10.1 9.6 11.1 13.9 25.5 16.3 10.1 3.4 0.0 208 149 9 0.5 4.3 5.2 8.1 17.5 25.6 18.5 14.2 6.2 211 157 8 0.0 2.4 7.8 33.2 41.0 14.1 1.5 205 3.4 0.9

    Civil Engineering 9.4 12.2 14.7 17.9 20.8 15.8 7.2 1.8 0.2 9,700 148 9 0.6 1.8 4.1 9.2 16.4 23.2 22.7 17.9 4.2 9,774 158 8 0.0 0.8 9.6 41.0 35.9 11.7 1.0 9,624 3.3 0.8

    Construction Engineering 9.4 15.1 24.5 20.8 13.2 11.3 4.7 0.9 0.0 106 146 8 0.0 2.8 4.7 15.1 15.1 27.4 17.9 15.1 1.9 106 156 8 0.0 1.9 7.5 44.3 44.3 1.9 0.0 106 3.2 0.7

    Environ./Environ. Health Engineering 1.2 2.2 5.9 9.6 21.3 28.7 22.8 7.5 0.7 915 155 7 0.1 0.7 2.2 6.1 17.4 25.0 27.1 17.9 3.5 915 159 7 0.0 0.0 1.5 17.2 44.5 31.5 5.3 913 4.0 0.8

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Geotechnical & Geoenviron. Engr. 1.7 15.5 12.1 3.4 22.4 29.3 13.8 1.7 0.0 58 151 8 0.0 1.7 5.2 1.7 15.5 27.6 20.7 20.7 6.9 58 159 8 0.0 0.0 5.3 38.6 28.1 26.3 1.8 57 3.6 0.9

    Structural Engineering 2.8 6.5 10.8 19.0 23.2 22.5 11.3 3.5 0.3 1,209 151 8 0.0 0.7 1.3 5.4 14.8 27.3 28.9 18.9 2.8 1,213 159 6 0.0 0.1 3.0 29.6 46.3 19.3 1.7 1,201 3.7 0.8

    Surveying Engineering 25 26 23

    Transportation & Highway Engineering 7.7 13.8 13.8 20.0 21.5 15.4 6.2 1.5 0.0 65 148 8 0.0 3.1 3.1 4.6 6.2 7.7 30.8 30.8 13.8 65 162 8 0.0 1.5 3.1 58.5 32.3 4.6 0.0 65 3.2 0.6

    Water Resources Engr. 2.1 4.9 6.6 13.5 21.9 27.4 17.4 5.2 1.0 288 154 8 0.0 0.0 2.4 6.6 13.9 27.8 28.1 18.4 2.8 288 159 7 0.0 0.3 0.7 23.4 46.5 25.9 3.1 286 3.8 0.8

    Civil Engineering–Other 7.3 9.1 11.1 16.6 18.8 22.0 11.6 3.4 0.1 820 150 9 0.7 1.1 4.7 10.4 18.9 25.9 22.0 12.8 3.4 826 157 8 0.1 0.1 6.6 34.2 40.8 16.4 1.7 818 3.5 0.8

    12 ENGR– ELEC. & ELECTRONICS 6.7 11.5 14.9 18.2 21.7 16.2 8.0 2.6 0.3 42,479 149 9 0.3 1.2 2.6 6.0 11.5 17.8 23.2 28.6 8.9 42,580 160 8 0.0 0.4 6.7 44.8 37.7 9.5 1.0 42,393 3.3 0.8

    Communications Engr. 7.5 12.3 20.1 21.5 21.1 13.1 3.9 0.5 0.0 636 147 8 0.2 1.1 0.8 5.3 6.4 12.9 22.9 37.2 13.2 637 162 7 0.0 0.2 10.4 58.8 28.8 1.9 0.0 636 3.0 0.6

    Computer Engineering 7.7 12.7 14.3 18.3 20.4 15.8 7.9 2.5 0.3 9,354 148 9 0.4 1.5 3.2 7.3 13.8 20.1 24.4 23.0 6.2 9,385 159 8 0.0 0.4 6.5 42.9 39.6 9.8 0.9 9,340 3.4 0.8

    Computer Hardware Engr. 3.7 8.5 11.0 17.1 23.2 19.5 12.2 4.9 0.0 82 151 8 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.2 3.7 17.1 31.7 32.9 12.2 82 163 6 1.2 0.0 3.7 32.9 53.7 8.5 0.0 82 3.4 0.8

    Computer Software Engr. 7.2 13.0 16.3 19.5 22.9 13.2 6.1 1.6 0.3 3,118 148 9 0.5 1.2 3.5 7.2 12.4 17.3 21.3 28.3 8.5 3,124 160 8 0.0 0.5 7.5 53.0 32.2 6.1 0.6 3,110 3.2 0.7

    Electrical Engineering 4.6 8.6 13.0 17.2 22.4 19.3 10.7 3.8 0.4 19,306 150 9 0.1 0.7 1.7 4.3 9.7 17.1 23.9 32.2 10.3 19,346 162 7 0.0 0.3 5.3 39.9 39.9 13.1 1.4 19,256 3.4 0.8

    Electronics Engineering 10.4 15.9 18.3 19.4 20.9 11.2 3.3 0.5 0.0 7,936 146 8 0.6 2.0 4.0 7.7 12.6 16.8 20.8 26.9 8.6 7,953 159 9 0.0 0.4 9.7 53.8 32.8 3.1 0.1 7,923 3.1 0.7

    Laser & Optical Engineering 3.3 3.3 7.4 15.6 32.0 23.0 12.3 3.3 0.0 122 152 8 0.0 0.8 0.8 4.1 2.5 10.7 26.2 38.5 16.4 122 164 7 0.0 1.6 5.7 30.3 38.5 20.5 3.3 122 3.6 0.9

    Telecommunications Engr. 8.6 18.6 18.9 20.3 22.3 8.2 2.7 0.3 0.0 291 145 8 0.0 1.4 4.4 9.6 13.0 13.3 24.9 24.2 9.2 293 159 8 0.0 0.7 6.2 62.9 28.2 2.1 0.0 291 3.1 0.6

    Elec. & Electronics Engr.–Other 7.0 12.9 18.2 19.3 20.8 14.3 5.6 1.8 0.2 1,634 147 9 0.3 1.3 2.7 7.0 14.3 22.4 22.9 22.3 6.7 1,638 159 8 0.0 0.4 6.9 47.2 39.2 5.9 0.4 1,633 3.3 0.7

    13 ENGINEERING– INDUSTRIAL 4.2 10.1 15.2 20.4 22.6 16.8 8.2 2.2 0.3 6,066 149 8 0.1 0.9 2.8 7.5 14.5 21.1 23.8 23.2 6.1 6,087 159 8 0.0 0.2 4.4 41.3 41.7 11.3 1.0 6,045 3.4 0.7

    Industrial Engineering 4.6 11.5 16.5 22.3 23.0 14.8 6.1 1.1 0.1 4,659 148 8 0.1 0.9 2.7 8.2 14.9 21.3 24.4 22.1 5.3 4,678 159 7 0.0 0.3 4.5 45.2 40.5 8.8 0.7 4,644 3.4 0.7

    Manufacturing Engineering 6.7 9.6 14.6 20.1 18.8 18.0 10.0 2.1 0.0 239 149 9 0.0 2.1 5.8 8.3 17.5 30.0 17.5 17.5 1.3 240 157 7 0.0 0.0 7.2 37.6 40.9 13.9 0.4 237 3.4 0.8

    Operations Research 0.3 1.2 3.9 10.5 21.4 30.2 21.9 8.8 1.8 725 156 7 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.5 8.1 15.6 22.5 37.1 14.6 725 163 6 0.0 0.0 1.4 15.9 51.7 27.0 4.0 722 4.0 0.7

    Industrial Engr.–Other 5.0 10.6 20.1 16.5 23.3 14.9 7.0 2.7 0.0 443 148 8 0.0 1.8 5.6 9.5 18.9 24.1 22.5 14.9 2.7 444 157 8 0.0 0.2 6.6 43.7 38.0 11.1 0.5 442 3.4 0.8

    14 ENGINEERING– MATERIALS 2.2 4.8 9.3 14.6 23.9 23.3 15.3 5.8 0.8 5,068 153 8 0.0 0.2 0.7 3.2 9.2 17.2 25.3 34.2 10.1 5,076 162 6 0.0 0.1 2.9 33.8 40.5 19.8 2.8 5,063 3.7 0.8

    Ceramic Scis. & Engr. 16 16 16

    Materials Engineering 2.3 4.8 9.4 14.5 25.0 23.9 14.6 4.6 0.8 2,057 153 8 0.0 0.2 0.6 3.0 9.7 16.9 26.5 34.9 8.2 2,061 162 6 0.0 0.1 2.4 34.3 41.6 19.1 2.5 2,052 3.6 0.8

    Materials Science 1.4 4.0 7.9 14.1 22.8 23.5 17.4 8.0 1.0 2,482 154 8 0.0 0.1 0.4 2.3 8.1 16.6 24.9 35.1 12.6 2,483 163 6 0.0 0.1 2.5 31.0 40.5 22.6 3.4 2,481 3.7 0.8

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Metallurgical Engineering 5.6 9.7 14.5 16.1 22.6 20.2 10.5 0.8 0.0 124 149 8 0.0 0.8 3.2 7.2 14.4 23.2 28.0 20.8 2.4 125 159 7 0.0 0.0 4.0 46.0 40.3 9.7 0.0 124 3.4 0.7

    Polymer/Plastics Engr. 6.2 10.0 16.7 20.0 24.3 16.2 6.2 0.5 0.0 210 148 8 0.0 0.0 1.0 9.0 11.4 14.3 18.6 36.2 9.5 210 161 7 0.0 0.5 10.4 47.9 31.8 9.0 0.5 211 3.2 0.8

    Materials Engr.–Other 5.6 6.7 13.4 14.5 28.5 23.5 6.7 1.1 0.0 179 150 8 0.0 1.1 3.9 7.7 10.5 27.1 24.3 21.0 4.4 181 159 7 0.0 0.0 5.6 41.3 40.2 10.6 2.2 179 3.4 0.8

    15 ENGINEERING– MECHANICAL 6.1 9.8 12.8 17.1 20.7 18.9 10.9 3.5 0.3 30,092 150 9 0.3 1.2 2.8 6.6 13.3 21.2 25.2 23.8 5.5 30,182 159 8 0.0 0.4 6.2 37.2 40.1 14.5 1.6 30,017 3.5 0.8

    Engineering Mechanics 5.9 12.1 16.5 18.3 24.5 12.1 9.3 0.9 0.3 322 148 8 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.2 5.9 7.4 24.5 44.6 15.8 323 164 6 0.0 1.2 8.4 53.4 29.2 6.8 0.9 322 3.2 0.8

    Mechanical Engr. 6.0 9.5 12.5 16.9 20.7 19.3 11.1 3.6 0.3 27,978 150 9 0.3 1.1 2.7 6.6 13.2 21.0 25.4 24.2 5.5 28,059 159 8 0.0 0.4 6.1 36.6 40.4 14.9 1.6 27,906 3.5 0.8

    Mechanical Engr.–Other 7.0 13.7 16.8 20.0 19.5 13.3 7.5 1.8 0.3 1,792 148 9 0.3 1.7 4.9 8.6 16.1 27.3 23.2 14.8 3.1 1,800 157 8 0.0 0.2 7.3 44.9 37.6 8.9 1.1 1,789 3.3 0.8

    16 ENGINEERING– OTHER

    1.9 4.3 7.3 13.9 21.4 26.5 17.9 6.1 0.6 20,902 154 8 0.1 0.6 1.9 5.6 14.6 23.9 27.6 21.8 4.0 20,949 159 7 0.0 0.2 2.7 23.4 44.5 25.8 3.4 20,853 3.8 0.8

    Aeronautical Engineering 5.6 11.5 13.0 14.0 16.9 21.1 14.8 3.0 0.2 608 150 9 0.7 2.8 2.0 8.9 13.6 23.3 26.4 17.9 4.4 609 158 8 0.0 0.5 7.4 35.4 36.8 18.8 1.2 608 3.5 0.9

    Aerospace Engineering 1.2 3.4 6.6 13.5 20.3 27.7 19.2 7.5 0.5 6,273 154 8 0.0 0.3 1.1 3.8 12.5 24.0 31.0 23.8 3.6 6,287 160 6 0.0 0.1 1.9 20.4 47.4 26.4 3.7 6,260 3.9 0.8

    Agricultural Engineering 3.6 8.4 10.4 18.9 25.3 19.7 10.4 2.8 0.4 249 151 8 0.4 1.6 3.6 8.4 20.1 28.5 24.1 10.4 2.8 249 157 7 0.0 0.0 5.6 33.3 46.6 13.7 0.8 249 3.5 0.8

    Biochemical Engineering 1.7 3.5 6.9 10.2 20.3 29.3 19.6 8.0 0.3 576 155 8 0.2 0.3 1.0 3.0 10.8 20.8 29.2 28.1 6.6 576 161 6 0.0 0.3 2.6 22.4 45.1 25.2 4.3 576 3.8 0.9

    Biomed./Medical Engr. 1.3 2.7 5.9 13.1 21.7 28.2 19.9 6.5 0.8 7,546 155 7 0.1 0.6 2.0 5.8 15.3 24.5 26.5 21.5 3.8 7,556 159 7 0.0 0.1 1.4 18.5 44.1 31.6 4.3 7,533 4.0 0.8

    Electromechanical Engr. 3.4 6.6 9.8 19.0 26.2 21.2 10.8 2.9 0.0 378 151 8 0.0 0.5 1.3 4.0 12.2 18.8 27.0 27.8 8.5 378 161 7 0.0 0.5 5.1 44.0 36.5 12.3 1.6 375 3.4 0.8

    Engineering Chemistry 3.6 10.1 11.8 25.4 26.0 14.8 5.9 2.4 0.0 169 149 8 0.6 1.2 0.0 6.5 13.6 18.3 16.0 33.7 10.1 169 161 8 0.0 1.2 8.3 48.5 32.5 8.9 0.6 169 3.2 0.8

    Engineering Physics 0.6 3.2 7.6 12.7 20.3 25.2 20.7 8.5 1.2 497 155 8 0.0 0.2 1.2 4.2 9.4 16.3 28.5 32.5 7.6 498 162 6 0.2 0.0 3.2 27.0 41.9 25.0 2.6 496 3.8 0.8

    Engineering Science 3.8 5.8 7.5 12.1 20.8 28.3 16.3 4.6 0.8 240 153 9 0.4 0.4 1.2 5.4 13.7 17.0 24.1 28.6 9.1 241 161 7 0.0 0.0 5.4 27.5 40.4 25.0 1.7 240 3.7 0.8

    Forest Engineering 11 11 11

    Geol./Geophysical Engr. 5.6 8.3 16.7 8.3 11.1 19.4 27.8 0.0 2.8 36 152 10 0.0 0.0 5.6 8.3 16.7 33.3 16.7 19.4 0.0 36 157 7 0.0 0.0 11.1 33.3 36.1 13.9 5.6 36 3.5 1.0

    Mining & Mineral Engr. 8.6 16.4 15.5 25.9 14.7 10.3 5.2 2.6 0.9 116 147 9 0.0 0.9 8.6 10.3 20.7 26.7 20.7 10.3 1.7 116 156 7 0.0 0.9 5.2 54.3 31.0 8.6 0.0 116 3.2 0.7

    Naval Arch. & Marine Engineering 2.6 7.3 11.9 11.3 26.5 21.2 12.6 5.3 1.3 151 152 9 0.0 1.3 1.3 7.8 12.3 22.1 23.4 26.0 5.8 154 160 7 0.0 0.0 7.9 35.1 39.1 17.2 0.7 151 3.5 0.8

    Nuclear Engineering 1.1 2.8 4.6 10.1 20.1 33.9 20.2 6.8 0.4 822 155 7 0.0 0.1 1.2 4.6 13.5 26.8 32.2 17.5 4.1 825 160 6 0.1 0.2 2.3 20.6 46.7 26.8 3.3 822 3.9 0.8

    Ocean Engineering 0.5 4.3 6.4 13.4 31.0 28.9 13.9 1.6 0.0 187 153 7 0.0 0.0 2.1 7.5 21.4 22.5 25.1 18.7 2.7 187 158 7 0.0 0.0 2.1 27.8 49.7 18.7 1.6 187 3.7 0.7

    Paper Sci. & Engineering 1 1 1

    Petroleum Engineering 6.7 12.4 17.9 20.9 21.6 14.4 4.7 1.2 0.1 1,117 147 8 0.4 1.8 5.1 8.8 17.9 22.9 23.3 17.1 2.7 1,126 157 8 0.0 0.6 8.4 45.5 38.0 7.0 0.5 1,102 3.2 0.7

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Systems Engineering 1.1 3.6 4.0 13.6 23.3 30.0 17.8 5.9 0.7 881 154 7 0.0 0.3 3.5 8.2 21.0 26.8 23.8 13.9 2.5 882 157 7 0.1 0.2 2.4 19.5 47.5 27.3 3.0 878 3.9 0.8

    Textile Scis. & Engineering 13.2 17.1 21.1 19.7 21.1 5.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 76 144 8 1.3 2.6 2.6 13.2 17.1 22.4 25.0 15.8 0.0 76 157 8 0.0 0.0 15.8 47.4 28.9 6.6 1.3 76 3.1 0.8

    Engineering–Other 1.1 5.8 7.9 14.6 24.0 22.9 17.9 5.5 0.4 968 153 8 0.0 0.4 2.0 8.3 18.2 24.1 24.9 18.3 3.8 972 158 7 0.0 0.0 2.5 28.0 45.5 20.5 3.5 967 3.8 0.8

    17 ANTHROPOLOGY & ARCHAEOLOGY 0.5 1.1 4.5 14.9 21.9 28.9 20.2 7.1 1.0 5,367 155 7 1.6 6.9 17.7 28.6 24.6 13.2 4.9 2.2 0.3 5,370 149 7 0.0 0.0 1.1 15.8 47.0 31.2 4.8 5,364 4.0 0.8

    Anthropology 0.4 1.0 4.7 15.7 22.3 28.5 19.7 6.7 1.0 4,509 155 7 1.6 7.3 18.0 29.0 23.9 12.8 4.9 2.2 0.3 4,511 149 7 0.0 0.0 1.1 15.8 46.8 31.4 4.9 4,507 4.0 0.8

    Archaeology 0.5 1.8 3.8 10.5 19.8 30.6 22.8 9.5 0.9 800 156 7 1.5 5.2 16.4 26.8 27.6 15.4 4.6 2.1 0.4 801 149 7 0.0 0.0 1.1 15.5 48.7 30.2 4.5 799 4.0 0.8

    Anthropology & Archaeology–Other 1.7 0.0 1.7 10.3 20.7 36.2 22.4 5.2 1.7 58 156 6 0.0 5.2 19.0 27.6 32.8 8.6 3.4 3.4 0.0 58 149 6 0.0 1.7 1.7 19.0 41.4 34.5 1.7 58 3.9 0.8

    18 ECONOMICS 2.7 4.8 8.2 12.7 20.7 23.7 17.9 8.2 1.3 20,745 154 9 0.1 0.6 2.0 5.4 11.7 19.0 24.4 28.9 7.9 20,852 161 7 0.1 0.3 2.7 28.7 41.0 22.4 4.8 20,650 3.8 0.9

    Applied Economics 1.6 5.4 8.7 14.2 21.7 26.9 15.8 5.4 0.3 1,638 153 8 0.1 0.6 2.6 8.5 14.6 18.7 24.4 24.6 5.9 1,643 159 8 0.0 0.2 3.4 31.8 42.3 19.3 3.1 1,633 3.7 0.8

    Econometrics 2.3 7.3 8.2 9.5 29.5 25.5 12.3 5.5 0.0 220 152 8 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.2 8.2 15.5 25.0 33.6 12.3 220 162 7 0.0 0.0 1.4 32.3 47.7 16.8 1.8 220 3.6 0.7

    Economics 2.8 4.8 8.2 12.6 20.5 23.2 18.2 8.4 1.5 17,430 154 9 0.1 0.6 1.8 4.9 11.1 18.6 24.7 29.9 8.2 17,523 161 7 0.1 0.3 2.6 28.5 40.9 22.5 5.0 17,351 3.8 0.9

    Intl. Economics 2.0 4.1 7.1 11.6 21.8 27.5 16.1 8.1 1.6 800 154 8 0.1 1.4 2.2 10.3 16.1 24.1 20.0 19.3 6.5 805 158 8 0.0 0.3 2.3 26.8 41.2 25.3 4.2 794 3.8 0.8

    Economics–Other 3.0 3.2 7.3 13.2 19.8 23.4 19.5 9.4 1.1 657 154 9 0.2 0.6 3.8 6.8 16.8 23.6 22.1 21.8 4.4 661 159 7 0.5 0.6 2.1 27.5 38.2 25.9 5.2 652 3.8 0.9

    19 POLITICAL SCIENCE 0.6 1.7 4.2 10.1 17.9 26.1 24.0 13.1 2.3 19,605 157 8 1.0 3.9 10.4 19.5 23.5 21.0 13.1 6.5 1.0 19,641 153 8 0.0 0.1 0.9 11.6 39.1 38.2 10.0 19,574 4.2 0.8

    Intl. Relations 0.7 1.6 3.9 9.9 18.4 27.6 24.0 12.2 1.8 7,136 157 7 0.9 3.4 10.4 20.6 25.1 21.5 11.8 5.6 0.8 7,145 152 8 0.0 0.1 0.8 11.9 40.2 38.3 8.7 7,124 4.2 0.8

    Pol. Sci. & Government 0.6 1.4 4.3 8.5 15.0 23.0 29.4 13.5 4.3 799 158 8 1.0 4.0 8.9 15.0 22.9 21.9 15.3 8.9 2.3 800 154 8 0.1 0.3 1.4 12.1 34.9 38.5 12.6 799 4.3 0.9

    Public Policy Analysis 0.3 1.0 3.3 7.8 16.0 25.4 26.0 16.9 3.3 5,628 158 7 0.6 2.2 6.6 15.2 23.1 23.8 17.6 9.5 1.5 5,628 155 8 0.0 0.1 0.7 9.3 36.5 41.9 11.6 5,619 4.3 0.8

    Pol. Sci.–Other 0.7 2.4 5.4 12.8 19.4 25.5 21.3 10.8 1.8 6,042 156 8 1.5 6.1 14.1 22.9 22.1 17.8 10.3 4.6 0.6 6,068 151 8 0.0 0.0 1.1 13.3 41.0 34.8 9.7 6,032 4.2 0.8

    20 PSYCHOLOGY 1.0 3.7 10.0 21.3 25.8 23.0 11.5 3.3 0.3 66,875 152 7 1.7 7.8 18.2 27.0 23.7 13.6 5.4 2.3 0.3 66,874 149 7 0.0 0.1 2.1 19.4 48.0 26.9 3.5 66,798 3.9 0.8

    Applied Psychology 2.3 5.5 14.7 25.1 24.6 18.7 7.1 2.0 0.1 1,898 150 7 2.5 9.1 17.1 24.6 19.6 12.6 7.9 5.9 0.8 1,900 150 9 0.1 0.3 3.5 27.9 46.2 19.8 2.1 1,890 3.7 0.8

    Clinical Psychology 0.7 3.0 8.2 18.6 25.1 25.5 14.2 4.3 0.4 22,628 153 7 1.5 6.8 16.7 25.7 25.4 16.2 5.7 1.8 0.2 22,630 149 7 0.0 0.1 1.6 15.8 46.3 31.5 4.7 22,612 4.0 0.8

    Cognitive Psychology 0.8 2.5 6.3 14.2 22.9 27.7 18.2 6.5 0.9 2,261 154 7 0.5 3.4 9.6 20.7 22.1 18.9 14.1 8.4 2.2 2,262 153 8 0.0 0.0 1.8 17.7 44.6 30.8 5.1 2,260 4.0 0.8

    Community Psychology 2.1 5.1 11.8 19.0 16.0 30.0 14.8 1.3 0.0 237 152 8 2.5 11.8 16.5 27.8 22.8 14.3 3.4 0.8 0.0 237 148 7 0.0 0.4 3.4 23.2 45.1 26.2 1.7 237 3.8 0.8

    Comparative Psychology 0.0 1.8 1.8 9.1 30.9 20.0 23.6 12.7 0.0 55 156 7 0.0 1.8 16.4 18.2 21.8 20.0 12.7 9.1 0.0 55 153 8 0.0 0.0 1.8 18.2 50.9 23.6 5.5 55 3.9 0.7

    Counseling Psychology 1.1 4.4 12.3 23.6 26.0 20.3 9.7 2.4 0.3 11,431 151 7 2.6 11.2 23.5 29.4 20.2 8.9 3.1 1.0 0.1 11,423 147 7 0.0 0.1 2.7 23.6 49.9 21.6 2.1 11,413 3.8 0.8

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field

    Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Dev. & Child Psychology 1.0 4.2 9.9 22.7 25.8 21.4 11.2 3.4 0.4 1,781 152 7 1.5 6.9 17.5 25.4 22.3 14.5 6.9 4.3 0.7 1,781 150 8 0.1 0.1 1.5 19.6 47.1 27.5 4.2 1,783 3.9 0.8

    Experimental Psychology 0.6 1.4 6.1 20.1 26.4 25.8 14.9 4.1 0.6 1,157 154 7 0.5 5.7 14.4 28.5 26.3 15.4 6.5 2.2 0.4 1,158 150 7 0.0 0.1 1.2 18.3 48.6 28.6 3.3 1,155 3.9 0.8

    Forensic Psychology 0.9 4.4 14.9 27.8 27.0 18.1 5.9 0.7 0.2 2,122 150 6 2.3 10.9 25.5 32.4 19.8 7.1 1.6 0.4 0.0 2,123 146 6 0.0 0.0 3.0 23.1 49.6 22.4 1.9 2,119 3.8 0.8

    Industrial & Organizational Psychology

    0.9 2.8 9.6 21.7 27.6 24.2 10.7 2.2 0.3 4,013 152 7 1.1 5.7 15.4 27.9 27.6 15.1 5.4 1.5 0.3 4,013 150 7 0.0 0.0 1.7 18.1 51.0 26.2 2.9 4,006 3.9 0.7

    Personality Psychology 1.9 5.6 6.5 13.1 18.7 31.8 14.0 4.7 3.7 107 154 8 0.9 6.5 15.0 15.9 24.3 17.8 12.1 6.5 0.9 107 152 9 0.0 0.0 3.7 21.5 43.0 26.2 5.6 107 3.8 0.9

    Physiological Psychology 0.9 1.9 6.5 17.7 23.3 34.0 14.0 1.9 0.0 215 153 6 0.0 5.1 10.7 24.8 36.0 14.5 7.0 1.9 0.0 214 151 6 0.0 0.5 1.4 18.4 43.9 34.0 1.9 212 3.9 0.8

    Psycholinguistics 0.0 1.3 1.3 5.2 13.0 33.8 27.3 14.3 3.9 77 159 7 0.0 1.3 6.5 14.3 16.9 22.1 16.9 14.3 7.8 77 157 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 50.6 31.2 11.7 77 4.3 0.7

    Psychology, General 1.3 4.5 11.6 24.4 27.3 20.3 8.2 2.1 0.2 15,275 151 7 1.8 8.2 19.3 28.2 23.4 12.0 4.6 2.1 0.3 15,275 148 7 0.0 0.1 2.5 21.7 49.2 24.0 2.5 15,256 3.8 0.8

    Psychometrics 17 17 17

    Psychopharmacology 0.0 0.0 2.9 11.8 23.5 32.4 23.5 5.9 0.0 34 156 6 0.0 0.0 8.8 14.7 32.4 17.6 8.8 14.7 2.9 34 155 7 0.0 0.0 2.9 14.7 38.2 38.2 5.9 34 4.1 0.8

    Quantitative Psychology 0.5 1.9 5.8 14.5 22.7 30.4 15.5 7.7 1.0 207 155 7 0.0 1.9 5.3 14.0 23.2 23.2 17.9 12.1 2.4 207 156 7 0.0 0.0 1.4 15.0 47.8 30.4 5.3 207 4.1 0.8

    Res. & Experimental Psych. 24 24 24

    Social Psychology 0.3 1.9 4.8 12.9 24.0 28.6 19.3 7.2 1.0 2,062 155 7 0.6 3.4 11.2 21.9 25.9 19.9 10.7 5.5 1.0 2,062 152 8 0.0 0.1 0.7 12.7 45.1 35.1 6.3 2,060 4.1 0.8

    Psychology–Other 1.6 5.2 9.5 25.3 25.4 20.3 9.5 3.0 0.2 1,274 151 7 1.5 7.6 20.1 28.4 23.7 13.3 3.8 1.4 0.2 1,275 148 7 0.0 0.2 2.0 20.3 50.2 24.4 2.8 1,274 3.9 0.8

    21 SOCIOLOGY 1.9 3.9 9.4 16.9 21.3 23.1 16.3 6.2 0.9 4,771 153 8 2.6 8.6 16.9 23.6 20.1 13.4 8.2 5.8 0.8 4,769 150 9 0.0 0.2 2.5 19.5 43.6 28.8 5.3 4,770 3.9 0.8

    Demography 0.0 3.0 3.0 15.2 27.3 18.2 33.3 0.0 0.0 33 155 7 0.0 3.0 6.1 30.3 21.2 24.2 6.1 9.1 0.0 33 153 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.2 51.5 27.3 0.0 33 3.9 0.7

    Rural Sociology 24 24 24

    Sociology 1.9 3.9 9.4 16.9 21.3 23.0 16.2 6.3 0.9 4,714 153 8 2.6 8.7 17.0 23.5 20.1 13.4 8.2 5.8 0.8 4,712 150 9 0.0 0.2 2.5 19.5 43.5 28.9 5.3 4,713 3.9 0.8

    22 SOC. & BEHAV. SCIS.–OTHER

    2.4 5.8 12.1 19.1 21.0 19.4 13.5 5.8 0.9 6,553 152 8 2.7 10.1 17.7 23.1 19.7 14.0 6.9 4.7 1.0 6,549 149 9 0.0 0.3 3.6 24.6 43.2 24.1 4.3 6,555 3.8 0.9

    Adult Dev. & Aging 5 5 5

    American Studies 0.5 1.2 4.9 8.3 17.6 27.9 21.3 14.9 3.4 409 157 8 1.7 7.1 16.1 25.4 24.0 17.6 5.9 1.7 0.5 409 150 7 0.0 0.0 0.2 8.6 33.7 46.7 10.8 409 4.4 0.8

    Area, Eth., Cult, Gen., and Group Studies 27 27 27

    Crim. Just./Criminology 4.4 10.2 19.5 26.1 21.9 12.5 4.5 0.8 0.1 2,585 148 7 5.2 18.0 27.1 26.5 15.0 6.2 1.7 0.5 0.0 2,582 145 7 0.0 0.6 5.6 32.1 44.2 15.9 1.5 2,592 3.5 0.8

    Geography & Cartography 1.1 2.8 6.9 16.0 21.9 24.1 19.0 7.5 0.8 1,690 154 8 0.9 3.8 10.1 21.2 24.9 19.6 9.6 8.2 1.6 1,690 153 8 0.0 0.3 2.2 22.2 45.4 25.6 4.3 1,686 3.9 0.8

    Gerontology 4.3 5.3 17.0 23.4 26.6 16.0 5.3 1.1 1.1 94 149 8 2.1 5.3 24.5 26.6 20.2 12.8 7.4 1.1 0.0 94 148 7 0.0 1.1 8.5 24.5 43.6 20.2 2.1 94 3.6 0.9

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field

    Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Public Affairs 1.3 2.0 5.2 12.2 20.3 27.7 22.2 8.3 0.9 640 155 8 1.1 4.2 10.2 22.2 22.2 20.6 12.7 5.6 1.3 640 152 8 0.0 0.0 1.3 17.0 39.8 34.1 7.8 640 4.1 0.8

    Social Sciences, General 2.2 5.0 11.6 17.1 18.3 21.5 14.9 7.9 1.5 404 153 9 2.2 8.9 13.4 18.3 17.8 13.1 11.6 10.9 3.7 404 152 10 0.0 0.0 4.0 28.2 41.8 20.5 5.4 404 3.8 0.9

    Urban Studies/Affairs 0.4 3.5 5.0 12.1 15.2 21.5 26.1 14.4 1.7 479 156 8 0.4 2.7 6.9 14.6 20.9 25.1 14.6 11.7 2.9 478 155 8 0.0 0.0 1.7 15.5 39.7 34.3 8.8 478 4.1 0.9

    Soc. & Beh. Scis.–Other 1.8 4.1 12.7 20.9 26.8 16.4 10.5 5.5 1.4 220 151 8 1.4 10.9 21.8 21.4 20.0 14.1 6.8 3.6 0.0 220 149 8 0.0 0.0 4.5 22.3 50.0 20.0 3.2 220 3.8 0.8

    23 ARTS–HIST., THEORY & CRITICISM

    0.7 0.7 2.8 8.4 18.3 27.6 25.6 13.9 2.0 1,936 157 7 1.0 4.2 12.5 23.3 25.2 19.9 9.0 4.4 0.5 1,930 151 7 0.0 0.1 0.7 10.7 42.0 38.8 7.7 1,936 4.2 0.7

    Art History, Criticism & Conservation 0.7 1.4 1.7 8.4 18.8 24.8 30.5 12.3 1.4 416 157 7 0.7 4.6 12.6 21.0 24.2 22.0 7.5 7.2 0.2 414 152 8 0.0 0.0 1.0 11.5 44.0 36.3 7.2 416 4.2 0.8

    Music History, Literature and Theory 1.3 0.0 2.6 3.2 20.8 34.4 26.6 10.4 0.6 154 157 6 0.0 2.6 5.2 19.5 24.7 24.0 16.2 7.1 0.6 154 154 7 0.0 0.0 0.7 5.9 47.1 43.1 3.3 153 4.2 0.6

    Musicology 0.4 0.4 3.6 10.7 19.5 26.6 22.7 13.5 2.4 466 157 7 0.9 4.5 11.0 23.5 27.8 19.6 9.5 2.6 0.6 464 151 7 0.0 0.0 0.6 11.6 42.7 39.9 5.2 466 4.2 0.7

    Theatre Literature, History and Criticism 1.5 1.5 0.0 6.1 18.2 31.8 22.7 16.7 1.5 66 158 7 0.0 4.6 13.8 29.2 27.7 16.9 4.6 3.1 0.0 65 150 7 0.0 1.5 0.0 9.1 43.9 34.8 10.6 66 4.2 0.9

    Arts–History, Theory, & Criticism–Other 0.6 0.6 3.1 8.2 17.0 28.1 24.7 15.3 2.4 834 158 7 1.6 4.2 14.6 24.6 24.1 18.5 8.4 3.5 0.5 833 151 7 0.0 0.0 0.6 10.8 39.5 39.0 10.1 835 4.3 0.8

    24 ARTS--PRFM. & STUDIO 2.5 4.6 9.4 15.9 22.3 22.8 15.0 6.7 0.8 4,523 153 8 1.6 5.7 12.5 19.8 22.0 17.1 12.2 7.7 1.5 4,525 152 9 0.0 0.4 3.7 27.3 42.4 22.5 3.6 4,516 3.7 0.9

    Arts, Entertainment and Media Management

    0.0 7.2 12.3 16.6 25.1 26.0 9.8 3.0 0.0 235 151 7 0.0 1.3 10.2 12.3 23.0 15.7 17.0 15.7 4.7 235 156 9 0.4 0.4 1.7 37.7 41.1 16.1 2.5 236 3.6 0.8

    Crafts/Craft Design 4 4 4

    Dance 5.2 9.1 18.2 20.8 27.3 10.4 5.2 3.9 0.0 77 149 9 5.2 14.3 19.5 24.7 19.5 13.0 2.6 0.0 1.3 77 147 8 0.0 0.0 9.2 25.0 40.8 22.4 2.6 76 3.7 0.9

    Design & Applied Arts 2.9 5.6 6.6 16.5 21.6 23.1 16.5 6.4 0.8 485 153 8 0.4 2.7 9.7 15.1 18.8 17.5 21.4 12.2 2.3 485 155 8 0.0 0.2 4.5 27.4 46.2 19.0 2.7 485 3.7 0.8

    Drama/Theatre Arts 2.1 3.1 5.9 13.6 20.5 23.5 18.9 11.3 1.0 477 155 8 1.0 7.7 19.0 23.0 24.5 16.1 5.2 2.3 1.0 478 149 8 0.0 0.2 2.9 17.6 41.4 30.3 7.6 476 4.0 0.9

    Film/Video & Photographic Arts 1.8 4.7 8.7 14.4 22.3 21.9 17.6 7.5 1.0 762 154 8 2.0 6.2 12.0 21.4 22.1 18.4 12.4 4.9 0.8 761 151 8 0.0 0.3 2.4 26.1 41.2 25.2 4.9 759 3.8 0.9

    Fine & Studio Arts 5.3 5.3 11.0 18.1 20.2 23.1 12.2 4.2 0.6 337 151 9 4.5 12.5 16.6 20.8 20.2 12.5 7.1 5.3 0.6 337 149 9 0.0 1.5 5.6 35.0 39.2 16.3 2.4 337 3.5 0.9

    Industrial Design 3.8 7.6 14.5 19.5 21.8 20.0 9.6 2.4 0.7 550 150 8 0.5 0.7 5.1 8.2 15.0 20.5 23.0 22.6 4.3 552 158 8 0.0 0.2 4.0 43.1 39.8 12.5 0.4 550 3.4 0.7

    Music 2.0 2.9 8.6 14.6 23.3 24.1 15.8 7.9 0.9 1,525 154 8 2.0 6.2 12.7 24.1 25.0 17.1 8.8 3.9 0.3 1,525 151 8 0.0 0.5 3.9 22.0 44.0 26.0 3.7 1,522 3.8 0.9

    Arts–Performance and Studio–Other 2.8 1.4 12.7 22.5 19.7 18.3 15.5 7.0 0.0 71 152 8 0.0 8.5 26.8 21.1 23.9 14.1 2.8 1.4 1.4 71 148 7 0.0 0.0 4.2 26.8 47.9 16.9 4.2 71 3.7 0.8

    25 ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LIT.

    0.6 1.5 3.8 9.4 17.8 26.6 24.7 13.0 2.6 11,319 157 7 2.8 8.9 17.5 25.7 22.4 13.2 6.3 2.8 0.4 11,289 149 8 0.0 0.1 1.2 11.3 38.3 39.1 10.0 11,310 4.2 0.8

    American Literature 0.0 4.2 2.8 7.0 16.9 22.5 32.4 14.1 0.0 71 157 7 1.4 7.0 16.9 33.8 19.7 9.9 8.5 0.0 2.8 71 149 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.5 38.0 32.4 14.1 71 4.2 0.9

    Creative Writing 0.2 0.6 2.4 7.2 16.6 28.4 26.8 14.9 2.8 2,945 158 7 2.3 8.8 17.1 27.0 23.3 13.6 5.9 1.7 0.2 2,939 149 7 0.0 0.0 0.7 9.1 41.0 39.9 9.2 2,942 4.3 0.8

    English Language & Lit. 1.3 2.3 4.6 10.1 18.2 25.4 22.9 12.6 2.6 3,023 156 8 2.5 8.0 15.8 23.0 23.4 13.4 8.1 4.9 0.8 3,020 150 8 0.0 0.2 1.7 14.1 36.8 37.0 10.2 3,025 4.2 0.9

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    English Literature 0.4 1.2 3.9 9.8 16.9 26.0 25.1 13.9 2.8 4,056 157 7 3.2 9.5 17.5 26.0 21.4 13.8 6.0 2.4 0.2 4,041 149 8 0.0 0.0 1.2 10.0 36.7 40.8 11.1 4,049 4.3 0.8

    Rhetoric & Comp./Writing Studies

    0.8 1.2 1.2 10.2 18.9 29.9 27.0 8.6 2.0 244 157 7 2.1 5.3 22.6 30.5 23.9 11.9 2.9 0.8 0.0 243 148 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8 39.6 42.0 10.6 245 4.3 0.7

    English Lang. & Lits.–Other

    0.5 2.8 5.9 12.6 24.3 26.4 20.6 5.6 1.3 980 155 7 3.6 10.7 22.8 27.0 20.9 8.9 3.5 2.2 0.5 975 147 7 0.0 0.2 1.6 15.2 41.4 35.3 6.2 978 4.1 0.8

    26 FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LIT.

    1.6 3.3 5.0 10.7 17.6 23.0 21.7 14.6 2.4 2,140 156 9 1.8 5.8 13.2 18.5 24.8 17.8 10.5 6.9 0.7 2,140 152 8 0.0 0.2 2.7 16.2 38.8 34.4 7.8 2,139 4.1 0.9

    African Languages & Lits. 20 20 20

    American Sign Language 5 5 5

    Asiatic Languages & Lits. 3.2 5.8 4.5 7.1 20.0 21.3 20.0 14.2 3.9 155 156 10 0.0 1.9 5.2 7.7 19.4 20.6 20.0 23.2 1.9 155 158 8 0.0 0.6 4.5 23.2 36.8 27.7 7.1 155 3.9 1.0

    Celtic Languages & Lits. 2 2 2

    Classics & Classical Languages & Literatures

    0.0 0.4 0.4 1.6 6.1 22.1 31.6 33.6 4.1 244 162 6 0.8 1.6 6.6 13.9 28.3 24.6 16.4 6.6 1.2 244 154 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 34.4 45.9 14.3 244 4.5 0.7

    Foreign Literature 1.6 1.6 2.3 4.7 11.6 15.5 25.6 31.0 6.2 129 160 8 1.6 2.3 7.0 14.7 17.8 24.0 20.2 10.9 1.6 129 155 8 0.0 0.0 1.6 11.6 34.1 35.7 17.1 129 4.3 0.9

    French 0.3 2.8 3.5 7.0 18.1 29.6 26.8 10.1 1.7 287 157 7 1.0 5.2 12.5 18.1 27.2 19.5 8.0 7.0 1.4 287 152 8 0.0 0.0 1.0 13.9 37.3 38.7 9.1 287 4.2 0.8

    Germanic Languages & Lits. 0.0 0.6 2.4 13.0 22.5 23.7 23.1 13.0 1.8 169 157 7 0.0 4.7 14.2 21.9 26.0 12.4 12.4 8.3 0.0 169 152 8 0.0 0.0 1.2 11.8 43.2 37.9 5.9 169 4.2 0.8

    Iranian/Persian Languages & Literatures

    5 5 5

    Italian 0.0 3.2 1.6 9.7 17.7 24.2 27.4 16.1 0.0 62 157 7 1.6 3.2 11.3 24.2 27.4 19.4 6.5 4.8 1.6 62 152 8 0.0 0.0 1.6 14.5 43.5 29.0 11.3 62 4.1 0.8

    Modern Greek Lang. & Lit. 2 2 2

    Romance Languages & Lits. 0.0 3.3 5.4 7.6 20.7 22.8 19.6 17.4 3.3 92 157 8 2.2 7.6 17.4 21.7 25.0 17.4 7.6 1.1 0.0 92 150 8 0.0 0.0 1.1 22.8 37.0 34.8 4.3 92 4.0 0.9

    Russian 0.0 1.4 2.1 4.9 12.5 28.5 26.4 21.5 2.8 144 159 7 0.0 0.7 11.8 18.1 29.9 20.8 13.2 5.6 0.0 144 153 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.7 32.6 47.9 9.7 144 4.3 0.7

    Semitic Languages 8 8 8

    Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages & Literatures

    0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 31.3 37.5 12.5 32 163 6 3.1 0.0 3.1 25.0 21.9 28.1 9.4 6.3 3.1 32 154 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 31.3 46.9 21.9 32 4.7 0.7

    Spanish 3.1 5.6 9.4 17.8 20.2 22.1 15.0 5.6 1.0 678 152 9 3.7 10.6 18.7 20.6 24.0 14.3 5.6 2.2 0.1 678 148 8 0.0 0.1 5.8 22.0 41.4 27.0 3.7 677 3.8 0.9

    Foreign Languages & Literatures–Other 2.8 2.8 4.7 17.0 28.3 22.6 14.2 6.6 0.9 106 153 8 0.0 5.7 14.2 19.8 24.5 11.3 8.5 15.1 0.9 106 153 9 0.0 0.0 1.9 18.9 49.1 27.4 2.8 106 3.9 0.8

    27 HISTORY 0.5 1.3 4.3 11.1 20.1 27.0 22.0 11.4 2.2 7,698 156 7 2.5 8.8 19.3 26.1 21.8 13.0 5.5 2.7 0.3 7,686 149 8 0.0 0.1 1.4 13.5 41.4 34.9 8.7 7,692 4.1 0.8

    American History 0.5 1.4 4.0 9.4 21.5 26.2 22.3 12.6 2.1 1,464 157 7 2.5 9.6 19.4 26.7 23.7 11.6 4.3 2.1 0.1 1,463 148 7 0.0 0.0 1.0 11.6 39.4 38.5 9.5 1,462 4.2 0.8

    European History 0.2 0.7 2.9 7.5 17.8 25.5 25.6 17.2 2.7 1,014 158 7 1.6 8.2 18.1 25.7 23.3 14.2 5.6 2.9 0.4 1,012 149 7 0.0 0.0 0.6 9.6 40.0 38.4 11.5 1,013 4.3 0.8

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field

    Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    History & Philosophy of Science & Technology 4 4 4

    History, General 0.6 1.5 4.9 13.3 21.4 27.1 20.3 9.2 1.7 3,881 156 7 2.7 9.3 20.4 26.1 20.3 12.5 5.5 2.8 0.4 3,876 148 8 0.0 0.2 1.8 15.8 42.8 32.1 7.4 3,878 4.1 0.8

    History–Other 0.5 1.1 4.2 9.7 16.4 28.8 24.0 12.2 3.1 1,335 157 7 2.5 7.3 17.2 25.8 22.7 14.8 6.6 2.8 0.4 1,331 149 8 0.0 0.0 1.4 12.0 41.0 36.3 9.3 1,335 4.2 0.8

    28 PHILOSOPHY 0.2 1.0 2.4 5.9 11.9 23.2 27.5 21.9 6.1 3,190 160 7 0.7 3.3 8.6 17.6 22.7 19.7 14.8 10.7 1.9 3,190 154 8 0.0 0.1 0.9 9.9 36.0 40.0 13.0 3,188 4.3 0.8

    All Philosophy Fields 0.1 0.6 2.9 7.1 13.8 24.5 26.1 20.3 4.7 875 159 7 0.3 4.7 8.6 19.9 22.9 16.3 14.8 10.5 1.9 876 154 8 0.0 0.0 0.8 11.0 37.8 39.1 11.3 875 4.3 0.8

    Ethics 11 11 11

    Logic 19 19 19

    Philosophy 0.3 1.0 2.1 5.2 11.3 22.7 28.3 22.5 6.7 2,210 160 7 0.8 2.8 8.7 16.3 23.0 20.8 15.0 10.7 1.9 2,209 154 8 0.0 0.1 0.8 9.2 35.5 40.4 13.9 2,208 4.4 0.8

    Philosophy–Other 0.0 2.7 1.3 13.3 12.0 21.3 26.7 20.0 2.7 75 158 8 1.3 4.0 8.0 33.3 20.0 20.0 8.0 2.7 2.7 75 152 8 0.0 0.0 5.3 12.0 30.7 41.3 10.7 75 4.2 0.9

    29 ARTS & HUMAN.–OTHER 1.1 2.3 5.3 9.6 16.6 24.1 24.3 13.6 3.1 3,336 157 8 1.3 4.8 10.7 21.3 23.2 18.8 11.1 7.3 1.6 3,335 152 8 0.0 0.2 1.7 14.6 41.2 34.7 7.6 3,332 4.1 0.8

    Classics 0.2 0.2 1.4 3.0 10.9 22.5 32.7 23.7 5.3 431 161 6 0.5 2.1 9.0 18.6 29.5 22.5 10.7 6.5 0.7 431 153 7 0.0 0.0 0.9 6.3 37.6 44.5 10.7 431 4.3 0.7

    Humanities/ Humanistic Studies 1.5 3.1 6.2 10.8 16.9 32.3 16.9 12.3 0.0 65 155 8 1.6 6.3 6.3 29.7 29.7 12.5 9.4 3.1 1.6 64 151 8 0.0 0.0 7.8 10.9 39.1 29.7 12.5 64 4.1 1.1

    Liberal Arts & Scis./Liberal Arts 3.5 6.6 12.4 22.4 25.5 12.4 12.0 5.0 0.4 259 151 8 3.5 9.7 17.0 27.8 20.8 12.4 5.0 3.5 0.4 259 148 8 0.0 0.8 4.7 27.0 47.7 19.1 0.8 256 3.6 0.8

    Ling, Comp. & Rel. Lang. Studies 3 3 3

    Linguistics 1.1 2.1 5.4 8.6 16.6 25.3 24.3 13.2 3.3 2,053 157 8 1.2 4.5 9.6 20.1 21.5 19.5 12.7 8.5 2.3 2,053 153 8 0.0 0.1 1.3 14.5 41.3 35.4 7.4 2,053 4.1 0.8

    Religious Studies 0.0 1.5 2.4 8.7 18.4 29.6 26.2 9.2 3.9 206 157 7 1.0 5.9 13.2 24.4 29.8 18.0 5.4 2.4 0.0 205 150 7 0.0 0.0 1.0 8.7 43.2 37.9 9.2 206 4.3 0.8

    Arts & Humanities–Other 0.9 3.4 6.3 14.7 16.0 22.6 22.9 12.2 0.9 319 155 8 0.6 5.3 14.7 23.4 21.9 16.3 10.0 7.2 0.6 320 151 8 0.0 0.3 1.9 21.3 39.8 28.5 8.2 319 4.0 0.9

    30 EDUCATION– ADMIN. 2.5 5.8 14.0 23.2 23.4 18.1 9.3 3.3 0.4 2,551 150 8 3.4 11.4 19.6 26.3 19.4 11.6 5.2 2.7 0.4 2,551 148 8 0.0 0.4 3.5 28.1 44.0 21.4 2.6 2,547 3.7 0.8

    Education Administration 2.6 4.6 14.7 23.1 24.8 18.6 8.5 3.1 0.0 719 150 8 2.9 10.3 18.1 25.7 20.9 13.1 5.6 3.2 0.3 719 149 8 0.0 0.1 4.6 29.1 44.2 19.6 2.4 718 3.6 0.8

    Educational Leadership 2.4 6.3 13.7 23.2 22.8 17.9 9.6 3.4 0.6 1,818 151 8 3.5 12.0 20.1 26.6 18.9 11.1 5.1 2.4 0.4 1,818 148 8 0.0 0.4 3.0 27.8 44.0 22.1 2.7 1,815 3.7 0.8

    Education Supervision 14 14 14

    31 EDUC.– CURRIC. & INSTR. 0.8 5.4 11.7 20.9 24.5 22.9 10.5 3.4 0.0 503 151 7 2.4 7.8 17.5 26.2 22.7 13.3 7.0 2.8 0.4 503 149 8 0.0 0.4 3.0 20.5 48.6 24.3 3.2 502 3.8 0.8

    Curriculum & Instruction 0.8 5.4 11.7 20.9 24.5 22.9 10.5 3.4 0.0 503 151 7 2.4 7.8 17.5 26.2 22.7 13.3 7.0 2.8 0.4 503 149 8 0.0 0.4 3.0 20.5 48.6 24.3 3.2 502 3.8 0.8

    32 EDUCATION– EARLY CHILDHOOD

    6.4 12.7 26.8 24.2 17.8 7.6 3.2 1.3 0.0 157 146 7 8.9 14.0 27.4 20.4 14.0 4.5 5.7 5.1 0.0 157 146 9 0.0 1.3 10.1 42.4 37.3 8.2 0.6 158 3.2 0.8

    Early Childhood Education & Teaching

    6.7 12.7 26.7 24.7 16.7 8.0 3.3 1.3 0.0 150 146 7 9.3 14.7 28.7 21.3 14.7 3.3 5.3 2.7 0.0 150 145 8 0.0 1.3 10.6 39.7 39.1 8.6 0.7 151 3.3 0.8

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field

    Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 7 7 7

    33 EDUCATION– ELEM.

    3.3 8.2 16.7 26.1 22.0 14.2 6.8 2.6 0.2 4,352 149 8 3.6 12.0 23.0 28.1 20.1 8.9 3.3 1.0 0.1 4,352 147 7 0.1 0.4 5.9 28.4 45.1 18.1 2.0 4,287 3.6 0.8

    Elem. Educ. & Teaching 3.3 8.2 16.7 26.1 22.0 14.2 6.8 2.6 0.2 4,346 149 8 3.6 12.0 23.0 28.1 20.1 8.9 3.3 1.0 0.1 4,346 147 7 0.1 0.4 5.9 28.4 45.1 18.1 2.0 4,281 3.6 0.8

    Elem. Level Teaching Fields 6 6 6

    34 EDUCATION– EVAL. & RESEARCH 1.1 4.4 13.4 26.2 25.5 19.5 7.5 2.0 0.2 7,678 151 7 1.8 9.3 22.1 29.9 20.6 10.1 3.8 1.9 0.4 7,680 148 7 0.0 0.1 2.1 21.9 51.5 21.9 2.4 7,671 3.8 0.8

    Education Assessment, Testing & Measurement

    3 3 3

    Education Eval. & Research 0.0 1.5 6.1 12.9 13.6 28.0 21.2 15.9 0.8 132 157 8 2.3 3.8 13.5 18.8 18.8 17.3 12.8 11.3 1.5 133 153 9 0.8 0.0 0.8 15.0 42.1 28.6 12.8 133 4.1 0.9

    Education Psychology 1.1 4.4 12.9 21.8 23.9 21.8 10.2 3.2 0.5 1,514 151 7 1.7 7.7 17.8 24.6 19.6 13.7 8.4 5.3 1.3 1,515 150 8 0.1 0.2 3.5 25.2 47.7 20.7 2.6 1,518 3.7 0.8

    Education Stat. & Research Methods

    1.5 1.5 10.6 10.6 25.8 22.7 19.7 4.5 3.0 66 154 8 0.0 4.6 6.2 9.2 27.7 18.5 15.4 15.4 3.1 65 156 8 0.0 0.0 1.5 15.2 50.0 28.8 4.5 66 4.0 0.8

    Elem. & Sec. Research 0 0 0

    Higher Education Research 2.9 5.9 5.9 16.2 29.4 20.6 8.8 8.8 1.5 68 153 9 1.5 13.2 11.8 22.1 25.0 13.2 5.9 5.9 1.5 68 150 9 0.0 0.0 2.9 13.2 50.0 26.5 7.4 68 4.0 0.8

    Learning Sciences 0.0 0.0 5.4 10.8 20.3 24.3 25.7 9.5 4.1 74 157 7 1.4 1.4 5.4 16.2 21.6 24.3 18.9 8.1 2.7 74 155 8 0.0 0.0 1.4 17.6 40.5 33.8 6.8 74 4.1 0.8

    School Psychology 1.2 4.5 13.8 28.2 26.2 18.7 6.1 1.2 0.1 5,821 150 7 1.9 10.0 23.9 32.1 20.8 8.7 2.1 0.5 0.1 5,822 147 6 0.0 0.1 1.8 21.4 52.9 21.8 1.9 5,809 3.8 0.7

    35 EDUCATION– HIGHER 1.2 4.3 11.0 20.1 24.8 23.1 11.2 4.0 0.4 4,338 152 7 2.0 8.3 16.9 25.3 24.7 13.3 6.4 2.9 0.4 4,338 149 8 0.0 0.1 1.7 18.2 44.3 31.0 4.7 4,336 4.0 0.8

    Education Policy 0.3 1.2 6.0 11.4 20.8 28.7 21.5 9.3 0.8 954 156 7 1.2 4.1 9.8 21.2 25.7 17.7 12.4 7.1 0.8 953 152 8 0.0 0.0 0.7 10.7 39.6 41.1 7.9 954 4.2 0.7

    Higher Education 1.4 5.5 13.0 22.6 26.3 20.4 8.0 2.4 0.3 2,222 151 7 2.1 9.7 19.6 24.8 25.2 11.5 4.9 1.8 0.3 2,222 148 7 0.0 0.1 1.9 20.5 45.7 28.1 3.7 2,220 3.9 0.8

    Higher Education Admin. 1.5 4.6 11.3 22.4 25.0 23.5 8.9 2.5 0.3 1,162 151 7 2.5 8.9 17.6 29.6 22.7 13.0 4.3 1.3 0.1 1,163 148 7 0.0 0.1 2.2 20.1 45.5 28.1 4.0 1,162 3.9 0.8

    36 EDUCATION– SECONDARY 1.3 2.5 7.5 17.0 24.3 24.1 18.0 4.7 0.7 1,117 154 7 2.3 5.7 11.7 22.6 22.3 17.8 11.8 5.2 0.4 1,116 151 8 0.0 0.1 2.3 18.8 45.3 29.0 4.5 1,117 3.9 0.8

    Sec. Education & Teaching 1.2 2.7 7.6 16.9 23.5 24.5 18.1 4.7 0.8 1,049 154 8 2.5 5.6 11.2 22.9 22.1 17.7 12.3 5.2 0.4 1,048 151 8 0.0 0.1 2.5 18.8 45.4 28.7 4.6 1,049 3.9 0.8

    Sec. level Teaching Fields 1.5 0.0 5.9 19.1 35.3 17.6 16.2 4.4 0.0 68 153 7 0.0 7.4 20.6 17.6 25.0 19.1 4.4 4.4 1.5 68 150 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.1 44.1 33.8 2.9 68 4.0 0.8

    37 EDUCATION– SPECIAL 4.8 10.8 18.3 27.5 19.4 12.9 4.9 1.4 0.1 4,118 148 8 6.3 15.9 27.4 26.3 15.5 6.1 1.9 0.6 0.0 4,117 145 7 0.0 0.6 7.9 34.1 42.5 13.6 1.2 4,092 3.4 0.9

    Education of Students with Specific Disabilities 3 3 3

    Education of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities

    1 1 1

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field

    Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Education of the Gifted & Talented 0.0 3.7 3.7 22.2 20.4 31.5 16.7 1.9 0.0 54 154 6 0.0 3.7 22.2 31.5 18.5 13.0 9.3 1.9 0.0 54 149 7 0.0 0.0 1.9 20.4 46.3 25.9 5.6 54 3.9 0.8

    Remedial Education 7 7 7

    Special Educ. & Teaching 5.0 11.6 18.6 27.5 18.9 12.1 4.8 1.4 0.1 3,446 147 8 6.6 16.5 27.7 25.8 15.1 5.6 2.0 0.6 0.0 3,445 145 7 0.0 0.7 8.3 34.8 41.2 13.9 1.2 3,421 3.4 0.9

    Special Education–Other 3.6 7.1 18.0 28.3 22.1 15.5 4.3 1.2 0.0 607 148 7 4.6 13.3 26.5 28.3 17.6 7.9 0.8 0.8 0.0 607 146 7 0.0 0.3 6.6 31.5 48.8 11.4 1.3 606 3.5 0.8

    38 EDUC.–STUDENT COUNS./PERS. SVCS. 2.1 7.1 16.1 29.5 23.7 14.8 5.4 1.4 0.1 4,238 149 7 4.0 13.8 26.6 29.9 16.8 6.4 2.0 0.4 0.0 4,238 146 7 0.0 0.2 3.6 28.7 49.5 16.3 1.7 4,233 3.6 0.8

    College Student Counseling & Pers. Services

    28 28 28

    Counselor Education 2.4 8.1 16.3 27.0 22.4 15.2 6.4 2.2 0.0 670 149 7 3.9 14.8 28.5 26.0 17.5 6.3 2.2 0.7 0.1 670 146 7 0.0 0.3 4.6 30.1 50.2 13.1 1.6 671 3.5 0.8

    School Counseling & Guidance Services 2.0 6.8 15.9 30.0 24.0 14.8 5.2 1.2 0.1 3,539 149 7 4.0 13.6 26.3 30.6 16.7 6.4 1.9 0.3 0.0 3,539 146 6 0.0 0.1 3.4 28.2 49.5 17.0 1.7 3,532 3.7 0.8

    Student Counseling & Personnel Services–Other

    1 1 2

    39 EDUCATION– OTHER

    2.2 5.4 10.5 17.5 21.1 21.8 14.7 5.8 1.0 8,039 152 8 2.6 7.5 14.8 22.1 21.3 15.2 9.5 6.1 0.9 8,037 151 9 0.0 0.2 3.6 22.6 42.9 26.4 4.3 8,036 3.8 0.9

    Adult & Cont. Education 3 3 3

    Agricultural Education 2.4 7.3 17.1 32.1 23.6 13.4 2.8 0.8 0.4 246 148 7 1.6 8.5 23.6 37.0 19.5 7.3 1.6 0.8 0.0 246 147 6 0.0 0.0 3.7 29.7 50.4 16.3 0.0 246 3.6 0.7

    Bilingual, Multilingual & Multicultural Education

    2 2 2

    Education, General 1.7 4.3 8.4 14.8 21.8 23.3 17.3 7.2 1.1 4,886 154 8 2.2 5.9 12.0 19.9 22.1 17.3 11.8 7.7 1.1 4,884 152 9 0.0 0.1 2.9 20.0 42.1 29.5 5.3 4,881 3.9 0.9

    Education Media 1.2 1.8 12.6 15.6 22.8 25.1 15.0 4.2 1.8 167 153 8 0.6 6.0 7.2 13.8 18.0 19.2 13.2 19.2 3.0 167 155 9 0.0 0.6 4.8 25.1 42.5 24.0 3.0 167 3.7 0.9

    Junior High/Middle School Education & Teaching

    0.9 3.6 13.6 20.0 22.7 26.4 9.1 3.6 0.0 110 152 7 0.9 10.0 20.0 26.4 20.0 14.5 5.5 2.7 0.0 110 149 7 0.0 0.0 3.6 21.8 50.9 21.8 1.8 110 3.8 0.8

    Outdoor Education 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.7 23.6 38.2 14.5 10.9 0.0 55 156 6 1.8 5.5 7.3 25.5 30.9 21.8 5.5 1.8 0.0 55 151 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 58.2 29.1 5.5 55 4.1 0.7

    Physical Education 8.6 20.1 25.5 28.1 11.2 4.4 1.6 0.2 0.2 498 144 7 6.4 19.1 31.1 25.7 12.2 3.0 1.8 0.6 0.0 498 144 7 0.0 0.6 13.3 44.8 35.3 5.8 0.2 498 3.1 0.8

    Pre-Elementary Education 4.2 7.9 20.8 21.3 20.8 13.9 7.9 3.2 0.0 216 149 8 5.5 14.7 20.3 24.0 19.4 11.5 2.8 1.4 0.5 217 147 8 0.0 0.0 5.1 29.2 45.8 17.6 2.3 216 3.6 0.8

    Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education 1 1 1

    Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Lang. 1.8 10.7 19.6 16.1 8.9 28.6 7.1 5.4 1.8 56 150 9 7.1 7.1 17.9 14.3 14.3 12.5 12.5 10.7 3.6 56 151 11 0.0 0.0 1.8 39.3 44.6 14.3 0.0 56 3.5 0.7

    Voc./Tech. Education 3 3 3

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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  • Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field

    Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

    (VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.) Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

    Intended Graduate Major

    VR 130-134

    VR 135-139

    VR 140-144

    VR 145-149

    VR 150-154

    VR 155-159

    VR 160-164

    VR 165-169

    VR 170

    VR N

    VR M

    VR SD

    QR 130-134

    QR 135-139

    QR 140-144

    QR 145-149

    QR 150-154

    QR 155-159

    QR 160-164

    QR 165-169

    QR 170

    QR N

    QR M

    QR SD

    AW 0

    AW 0.5 & 1

    AW 1.5 & 2

    AW 2.5 &

    3

    AW 3.5 & 4

    AW 4.5 & 5

    AW 5.5 & 6

    AW N

    AW M

    AW SD

    Education–Other 1.6 4.1 9.6 19.5 21.9 23.5 14.1 4.7 0.9 1,796 153 8 2.5 7.6 16.8 25.5 22.4 13.8 7.3 3.6 0.6 1,795 149 8 0.0 0.2 2.7 21.5 44.8 27.0 3.8 1,798 3.9 0.8

    40 ACCOUNTING 5.1 8.6 15.8 22.1 23.7 16.0 6.8 1.6 0.3 3,071 149 8 0.7 3.8 8.6 17.8 18.9 16.1 13.8 16.0 4.1 3,078 155 9 0.1 0.6 5.9 42.6 39.1 11.0 0.7 3,048 3.4 0.8

    Accounting 5.1 8.6 15.7 22.3 23.8 16.0 6.6 1.6 0.3 2,970 149 8 0.7 3.8 8.7 17.9 18.9 15.9 14.0 15.9 4.0 2,976 155 9 0.1 0.6 5.9 42.4 39.2 11.1 0.6 2,947 3.4 0.8

    Auditing 20 21 20

    Taxation 3.7 9.9 17.3 19.8 19.8 22.2 7.4 0.0 0.0 81 149 8 0.0 2.5 4.9 16.0 23.5 22.2 8.6 18.5 3.7 81 156 8 0.0 0.0 3.7 44.4 40.7 9.9 1.2 81 3.4 0.7

    41 BANKING & FINANCE 3.7 6.7 12.1 17.9 25.7 20.9 10.5 2.3 0.2 13,621 151 8 0.2 1.0 2.7 6.6 11.5 13.9 18.8 32.5 12.7 13,667 161 8 0.1 0.3 3.9 41.1 43.5 9.9 1.1 13,534 3.4 0.7

    Banking & Financial Support Services 21.9 18.8 15.6 9.4 12.5 12.5 6.3 3.1 0.0 32 144 11 6.1 3.0 3.0 9.1 9.1 6.1 24.2 30.3 9.1 33 159 11 0.0 3.1 21.9 50.0 18.8 6.3 0.0 32 2.8 0.8

    Credit Management 16 16 16

    Finance 3.6 6.6 12.0 17.9 25.8 21.0 10.6 2.2 0.2 13,045 151 8 0.2 1.0 2.7 6.5 11.5 13.9 18.8 32.7 12.6 13,087 161 8 0.1 0.3 3.8 40.8 43.9 9.9 1.1 12,960 3.4 0.7

    Financial Planning & Svcs. 4.1 11.6 12.9 22.4 27.2 15.6 4.8 1.4 0.0 147 149 8 0.0 0.0 2.7 6.1 8.2 9.5 21.8 35.4 16.3 147 162 8 0.0 0.7 6.1 55.8 33.3 4.1 0.0 147 3.1 0.6

    International Finance 7.1 5.3 11.5 18.6 23.0 19.2 12.1 3.2 0.0 339 150 9 0.6 2.6 2.9 9.6 13.2 17.3 18.4 22.5 12.9 342 159 9 0.0 0.6 4.2 44.5 38.0 11.9 0.9 337 3.4 0.7

    Investments & Securities 4.8 7.1 11.9 19.0 23.8 21.4 7.1 4.8 0.0 42 150 8 0.0 2.4 0.0 2.4 9.5 4.8 19.0 45.2 16.7 42 163 7 0.0 0.0 9.5 45.2 35.7 9.5 0.0 42 3.2 0.7

    42 BUS. ADMIN. & MGMT.

    2.0 4.5 10.0 18.6 22.0 22.1 14.0 6.1 0.7 30,400 153 8 0.9 3.9 10.3 19.5 22.7 20.3 13.5 7.7 1.2 30,443 153 8 0.1 0.2 3.0 22.9 43.4 25.9 4.5 30,179 3.8 0.9

    Business Admin. & Mgmt. 1.1 2.9 7.5 16.3 21.3 24.6 17.3 8.0 0.9 20,697 154 8 0.7 3.1 8.6 18.2 23.2 22.0 15.2 7.9 1.1 20,729 154 8 0.1 0.1 2.1 18.1 43.5 30.4 5.8 20,541 4.0 0.8

    Business Operations 2.6 3.2 10.0 16.6 21.8 22.9 16.8 5.5 0.5 380 153 8 0.8 2.9 6.6 13.7 22.9 22.1 17.4 11.6 2.1 380 155 8 0.0 0.0 3.4 24.7 43.8 24.1 4.0 377 3.8 0.8

    Construction Management 8.6 14.9 21.5 24.5 18.4 8.7 3.0 0.5 0.0 1,202 145 8 0.7 2.3 9.1 14.0 21.9 22.8 14.2 12.6 2.4 1,202 155 8 0.0 0.2 7.9 53.2 34.6 3.9 0.3 1,197 3.2 0.7

    E-Commerce 16.5 15.5 13.4 18.6 21.6 11.3 3.1 0.0 0.0 97 145 9 3.1 3.1 8.2 6.2 5.2 7.2 19.6 33.0 14.4 97 160 11 0.0 2.1 14.4 69.1 14.4 0.0 0.0 97 2.8 0.6

    Entrepreneurship 1.2 4.5 11.3 19.6 24.9 20.8 12.2 5.3 0.3 337 152 8 0.9 4.1 11.2 18.9 26.0 19.2 11.8 7.7 0.0 338 152 8 0.6 0.0 3.9 23.2 45.2 24.1 3.0 336 3.8 0.9

    Health Care Administration 1.9 5.1 13.3 27.1 26.0 18.5 6.5 1.4 0.2 1,928 150 7 1.9 6.6 17.4 27.8 26.6 13.7 4.8 0.9 0.2 1,927 149 7 0.1 0.2 3.3 23.8 50.1 21.2 1.4 1,911 3.7 0.8

    Hospitality Admin./Mgmt. 5.6 11.0 18.7 24.0 16.9 14.8 8.0 0.9 0.0 337 148 8 2.4 9.2 14.8 24.3 17.5 16.3 6.5 6.8 2.1 337 151 9 0.0 1.5 8.1 35.5 40.9 13.1 0.9 335 3.4 0.9

    Human Resource Dev. 2.4 8.2 12.9 24.7 31.8 11.8 8.2 0.0 0.0 85 149 7 4.7 9.4 16.5 23.5 20.0 10.6 12.9 1.2 1.2 85 149 8 0.0 1.2 1.2 35.7 42.9 19.0 0.0 84 3.5 0.8

    Human Resources Mgmt. 4.5 8.2 15.5 26.7 23.8 16.6 3.9 0.9 0.0 1,629 148 7 1.8 7.7 16.6 27.9 21.7 11.9 7.1 4.7 0.7 1,631 150 8 0.1 0.4 4.7 30.1 45.6 18.0 1.2 1,624 3.6 0.8

    Labor & Industrial Relations 1.7 3.4 13.8 20.7 24.1 25.9 8.6 1.7 0.0 58 151 7 3.4 3.4 17.2 24.1 22.4 20.7 6.9 1.7 0.0 58 150 8 0.0 0.0 5.2 24.1 37.9 25.9 6.9 58 3.8 0.9

    Logistics & Supply Chain Management 2.8 10.9 17.2 21.6 27.5 14.8 4.6 0.7 0.0 459 148 7 0.4 3.9 7.8 15.3 14.4 15.3 18.3 18.3 6.3 459 156 9 0.0 0.2 8.3 50.1 34.6 6.3 0.4 457 3.2 0.7

    Manufacturing & Tech. Management 16 16 16

    Operations Management 4.6 6.9 12.3 22.7 23.1 21.2 5.8 3.1 0.4 260 150 8 0.4 4.2 8.8 16.0 18.3 19.1 13.4 15.3 4.6 262 155 9 0.8 0.0 3.9 33.3 44.2 16.3 1.6 258 3.5 0.8

    Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the departme